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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.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today (Wednesday 5th February) published their latest figures for alcohol specific deaths in the UK. Overall, in 2023, there were 10,473 deaths from alcohol specific causes in the UK, a rate of

The World Health Organization (WHO) Europe has today (14 February) published a report calling for prominent, mandatory health warning labels on alcohol products to raise public awareness that alcohol causes cancer. Alcohol causes about

It has been reported in the media this week that Police Scotland are ‘open to discussions’ on lifting the ban on alcohol being sold in football stadiums in Scotland. Minutes from a roundtable meeting with representatives from Scottish

Football authorities in Scotland pushing to reintroduce alcohol in Scottish football grounds have scored an ‘own goal’ according to Scotland’s national alcohol charity, Alcohol Focus Scotland, after an exploratory study funded by

Public Health Scotland has today (18th March) published a new report on chronic liver disease, part of a series of reports on the Scottish Burden of Disease. The reports estimate future disease prevalence and burden due to Scotland’s changing

Issues of stigma and language choice have been gaining increased attention, prompting debate and sometimes even opposition to calls to be mindful of language. Concerns about language choice and its role in stigma are of course valid, one reason

Alcohol Change UK has today (9th April 2025) published a new report titled 'Alcohol Harm Across the Drinking Spectrum'. The report provides new data on the negative impact of alcohol on the health and wellbeing of the UK population. Even

Alcohol Focus Scotland is supporting a nationwide petition organised by World Cancer Research Fund demanding the UK Government urgently introduce a National Alcohol Strategy for England, including improved alcohol labelling, minimum unit pricing,

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray, has added his support to the Alcohol Free Childhood campaign, aimed at ensuring children and young people grow up free from the harmful effects of alcohol marketing.