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People with alcohol focus Scotland bannerAFS 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.

Click the drop down boxes below to find out more about our campaigns, register your support and keep updated with campaign activities.

Alcohol Free Childhood

All children should play, learn and socialise in places that are healthy and safe, protected from exposure to alcohol marketing.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.

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An Alcohol Harm Prevention Levy

It should be mandatory that the money goes back into services from every bottle sold. 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.

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Download our advocacy guide on the levy

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.

Learn more about the Urgent Action work

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The figures

16.5
Average units of alcohol a week drunk by men in Scotland
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