The rate of alcohol-related mortality in Scotland is substantially higher than other countries in the UK. Yet, data from self-report surveys generally show similar levels and patterns of alcohol consumption.
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The AET commissioned the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) to conduct an independent evaluation of the impact of the interventions, by comparing the knowledge, awareness, attitudes and behaviour of
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This summary presents the findings of a review of UK and international academic literature published since 2008, undertaken by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) on behalf of Alcohol
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The 3rd annual Monitoring and Evaluating Scotland’s Alcohol Strategy (MESAS) report from NHS Health Scotland has been published today. The report includes an evaluation plan, trends in price and affordability,
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Associations and charities are calling on the Government to implement a new alcohol strategy to minimise the harm on the most vulnerable in society. “Individuals, families and communities are suffering
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People in Scotland are more likely to die from alcohol-related causes than those in comparable parts of northern England, according to an NHS study. Sales of alcohol per person were
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A ban on multi-buy drink promotions in Scotland has not cut the amount of alcohol bought by consumers, according to a study. The drink industry appears to have countered the
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One in two people in Scotland have been harmed because of someone else’s drinking, according to a new report. The Alcohol Focus Scotland study also found that one in three
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A Lurgan woman is the first in Northern Ireland to take up a new post to tackle alcohol misuse among pregnant women. Dr Esther Reid has been appointed as alcohol
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Scotland will become the first place in the UK to introduce minimum drink pricing, after MSPs passed new laws this month. The government has set the price of alcohol at
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