My recent ‪@rtebrainstorm.bsky.social‬ article looks at the issue health labelling of alcohol products in Ireland, asking why this important public health measure has been delayed.

Here's another cool new alcohol policy thing: @who.int have just publised a new toolkit that aims to provide a practical guide for policy makers to support them in identifying effective alcohol policies and actually getting those policies implemented and then evaluated iris.who.int/handle/10665...

Delighted to share the findings of our newly published research paper in IJDP @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social‬ examining the implementation of Ireland's public health alcohol policy: tinyurl.com/euabctye ‪Part of a HRB-funded ARPP research project @hrbireland.bsky.social‬

Underway here in Glasgow for the 50th Anniversary Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society! Keep up to date with all the goings on by following our conference hashtags #KBS2025 #KBSis50 #KBSScotland Don't forget to register and pick up your name badge as well as your complimentary KBS2025 mug!

[New to the library] NDTRS 2024 drug treatment demand drugsandalcohol.ie/43052/

Our new paper on how to change public perceptions of alcohol, its harm and possible policy responses is now published in @addictionjournal.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Nollaig na mBan faoi mhaise dhaoibh. Happy Women’s Christmas.⁣ ⁣ The tradition of #NollaignamBan has been celebrated for generations, Dr Aoife Granville writes.⁣

Alcohol impacts on the brain in multiple ways yet current drug and alcohol strategy in Ireland makes no mention of this. Important issue which must be addressed in the new strategy to be developed in 2025. www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...