The devastating impact of tobacco on the health of users is well known. In addition to the negative effects for the individual, there are significant economic and environmental consequences, which need to be considered when developing...
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 14th May, 2022
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 13th May, 2022
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 12th of May,2022
This comprehensive report details the full extent of the way that alcohol is being marketed across national borders – often by digital means – and often regardless of the social, economic or cultural environment in receiving countries.
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Tobacco control program leaders may improve the use of evidence in program and policy development by presenting evidence to policymakers more often. However, current scientific knowledge regarding what works is slow to reach...
Today, President Biden sent his Administration’s inaugural National Drug Control Strategy to Congress at a time when drug overdoses have taken a heartbreaking toll, claiming 106,854 lives in the most recent 12-month period. The Strategy del...
ISSUP Kenya would like to present their next Bi-Monthly Webinar on The Intersection Between Substance Use Disorder and Human Trafficking.
This Webinar will discuss:
A 15% tax on fees charged by television stations, print media, billboards, and radio stations for advertisements of alcohol products, gaming, and gambling has been proposed in the 2022/23 budget.
Here you can read the news article...
Watch the research presentations on alcohol-related violence and deprivation by Lucy Bryant (Institute of Alcohol Studies, IAS) and Dr Carly Lightowlers (University of Liverpool), delivered at the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar...
Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar presentation, held over Zoom on 31 March 2022: "Minimum Unit Pricing (#MUP): Qualitative study of the experiences of homeless drinkers, street drinkers and service providers"...
Today, the European Commission has adopted measures to control two harmful new psychoactive substances (NPS) across the EU. The substances in question — 3-methylmethcathinone (3-MMC) and 3-chloromethcathinone (3-CMC) — are both synthetic...
The Institute of Alcohol Studies presents Seminar Two in its four-part series on alcohol and sustainability. Seminar Two looks at the impact the production, packaging and distribution of alcohol has on both the local and global environment...
The Institute of Alcohol Studies presents Seminar Three in its four-part series on alcohol and sustainability.
Seminar Three explores the voluntary commitments on sustainability made by alcohol producers, examining pledges in the wider...
With NoLo products increasing in popularity among producers and customers, a new report looks at how these drinks are marketed in the UK and how and why consumers drink them.
Using interviews with drinkers and non-drinkers, as well as...
BACKGROUND
Alcohol abuse and addiction are a widespread problem that leads to a serious collision and pose a serious threat to individuals as well as to society as a whole. In addition to the health aspect of alcohol consumption, social...
