Alcohol Policy UK

IAS Alcohol Alert January 2016: guidelines, MUP in Ireland, NHS, media reporting & more

The latest Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) Alcohol Alert: January 2016 is now available (here for PDF version). Read the editorial here and articles below:

• Chief Medical Officers: There is no ‘safe’ level of drinking
• Minimum unit pricing comes to Ireland
• 'Stark challenge' for NHS from alcohol consumption
• Health Survey England 2014: Well-off most likely high risk drinkers
• Middle-aged seek alcohol treatment services
• Minimum unit pricing: Where are we now? Responses to the latest court opinion
• Comment: Should there be a zero tolerance policy towards drink driving?

'Drink Wise, Age Well: Alcohol Use and the Over 50s in the UK'

A new report has been released which calls for further attention to the issue of alcohol harms amongst the over 50s.

The report includes findings from a recent survey that identifies a range of factors associated with risky drinking amongst over the 50s, including: life events such as retirement and bereavement, isolation, and other health and well-being issues including dementia and frailty.

Download 'Drink Wise, Age Well: Alcohol Use and the Over 50s in the UK' [pdf]