Scotland

Mortality among a Cohort of Heavy Drinkers in Edinburgh & Glasgow

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A new report on alcohol-related deaths amongst heavy drinkers in Edinburgh and Glasgow has been released by SHAAP based on research funded by Alcohol Research UK and the Chief Scientist Office (Scotland). The project explored the effects of...

UK Health Professionals Call for Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol in England

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Senior health professionals are calling for Westminster to introduce minimum unit pricing of alcohol and clampdown on drinks advertising in England. They claim that within the next five years up to 63,000 people across the country will die...

Alcohol Interventions in Primary Care Settings: What Works, What Doesn’t and What's Next?

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23 June 2017

This week saw the seminar launch at Edinburgh’s Royal College of Physicians of two key reports on alcohol interventions in primary care settings published by the Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) in collaboration with the...

Minimum Alcohol Price to Be Rolled out across the UK?

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A minimum price of 50p per unit of alcohol was approved by Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs) in 2012. The decision faced numerous legal challenges from the drinks industry before Scottish courts ruled in its favour in October 2016. This...

Scotland's National Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs Conference

22 March 2017

Glasgow

United Kingdom

Scotland's National Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs Conference will look at the range of substances involved, motivations and characteristics of users, the harms users encounter and possible service responses.

Scotland and New Psychoactive Substances

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11 December 2016

A collaborative research project geared towards understanding the patterns of use, motives and harms of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) - commonly referred to as ‘Legal Highs’ - in Scotland has recently published its findings. Amongst the...

Scottish Substance Use: The Numbers

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28 November 2016

The latest Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) provides a national overview of the prevalence of smoking, alcohol consumption and drug use in 2015, as well as looks at trends over time. It assesses risk...

Scottish Courts Rule in Favour of Minimum Price for Alcohol

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After more than four years of industry delay tactics, yesterday’s ruling from the Court of Session in Edinburgh has finally paved the way for the introduction of a minimum price for alcohol in Scotland, a policy approved by MSPs back in...