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Leading health organisations, including Alcohol Focus Scotland, are expressing serious concerns following Jubel X and Coca Cola having been announced as official partners for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

A new Lancet Commission on liver health in Europe highlights a growing and largely preventable burden of liver disease, with around 284,000 deaths each year linked to conditions such as cirrhosis and liver cancer. Alcohol is identified as a major

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today (Monday 11th May) published their latest figures for alcohol specific deaths in the UK. Overall, in 2024, there were 9,809 deaths from alcohol specific causes in the UK, a rate of 14.8 per 100,000

One in five alcohol products sold in the UK fail to meet minimum voluntary labelling guidelines set by the alcohol industry regulator, the Portman Group, according to new analysis of over 530 alcohol product labels – the biggest study of its kind

Alcohol Focus Scotland responds to disappointing reply to concerns around alcohol ads during World Cup

In the first of a new series of monthly CEO blogs, Carolyn Lochhead, chief executive of Alcohol Focus Scotland, shares her thoughts post-election on Alcohol Focus Scotland’s hopes for the new Parliament.

This week is Cancer Prevention Action Week, and we’re calling for mandatory labelling requirements on alcohol, including health warnings.