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An app that keeps track of how much a person is drinking could help reduce their alcohol intake by around two units a week – equivalent to a medium glass of wine, scientists say.

Researchers at UCL said their Drink Less app, which is...

Do you work in, use or design overdose prevention centres (OPCs)? 

Do you work in a position directly related to the outcomes of OPCs (emergency service personnel, public health practitioner or policymaker?)?

Researchers at Queen's...

Professor Carol Emslie and David Barbour discuss research on gender, identity and drinking, and the disproportionate impact of substance use in the LGBT+ community.

It has been widely reported that youth alcohol consumption has decreased over recent years. What is the evidence to support this view? What are the implications for alcohol related health harm, promotion of safe drinking and health policy?

The consequences of addiction to substances like drugs and alcohol, or engaging in certain behaviours like gambling, gaming, or sex, can be severe. Addiction is often a response to underlying trauma and social stressors, and continued use...

It has been announced that local authorities across England will benefit from an extra £421 million government funding through to 2025 to improve drug and alcohol addiction treatment and recovery.

The extra funding will enable the creation...

Podívejte se na video z webináře SHAAP/SARN "Alkohol Occasionals", který se konal přes Zoom dne 20. dubna 2022: "Pití mládeže v úpadku: Důsledky pro politiku a praxi" Dr. Inge Kersbergen a Dr. Laura Fenton z University of Sheffield.

Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 23 May 2022: "Navigating the complexity of harm and care: a qualitative study of self-harm and alcohol use" by Dr Amy Chandler and Annie Taylor from the...

Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 21 June 2022:

"‘I’m just getting the impression I have to sort myself out’: How people with co-occurring heavy alcohol use and depression describe the care...

Here you can read a briefing paper put together by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems that examines minimum unit pricing in Scotland.

The paper provides an overview of:

• Alcohol harm in Scotland
• What is MUP and why was it...

"Lockdown & Licensed Premises: COVID-19 Lessons for Alcohol Policy” by Professor Niamh Fitzgerald, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK & President of ICARA.

Part of the ICARA-led webinar held on 17 August 2021, chaired by Dr Claire...

Vzhledem k tomu, že produkty NoLo rostou v popularitě mezi výrobci a zákazníky, nová zpráva se zabývá tím, jak jsou tyto nápoje uváděny na trh ve Velké Británii a jak a proč je spotřebitelé pijí.

Pomocí rozhovorů s pijáky a nepijáky...

Alkohol a problematické užívání drog jsou ve Skotsku významnými problémy, které poškozují životy lidí, rodin a komunit a přispívají k násilí a kriminalitě.

Nejen, že stigma související s užíváním návykových látek může mít dopad na pohodu...

V roce 2020 bylo ve Skotsku zaznamenáno 1339 úmrtí souvisejících s drogami.

Ve srovnání s údaji z roku 2019 se jedná o 5% nárůst.

Z dalších klíčových zjištění vyplývá:

• Počet úmrtí souvisejících s drogami se za posledních 20 let výrazně...

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1. From 1 May 2021 there has been a change in how you can remain updated on UK-relevant research evaluating interventions to treat or prevent substance use problems and on the meaning and practice implications of the evidence...