'How "controlled fun" is impacting the Scottish hospitality scene' | Morning Advertiser www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2026...

'Applying behavioural insights to cut alcohol with no- and low-alcohol drinks' | @ias.org.uk www.ias.org.uk/2026/06/30/a...

'How Have Alcohol Producers Changed the Alcohol Content of Their Products? A Descriptive Analysis of Reformulation in the Off-Trade Alcohol Market in Great Britain, 2018–2025' | @victimofmaths.bsky.social et al, Drug and Alcohol Review onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Alcohol consumption and harms dashboard | @publichealthscot.bsky.social publichealthscotland.scot/publications...

Looking forward to reading all this, particularly as I'm a big black beer drinker 🍻 @drinkingstudies.bsky.social your members might be interested in this 👍🏻

SESSION #150 ROUND-UP: Thoughts on porter and stout from around the world, with contributions from @agoodbeerblog.bsky.social, @beerdiary.bsky.social, @dingsbeerblog.bsky.social, @morrighani.bsky.social, @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social, @akrennmair.bsky.social and @thebeerfather.bsky.social.

So delighted for the brilliant @amyjbburnett.bsky.social for her well-deserved win of the ADHS thesis prize last week. You can read more about the prize and her thesis here: amy-burnett.co.uk/2026/06/28/a...

'Alcohol-free beer brand hits record sales as Britons lay off the booze in heatwave' | @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

'Evaluating the immediate impacts of the repeal of the Northern Territory minimum unit price on off-premises alcohol pricing' | @addictionjournal.bsky.social via @drugwise.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

'Tips for making your PhD funding application stand out' | Society for the Study of Addiction www.addiction-ssa.org/career-resou...

'The end of premiumisation?... multinational giants are moving towards cheaper, stronger ‘ready to drink’ products to appeal to younger people' | @ias.org.uk www.ias.org.uk/2026/06/24/t...

'Alcohol-free and low-alcohol beverage consumption and concurrent and subsequent alcohol outcomes among young adults' (in California) | @addictionjournal.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

'No/lo drinks and alcohol harm reduction: a targeted tool, not a population-level solution' | Oscar Rousham @ias.org.uk www.ias.org.uk/2026/06/18/n...

Pubs for the People has a new cover An antidote to right wing fantasies that present the pub as white England, we highlight the everyday togetherness forged in the pubs across the nation Out Oct @manchesterup.bsky.social A bargain £18.99 for hardback ⬇️ www.waterstones.com/book/pubs-fo...

'What is a pub really worth?' | Morning Advertiser Lock-in Podcast: www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2026...

Dry martinis, tawny port and Jeeves' hangover cures. I wrote a thing about drinking in PG Wodehouse. Free to read! No paywall! henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/drinking-i...

"Greater Manchester shows that the SAFER framework is robust and intuitive enough to be adopted–and locally extended–by a subnational government acting on its own initiative, and to do so where no national alcohol strategy exists to build on," said the WHO iris.who.int/server/api/c...

“We Never Give Up on Anyone”: The Story of Building Alcohol Care Teams | Alcohol Health Alliance via @drugwise.bsky.social ahauk.org/the-story-of...

'HIQA publishes two reports to help inform an update to Ireland’s low-risk alcohol guidelines' | Health Information and Quality Authority www.hiqa.ie/hiqa-news-up...

'Impacts of minority stress and resilience on alcohol use among transgender and gender diverse emerging adults' | The Basis via @drugwise.bsky.social basisonline.org/2026/06/16/m...

'Drinkaware unveils new shared ambition to reduce number of risky drinkers in the UK by 2 million' | @drinkaware.bsky.social www.drinkaware.co.uk/news/drinkaw...

BuzzBallz. 99p shots. High-ABV canned cocktails marketed to Gen Z. In our latest blog, IAS researcher Emma Thompson examines what the death of 'premiumisation' really means – and why the industry's 'responsible drinking' narrative just got a lot harder to defend. www.ias.org.uk/2026/06/24/t...

“Mexico City will ban alcohol sales in some of its busiest neighbourhoods during Wednesday's Mexico-Czech Republic World Cup match, after celebrations last ‌week led to public drinking and litter along the capital's main avenue.” www.reuters.com/sports/socce...

'What is the point of a pint without alcohol? How drinking motives can help our understanding of who is consuming no/lo drinks' | @ias.org.uk www.ias.org.uk/2026/06/09/w...

'One daily drink no longer looks harmless, as alcohol's risks rewrite moderate drinking rules' | @medexpress.bsky.social medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06...

'The invention of the cocktail party' | @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/the-invent...

'Effect of the online Rethink My Drink alcohol intervention on alcohol use and cognition in older adults in Australia: a randomised controlled trial' | @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

'PhD and fellowship funding opportunities' | Society for the Study of Addiction www.addiction-ssa.org/news/phd-and...

'A clear way forward: the case for better alcohol labelling' | Alcohol Health Alliance via @drugwise.bsky.social ahauk.org/resource/a-c...

'FDA Approves Reduced Drinking Endpoints for Alcohol Trials: A New Road for Alcohol Treatment?' | @kargerpublishers.bsky.social via @drugwise.bsky.social karger.com/ear/article/...

Progress Webinar - Alcohol Awareness Week: Thursday, July 9: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/progress-w...

'New £100 street drinking fine to curb 'irresponsible' alcohol use in north London' | The Standard www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

Congratulations to the amazing Dr Pam @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social on the publication of her book, which we celebrated yesterday. This is the Think While You Drink team (Bob, Pam, Sam, me!), and yes we ARE plotting more TWYD - watch this space! @drinkingstudies.bsky.social

'Virtual Reality–Based Cue Exposure and Aversion Therapy for Alcohol Dependence: A Randomized Controlled Trial' | Society for the Study of Addiction onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Ireland: 'Young people warned mixing cocaine and alcohol can be fatal' | @irishexaminer.bsky.social via @drugwise.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

'BuzzBallz, bubblegum vapes and 99p shots: Have we reached the peak ‘kiddification’ of booze and smoking?' | Independent www.independent.co.uk/life-style/b...

'Your team is counting on you: Digital gamification and team motivation in alcohol aftercare' | Alcohol Journal www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Check out the latest gorgeous monograph to grace my @edinburghup.bsky.social #Gender and the #Body book series! Its by @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social and it's absolutely marvellous! #drinkingstudies @drinkingstudies.bsky.social

'University of York to use pubs in study of social fabric' - DSN members @professorpub.bsky.social and Nadine Waehning in the news with their latest project: www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2610989...

'The Judgement of Paris 50 years on: What was the significance of probably the most famous event in wine since the wedding at Cana?' | @henrygjeffreys.bsky.social henryjeffreys.substack.com/p/the-judgem...

'Do You Play Flamenco? — Music, Dancing, and Sherry in Jerez’s Tabanco Bars' | @pelliclemag.com www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/5/...

'How personality shapes the risk of problematic alcohol use, with Igor Marchetti' | Addiction Audio via @drugwise.bsky.social shows.acast.com/addiction-au...

Alcohol Research 2026 conference: 'New thinking, new directions' @sarnalcohol.bsky.social - Deadline for papers extended to June 5 alcoholresearch2026.carrd.co

"Worries about the future of that much loved British institution - the local boozer - have been swirling for decades, right back to the end of WW2." | Archive on 4 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

'Wet-led pubs outperform as consumers seek value and community' | Morning Advertiser www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2026...

'Kenya’s war on traditional alcohol: a colonial hangover about what it means to be ‘civilised’' | @theconversation.com via @drugwise.bsky.social theconversation.com/kenyas-war-o...

'A review of the relationship between dimensions of alcohol consumption and the burden of disease: 2026 update including Mendelian randomisation studies' | @addictionjournal.bsky.social via @drugwise.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Why RTDs are getting stronger @teamdb.bsky.social

'Branding the Game: Alcohol Sponsorship, Sport, and Young People' | @shaapalcohol.bsky.social online seminar, May 18. with Dr Richard Purves www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/branding-t...

Northern Ireland was the only part of the UK to see a rise in #AlcoholDeaths in 2024 The country now has the highest alcohol death rate in the UK Earlier this year, we joined the @aha-uk.bsky.social in writing to the First Minister imploring them to follow Scotland's lead and introduce #MUP