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14/05/2012
Setting the price at this level will bring significant health and social benefits.
02/05/2012
Supermarket giant refused licence after NHS Lothian raise concerns about impact on public health.
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23/04/2012
Free Rory learning resources and training for small voluntary organisations.
23/03/2012
Coalition government proposing 40p minimum price per unit as part of new alcohol strategy.
08/03/2012
Alcohol Focus Scotland welcomes the decision by the Scottish Conservatives to support minimum pricing.
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31/01/2012
Alcohol Focus Scotland's response to the Alcohol Minimum Price Modelling Research by the University of Sheffield
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27/01/2012
The number of alcohol-related deaths in Scotland has more than doubled in the past three decades, latest figures show.
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26/01/2012
The chief constable of Scotland's largest police force has called for more action to tackle pubs and nightclubs that serve alcohol to already drunk customers.
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17/01/2012
Presentations available from Cross Party Group meeting on Drugs and Alcohol Misuse (12th Jan 2012)
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11/01/2012
AFS Chief Executive, Dr Evelyn Gillan, provided evidence to The Health Committee on the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill
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10/01/2012
Alcohol Focus Scotland
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20/12/2011
SALSUS 2010 national survey shows 14% of 13 year olds and 34% of 15 year olds have consumed alcohol in the past week.
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14/11/2011
The 2010 - 2011 Alcohol Focus Scotland annual report is now available to view online
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01/11/2011
Plans to reintroduce a minimum price for a unit of alcohol in Scotland are set to be announced by ministers.
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01/11/2011
AFS and SHAAP today publish a report which shows that minimum unit pricing is needed now more than ever as alcohol continues to be sold at pocket money prices.
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07/10/2011
Guest lecture by Professor Tom Babor – Problem Drinking in the UK: Public Health Implications of Defining a Drinking Epidemic as a “Corporate-born Disease”
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30/09/2011
From October 1 new legislation means that retailers will not be able to offer discounts to the public when buying alcoholic products in bulk.
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23/09/2011
Drinks giant's marketing tie-up on advertising pages raises concerns about health impact on teenagers
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23/09/2011
Consumers are facing a double price hike after Finance Secretary John Swinney revealed plans for a public health levy on supermarkets and other big stores which sell both alcohol and tobacco.
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