💡SHAAP's Chair, Dr Alastair MacGilchrist, talks about the findings of the new Stirling University research and how alcohol advertising influences young people. With a busy year of sport ahead, we must be aware of how this impacts children🧠

his research shows that, as far as the children are concerned, this is alcohol advertising. Promoting alcohol to children is immoral and dangerous. ScotGov have committed to reconsider restricting alcohol marketing, particularly that which affects children. Let’s get on with it!

Here’s how we should respond to today’s PHS report predicting a 54% rise in liver disease by 2044. More prevention, more early detection. @shaapalcohol.bsky.social

We'll be on campus @stir.ac.uk on 31st March for another roadshow promoting our See Beyond Scotland anti-stigma campaign! Please do come along if you're a staff/student at Stirling to find out more. We'll be based in the Atrium from 11am-3pm. seebeyondscotland.com

🗣️In a new blog for Community Justice Scotland, SHAAP Director @edinburghellejayne.bsky.social outlines the Alcohol (in)Justice report 👇 communityjustice.scot/blogs/better...

If a person regularly drinks more than the recommended limit of alcohol, it can damage their brain and cause their memory and ability to think clearly to get worse over time. This is known as alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD). alcoholchange.org.uk/alcohol-fact...

🗓️The #SeeBeyondScotland campaign is back on the road! 🏢University of Stirling on March 31 🚉Glasgow’s Central Station on April 3, 10:00am-2:00pm, 🚂Edinburgh’s Waverley Station on April 4, 10:00am-2:00pm. www.stir.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...

The World Health Organization has warned that breast cancer diagnoses are expected to surge worldwide. It's essential that people know the risks - around 1 in 10 breast cancer cases in the UK are caused by drinking alcohol 🍷 Read more here 👇 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

1/3 "I think a lot of women would be shocked that nearly 1 in 10 breast cancers are linked to alcohol." Specialist Breast Care Nurse Caroline Tweedie believes this is a vital message to help prevent more women developing cancer, and aid recovery from cancer. youtu.be/wdiKgb89hEE

Very useful reminder of the huge variations in alcohol harm across the UK. Thanks Colin.

Hepatologist & chair of @shaapalcohol.bsky.social , @alastairmacg.bsky.social, has written an important contribution to our #NHS2048 discussion. Read his full article here: www.reformscotland.com/nhs2048/alco...

"Alcohol kills over 1200 Scots per year. That is 3 times as many as when I entered the NHS in 1979!" @alastairmacg.bsky.social from @shaapalcohol.bsky.social writes on the need to reduce alcohol harm for #NHS2048 www.reformscotland.com/nhs2048/alco...

Reducing the burden of alcohol harm to help the beleaguered NHS is a ‘no brainer’. Holyrood needs to rediscover the political will to overcome the alcohol industry lobby and introduce effective public health measures. Here’s a blog about that…..

📻 📺 SHAAP director Elinor Jayne will be on BBC Radio Scotland today at 11.30am to discuss the letter, and SHAAP Chair Dr Alastair MacGilchrist will be on BBC Scotland News and STV News to discuss our call for action. www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...

📢 Last week, SHAAP and @alcoholfocus.bsky.social wrote to the Health Secretary urging the Scottish Government to tackle Scotland’s alcohol emergency, as we have not seen the ambition nor urgency required to address the scale of the problem. Read the full letter: shaap.org.uk/news/441-sha...