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AFS campaigns on a range of different issues and measures to reduce alcohol harms by promoting evidence-based, cost-effective policy measures.
We research and develop policies informed by academic research and the real-life experiences of people affected by alcohol and campaign for change.
We provide accurate and accessible information about alcohol to the media, policymakers, practitioners and the general public.
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Alcohol Action Day
The first ever Alcohol Action Day will take place on Thursday 12 November.
Alcohol Action Day will be an annual event that will, over time, provide opportunities to explore different aspects of the issue, draw attention to relevant campaigns, policy ideas and initiatives, and empower people with lived and living experience to share their stories and views.
The theme for the first ever Alcohol Action Day for Scotland will be: Support.
Alcohol Free Childhood
Alcohol marketing influences how children and young people think and feel about alcohol. It develops brand preferences and positive expectations around alcohol, creating and reinforcing social norms around drinking.
We believe that alcohol marketing has no place in childhood. All children should play, learn and socialise in places that are healthy and safe, protected from exposure to alcohol marketing.
An Alcohol Harm Prevention Levy
An Alcohol Harm Prevention Levy
Currently, retailers retain the additional revenue arising from minimum unit pricing, which has been estimated to be over £30 million per year. We believe the ‘polluter pays’ principle should be applied to the sale of alcohol, meaning retailers should pay a levy towards mitigating the health and social costs caused by the products they sell. This could raise £57m per year for local prevention, treatment, and care services.
Urgent Action
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and Alcohol Focus Scotland (AFS) have demanded urgent action from the Scottish Government to tackle alcohol harms in a letter sent to Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray MSP.
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