We've just published our eFocus newsletter for November! 📰 Check it out for all the latest news, research and events in alcohol harm prevention! 👀 mailchi.mp/7b5cf7cb9e02...

How Tesco even thought this was ok... Very glad that the item has been removed but it should never have been available in the first place. news.stv.tv/scotland/sco...

Interesting new report from the Equi Think Tank Could wider society learn something from abstinent faith communities on how to normalise #AlcoholFree socialising and reduce harm? Read more 🔽 equi.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Many of the major public health crises we face today are driven by powerful corporations. The extent and impact of harmful commercial influences need to be revealed and addressed. 📽️In this film, experts unmask the influence of harmful corporations🍿 vimeo.com/1131660477

Regulatory capture & UK alcohol licensing review There is currently a call for evidence from stakeholders on reforming the licensing system www.gov.uk/government/c... I have written a bit on why this matters here gregfellpublichealth.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/r...

Save the Date! 🗓️ Alcohol-Free Childhood Campaign Webinar - 6 November Join our campaign partners for a webinar exploring the findings of Public Health Scotland’s recent evidence review on #AlcoholMarketing and advertising www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-fr...

SHAAP Chair Dr @alastairmacg.bsky.social comments on @publichealthscot.bsky.social newly published review into the fall in referrals to specialist alcohol and drug treatment in Scotland. Read his full statement and see the review: www.shaap.org.uk/news/fall-in...

@alcoholfocus.bsky.social is an amazing organisation that focuses on reducing alcohol-related harm in Scotland, and looking for a new CEO! If you have the expertise, please consider applying: www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/about-vacanc...

www.adph.org.uk/2025/10/alco... Alcohol licensing reforms From a public health point of view, it's... well a little disappointing... Its almost as if there wasn't some concern about high and rising alcohol harm and it's impact on families, UKPLC and the NHS

@dundee.ac.uk Founders Project looks at early benefactors of UoD and the various institutions that have become part of it, uncovering connections to slavery and colonialism. On 7th Oct we present more findings in: Transatlantic Connections. Places still available: www.dundee.ac.uk/events/unive...

‘This is strength’: stories of enslaved Africans in Grenada made into searchable archive

So excited for @dundee.ac.uk #BlackHistoryMonth! Lots of events on for staff, students & the public. Please come along where you can and share with others! www.dundee.ac.uk/engage/event... @dundeeculture.bsky.social

Job alert! @alcoholfocus.bsky.social are looking for a Policy Manger (maternity cover). Interested in leading and developing initiatives to help reduce harm caused by alcohol across Scotland, and want to work with an amazing team, this is for you: www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/about-vacanc...

Association does not equal causation. #Fact

ICARA's AGM is 21st October. 2 fantastic speakers will focus on putting prevention regarding alcohol, tobacco and other substances back on the policy and practice agenda. Please share! @alcoholfocus.bsky.social @shaapalcohol.bsky.social @healthpromint.bsky.social

And @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social discusses #HarmReduction as an addition to structural reforms (pricing, marketing...) and the Q&A highlights the community aspect they may bring into #PublicMentalHealth strategies. One example vancouver.ca/people-progr... #SARN #SubstanceUse #Scotland #Vancouver

John Dillon focuses on how to identify alcohol-related liver disease earlier (at the moment: 25% mortality at 60 days). He presents work on the #iLFT and asks what to do now pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31226388/ Research summary www.dundee.ac.uk/stories/inte... #SARN #SubstanceUse #Scotland #Diagnosis

Amy Malaguti presents on developing a screening pathway for early diagnosis of chronic liver disease. The ongoing project explores implementing Fibrosis-4 index & Fibroscan in a community detox setting and whether it is worth it. #SARN #SubstanceUse #Scotland #Dundee #DDARS #ImplementationScience

Next, Briege Nugent and Ryan Anderson present on #CoProduction with people who identify as having alcohol-related issues, aiming to understand trajectories and what works (e.g., #PeerSupport #Rehabilitation). Big problems: housing and access to services. #SARN #SubstanceUse #Scotland #Edinburgh

First up, @ptoner.bsky.social presents on developing screening & assessment instruments for young people. Currently available from this work #SysReview -s on www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... and work on #HRQoL assessment onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #SARN #SubstanceUse #Scotland

Huge thanks to colleagues from @shaapalcohol.bsky.social for attending as well.

Very nice morning and big thanks to the organisers @andymohan.bsky.social (and many of them not being here)! If interested in the Scottish Alcohol Research Network #SARN, you find them here: www.sarnalcohol.org #AlcoholRelatedHarm #Scotland

A pleasure hosting the @sarnalcohol.bsky.social mtg yesterday @dundee.ac.uk. Well-attended by researchers & practitioners from across Dundee & Scotland. Great presentations including from visitor @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social and our own @ptoner.bsky.social.

🧠Today is #WorldBrainDay2025 Dr David McCartney explores the science behind alcohol use disorder. He discusses the impact of trauma, genetics, and stress on compulsive drinking, and why treatment, mutual aid, and psychosocial support offer hope for recovery youtu.be/3s5WZ59u49s

Health literacy as a public health goal: 25 years on. Our latest Editorial in @healthpromint.bsky.social by Emeritus Professor Don Nutbeam academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

The @britishacademy.bsky.social #ECR Network organises writing retreats to provide an environment where #ECRs can work on writing projects alongside peers. Scotland Writing Extravaganza at #DundeeUni 🔥14.08. Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/early... #Scotland #Saidheans #AcademicWriting

"We’re seeing a flurry of think pieces positing that teetotallers are [freeloaders]..., and the rising abstinence trend poses a fiscal and existential threat. It’s a dangerous message that flies in the face of evidence." @DrNicoleLee womensagenda.com.au/latest/think...

Interesting presentation by Guntars Ermansons (KCL), Neil Carrier (Bristol), and Laura Roe ( #DundeeUni ) in our lunchtime webinar on the special section "Psychoactive Agents​: Drugs, Morality, and Responsibility" from #MedicineAnthropologyTheory last year: www.medanthrotheory.org/mat/issue/vi...

Today is #WindrushDay & marks 77yrs since the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to Britain from the Caribbean. It offers a chance to learn from the past, celebrate multi-cultural Britain & seek justice for the injustices faced by the Windrush generation & their families.

The fact that so many of our children are eating a diet high in fat, salt and sugar is not down to individual choice. Instead, it is a result of clever marketing techniques being used by an industry that is seeking to make a profit from selling food that we know causes harm.

Dark PR @grantennis.bsky.social still out on tour open.spotify.com/episode/6fhI... Each time I listen or read I get a new thought This time: Aggregate action v collective action "You just need to lean in more" vs equal pay law. Girls should just concentrate harder and study harder at school

BMJ: "Will banning disposable vapes result in 200 000 more smokers?" (Spoiler: no. Conflicted unreliable data: "The report was commissioned by the global consumer healthcare company Kenvue, which owns the nicotine replacement brand Nicorette." See: www.bmj.com/content/389/...

It was an honour to deliver our @icara-atod.bsky.social workshop @kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social conference today. We've been planning it for a while & it was great to have folks chatting about potential ideas for interdisciplinary, collaborative research. Stay tuned to our socials for more news!

New episode of Money Power Health is now out! Thanks so much to @vickycann.bsky.social from @corporateeurope.bsky.social who joined me to discuss lobbying by forever chemicals or PFAS manufacturers at the EU level: t.co/DjCGXKyO7A @eupha.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social CDoH

Double duty today @kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social conference. Chaired my 1st ever plenary session with 4 fantastic presentations on industry framing & power, followed by delivering my presentation on ABIs in dental practice settings #KBS2025

Three SARG colleagues will be speaking about alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks this afternoon at #KBS2025 - @jholmessheff.bsky.social @zoelclarke.bsky.social and Oscar Rousham. You can find out more about our research into no/lo drinks on our website 👇

Looking forward to learning about all the incredible research being done to advance our understanding of preventing and reducing alcohol-related harms this week @kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social conference #KBS2025

"Ministers must ensure that accurate information about risks is out there... and that government decisions are guided by health, not lobbying," says the Guardian editorial board of next month's ten-year health plan. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In our latest blog, Barney Dowling unpacks a new @smfthinktank.bsky.social report on how to stop retailers pocketing windfall profits if MUP is introduced in England - by making sure the extra money goes to the state, not those fuelling the harm. 👉 www.ias.org.uk/2025/06/03/w...

More shameless paid lobbying by Philipp Morris Int. „…repeating the tobacco industry’s playbook by suggesting that heated tobacco should be compared with cigarettes “rather than with the more appropriate comparator of not smoking.““ says @martinmckee.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...

www.desmog.com/2025/05/20/r... Fossil Fuel Industry Uses Cultural Sponsorships to Block Climate Action BP, Chevron, Shell, and other oil majors back arts and community groups to protect their business models, subpoenaed documents show

Is red meat bad for you? New meta study of 44 studies finds it depends on the sponsor. If the sponsor was impartial, most studies find it's bad for you. If the sponsor was the red meat industry, most studies are structured to find no problems. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40379522/

Unlike meat, eggs or dairy, alcohol offers no nutritional benefit - but it consumes vast land, water and energy supplies. So why are we still treating it like a harmless luxury? Listen to our latest podcast with @meganpcook.bsky.social on alcohol's climate impacts: www.ias.org.uk/podcast/alco...

🧵1/ The UK government plans to cut international aid while ramping up defence spending. But must we choose between defence or aid? In a new @bmj.com piece, @kentbuse.bsky.social & I argue that we must invest in both. Here’s why. 👇

Our new Briefing, led by @judeball.bsky.social, probes commercial influences on alcohol, infant formula, road safety and tobacco, and calls for much stronger regulation of lobbying. Full details here: tinyurl.com/2s46rzv3

The FPH published a call to action ahead of the Scottish Parliamentary election calling for: 1. Health in all polices 2. Wellbeing economy 3. The best start to life 4. Improve places and communities 5. Safeguard our climate 6. Tackle CDoH 7. Shift toward prevention www.fph.org.uk/news/faculty...

"Diversity is not just about race and ethnicity. Diversity is about the diversity of the human condition." This Medical News article discusses how the dismantling of DEI efforts could lead to less representative clinical trials. #MedSky

Don't miss our next SHAAP/ @sarnalcohol.bsky.social Alcohol Occasional! 🗓️Mon, 23 Jun 2025 ⏱️12:45 - 14:00 BST 🗣️Relapse prevention and alcohol related cirrhosis by Dr Christopher Oldroyd www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-oc...

Men experience more alcohol-related harm than women, yet alcohol studies over the past decade have focused on women’s drinking. In our latest blog, researchers at La Trobe explore this mismatch - and why it matters for policy, health, and public perception. www.ias.org.uk/2025/05/14/m...