Investigations into Heineken’s operations in Africa have raised serious concerns. From exploitation of promotional workers to deeper allegations of complicity in harm. The reality behind the brand is rarely seen. 🎥 Watch the full story: youtu.be/gEs1IW58bd0

New SARG research published in @addictionjournal.bsky.social this week led by @damonm1989.bsky.social has found that public health policies which reduce spending on harmful products can actually provide a significant boost to UK jobs and the wider economy. #PublicHealth #HealthEconomics #UKEconomy

New @sarg-scharr.bsky.social study busts a big alcohol industry myth. Claims that reducing alcohol consumption “hurts the economy” ignore a key fact: people don’t burn the money they don’t spend on alcohol - they spend it elsewhere. Using UK... 🧵 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

📢New SARG paper! Led by Esther Moore this study assessed the association between gambling frequency and risk of harm before applying the findings to a hypothetical policy model designed to illustrate how reducing gambling frequency could lower the risk of harm at a population level.

📢 New SARG paper! Led by @zoelclarke.bsky.social this study used household purchasing data to examine who buys no/lo drinks. It found that households from higher social grades who purchase more alcohol are most likely to buy no/lo products regularly. #AlcoholPolicy #PublicHealth

The latest paper to be published from our project 'Reforming alcohol taxes in a cost-of-living crisis' was led by @drsarahejackson.bsky.social with @jamiebrown.bsky.social @jholmessheff.bsky.social & @victimofmaths.bsky.social. Find out more about the project here: bit.ly/3OGifN3 #PublicHealth

SARG's Ellen McGrane recently spoke with @afsguk.bsky.social about her research into gambling advertising during live sports. The interview explores the whistle-to-whistle ban, self-regulation, and the challenges of data collection and natural experiments in gambling research. #AddictionResearch

We're looking for people who work in alcohol treatment or recovery services to complete a survey about what advice is given to service users about alcohol-free drinks: sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/survey Please share to help us reach as many people as possible! #AlcoholRecovery #MentalHealth

This new paper by SARG Research Associate and Wellcome Trust PhD student Lucy Burke explores whether the reasons people drink alcohol influence their consumption of alcohol-free and low-alcohol (no/lo) drinks. #PublicHealth #NoLo

Sober months like Dry January have become increasingly popular in recent years, but do they actually change how we drink? In this blog, @aishamoolla.bsky.social outlines the findings from recent @sarg-scharr.bsky.social research on the short and long-term impacts. www.ias.org.uk/2025/09/23/d...

Lots of media coverage this morning of findings from our new report 'Alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks in Great Britain: Monitoring report on 2023 data'. The no/lo market continues to expand and no/lo drinks are more likely to be consumed by risky drinkers. Find out more 👇 @nihr.bsky.social

New paper on changes in sales of alcohol and alcohol-free/low-alcohol products in January, and whether these changes drive longer term trends! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Led by @aishamoolla.bsky.social @jholmessheff.bsky.social @voodooeconomics.bsky.social @jamiebrown.bsky.social

The Government's big new 10 year health plan has finally been published. In spite of lots of talk about moving towards prevention rather than treatment, there is basically no meaningful alcohol prevention policy here. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686638...

In response to the NHS 10-year plan, Prof Sir Ian Gilmore, AHA Chair, welcomes improved labelling but says it is "staggering" that the most evidence-based policies to reduce alcohol harm did not make it into the final plan. Our full statement: ahauk.org/news/nhs-plan/

Solidarity with all my friends at Sheffield on strike! Great to see my old home of Geography represented and some familiar faces 😎

The alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks market in the UK is growing, but slowly. In this new blog post Luke Wilson talks about key trends identified in a study he led with @abi-stevely.bsky.social. He also considers the wider implications of these trends for public health. #alcohol #nolo

New paper out today showing the rise in alcohol-free and low-alcohol products and forecasting future trends! Includes interesting graphs 👀 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @jamiebrown.bsky.social @jholmessheff.bsky.social

Solitary Drinkers in Great Britain: How Do Their Sociodemographic Characteristics, Consumption Patterns, and Drinking Occasions Differ From Those Who Drink With Others? (new in @jsadjournal.bsky.social 86/1) @jholmessheff.bsky.social @pmeierprof.bsky.social www.jsad.com/doi/full/10....

A systematic review of adolescent alcohol-related harm trends in high-income countries with declines in adolescent consumption by Emma Vieira and colleagues @nic-alcohol.bsky.social @amypennay.bsky.social @jholmessheff.bsky.social buff.ly/uaIqVS9

Fantastic new article by our PhD student Emma Vieira examining how alcohol-related harms among adolescents have shifted in countries that have seen a decline in adolescent drinking onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...