alcohol

Splitting the Bill: Alcohol's Impact on the UK Economy

Book

28 February 2017

Economic questions are central to the formation of alcohol policies, such as the setting of alcohol taxes, licensing requirements and marketing regulations. In particular, arguments around income, employment and trade are regularly used by...

Socioeconomic Status and Non-Communicable Disease Behavioural Risk Factors in Low-Income and Lower-Middle-Income Countries

Scientific article

1 March 2017

FINDINGS Low socioeconomic groups were found to have a significantly higher prevalence of tobacco and alcohol use than did high socioeconomic groups. These groups also consumed less fruits, vegetables, fish, and fibre than those of high...

Seminar on Cost-Effective Measures for Reducing Harmful Use of Alcohol

28 February 2017

Bogota

Colombia

In 2016, Colombia’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection, in collaboration with PAHO, developed a strategic and management framework to manage the harmful use of alcohol in the country. This framework is aligned with the National Plan for Health Promotion, Prevention, and Care for Psychoactive Substances, and draws on global guidelines and recommendations.

Whole Family Recovery

Book

1 October 2013

This document provides an overview of themes that emerged from the Adfam’s Whole Family Recovery and Alcohol Focus Groups and interviews. This research was conducted to scope the impacts of the recovery of someone with an alcohol problem on...

Adfam’s Manifesto for Families: 5 Key Challenges for Supporting Families Affected by Drug and Alcohol Use

Book

1 January 2010

“You don’t have to use drugs to be affected by them.” In 2010 Adfam identified five key challenges for families that the Government should address, identified by stakeholders across England. They were: Supporting families in their own right...

Drug and Alcohol Related Bereavement - Scoping Review

Book

1 October 2014

Adfam and Cruse Bereavement Care carried out a four year drug and alcohol related bereavement project funded by the Big Lottery and running from 2010-14. The purpose of this review is to create a solid evidence-base from which the project...

Consultation Findings for the BEAD Project

Book

1 June 2015

Adfam and Cruse Bereavement Care undertook an exploration of the experiences of families and friends bereaved through drug and/ or alcohol use, with the aim of developing a range of peer support services and targeted information...

Bereaved through Alcohol and Drugs (BEAD)

Real Voices in Volunteering

Book

1 January 2012

Adfam published this volunteering toolkit to provide all the information, policy, law and resources needed on volunteering, families and substance use. Volunteers have always played an essential role in the family support and substance use...

Families, Drugs and Alcohol - Policy and Research since 1984

Book

1 November 2014

The past 30 years has seen a huge amount of change in the policy, practice and politics around both families and drug/alcohol (‘substance’) use. Laws, behaviours and public perceptions have all altered substantially. As part of Adfam’s 30th...

Adfam's 30th Birthday Celebration - Families, drugs and alcohol - policy and research since 1984

Challenging Stigma: Tackling the Prejudice Experienced by Families of Drug and Alcohol Users

Book

1 July 2012

Stigma and drug use have been associated for a long time, and in recent years they have been popular topics of debate and the focus of a growing body of research. But in the same way that families have often been absent in other drug policy...