Sobering up
Britain has a complicated relationship with alcohol. Despite the tabloid hysteria, the evidence shows that overall we are drinking less than we were a decade ago. At the same time,
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Tag: Alcohol
Cycles of harm: Problematic alcohol use amongst women involved in prostitution
Research by Eaves and London South Bank University, Breaking down the barriers (Bindel, Brown, Easton, Matthews and Reynolds, forthcoming), identified problematic drug and/or alcohol use as the most common barrier
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£10 million boost to support drug and alcohol recovery
Recovery-orientated drug and alcohol treatment centres across England are set to benefit from new government investment of £10 million. The capital funding will be distributed by Public Health England via
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Monitoring and Evaluating Scotland’s Alcohol Strategy – Third Annual Report
NHS Health Scotland has been tasked by the Scottish Government to lead the evaluation of Scotland’s alcohol strategy through the Monitoring and Evaluating Scotland’s Alcohol Strategy (MESAS) work programme. There
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A comparison of alcohol sales and alcohol-related mortality in Scotland and Northern England
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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Talk About Alcohol: An evaluation of the Alcohol Education Trust’s intervention in Secondary Schools
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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Effectiveness of school-based life-skills and alcohol education programmes: a review of the literature
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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20 Scots still dying of alcohol every week
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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Call on a new strategy for alcohol consumption
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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Alcohol death rates higher in Scotland
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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