policy

UK Drug Strategy

Scientific article
The International Journal of Drug Policy has published a special collection of articles focusing on UK drug strategy. The collection includes: Introduction to special section on UK drug strategy Words matter: A commentary on the new UK drug...

Global Alcohol Policy Conference - Cape Town 24-26 October 2023

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Cape Town
South Africa

The Global Alcohol Policy Conference (GAPC2023), “Investing in People before Profits: Building Momentum towards the Framework Convention on Alcohol Control,” will be held from 24 - 26 October 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa with pre-conference/post conference events held before/after the 3-day meeting.

Women, men and alcohol: Why is gender important in alcohol control policies?

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Online

This webinar will raise awareness of the importance of gender when addressing alcohol-related harms, present current research evidence and share examples of how communities are addressing these issues.

Key questions to be addressed include:

what evidence do we have about whether gender impacts policies which seek to address alcohol availability, affordability and acceptability?

Corporate Political Activity of the Alcohol and Gambling Industry

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online
United Kingdom

About this event

Unhealthy commodity industries use strategies to influence policy decisions in line with their commercial interests. The gambling industry has received comparatively little attention in this space compared to the tobacco and alcohol industries.