I haven't come across many issues as misunderstood as the supposed "death of the pub". It's here in this chart: the *number* of pubs have declined, but *employment* in pubs has increased. ons.gov.uk/businessindust….

📰The umbrella review found evidence for links between depression and alcohol, tobacco, gambling, social media, ultra-processed foods and air pollution. Alcohol, tobacco, gambling, social media and climate change were associated with suicide. 📎 journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…

☕️SHAAP's latest media monitor is here 🥳 Read the latest #AlcoholNews and #AlcoholResearch from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and the 🌎 Read here: mailchi.mp/rcpe/shaap-med… Subscribe: shaap.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=8e…

Join us, and other stakeholders, to assess the demand for a network or other means to support nursing staff who work in alcohol services in Scotland, and identify what resources or activity may be useful in supporting them Find out more -

👂In this programme Ruth Alexander finds out more about the World Health Organization (WHO) guidance that no level of alcohol consumption is safe, and the statistical risk of dying from alcohol-related disease. Link to listen below 👇 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Final call! 📢 Deadline for the MCA Quality Improvement Prize is 2 September 2024 Open to qualified doctors working in the UK on an alcohol-related health harm topic bit.ly/3xey8ll SHAAP Alcohol Review Society for the Study of Addiction UKFPO #alcohol #MedicalResearch #prize

I’m very proud today that SHAAP is a member of the Alcohol Health Alliance. This initiative could not be more relevant as lobbying of MPs by the alcohol industry is at a peak ahead of the budget just now.

"More than 100 health groups are urging Britain’s lawmakers to reject offers of gifts and hospitality from “unhealthy products industries” because they use an array of underhand tactics to disguise the harm they create in order to protect their sales." theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Together with ASH and Obesity Health Alliance we're calling for MPs to wise up to the well-used strategies of industry that slow and derail public health progress. Our new report outlines their 'killer tactics' and what can be done to protect health policy ahauk.org/resource/kille…

September is #FASDMonth! 🗣️In our latest blog, Prof. Plant discusses the various work surrounding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (#FASD) in🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, including support available, training provided and the importance of government funding. Read here: shaap.org.uk/blog/426-fetal…

Thanks to Monica Lennon MSP for writing to the First Minister ahead of tomorrow's Programme for Government, in support of our campaign to protect children and young people from alcohol marketing! 📝#AlcoholFreeKids

After a recent seizure of counterfeit alcohol, we have been working closely with Glen’s Vodka to try and mitigate the risk to consumers. Information has now been published to help you distinguish between genuine and counterfeit products. Find out more at: bit.ly/3MQJK2p

Could today be the day the FM announces next steps for restricting alcohol marketing to improve the health of future generations? Ending alcohol sponsorship of sport would be a smart move, here’s why: shaap.org.uk/calling-time.h… #callingtime

🔊There is still time to register for the Hospital Alcohol Services Workshop hosted by SHAAP, RCN Scotland and RCPsychScot 📅Monday 30 September 🏦RCPEdin ⏱️13:00 - 16:30 Register now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/hospital-alc…

We're disappointed to see little mention of #alcohol in the #ProgrammeForGovernment but we welcome the commitment to prioritise prevention & tackle health inequalities. In 2022 alcohol-specific deaths were 4.3 times higher in the most deprived areas of🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿than in the least deprived

Scotland’s drug and alcohol emergency is killing our loved ones in record numbers and is hurting our communities, public services and economy. It’s worrying that this was not even mentioned by the First Minister in his Programme for Government statement.

"MUP could be a lifeline for pubs. "Cheap alcohol from supermarkets has turned us into a nation of home-drinkers...By setting a minimum price, the Government can level the playing field, making pubs a more attractive option" Prof Sir Ian Gilmore Alcohol Health Alliance UK telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2024/0…

.Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs is recruiting for the posts below ➡️Young Persons Support Worker (Routes) ➡️Befriending And Volunteering Facilitator To find out more visit our website tinyurl.com/4yuu37zd #charityjob