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Alcohol + Energy Drinks May Make You Drink More

Scientific article

Research has shown that people tend to drink more when they consume alcohol combined with energy drinks. Mixing energy drinks and alcohol is known to reduce the feeling of drunkenness as the stimulants in energy drinks dampen the sedative...

Bullying and Substance Abuse

Scientific article

2 November 2016

New research investigates the complex relationship between bullying and substance use among adolescents. The study, published in the journal Addictive Behaviors, identifies a number of processes involved with bullying that take into account...

Scottish Courts Rule in Favour of Minimum Price for Alcohol

News

After more than four years of industry delay tactics, yesterday’s ruling from the Court of Session in Edinburgh has finally paved the way for the introduction of a minimum price for alcohol in Scotland, a policy approved by MSPs back in...

Webinar: Peer-led Interventions to Prevent Tobacco, Alcohol and/or Drug Use Among Young People

27 October 2016

Bristol

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Alcohol Abuse Interventions in Primary Care Settings

Scientific article

14 October 2016

A recent review of studies focusing on excessive drinkers identified and counselled in primary care settings has found that, when combined with screenings and assessments, brief, regular intervention sessions lead to greater reductions in...

Is There a Biological Link Between Anti-Depressants and the Effects of Alcohol on the Body?

Scientific article

14 October 2016

The ‘self-medication hypothesis’ is commonly known to refer to a human behaviour which sees people with depression turn to alcohol as a way of coping. New research published in the journal Nature Communications has now discovered a...

Alcohol and Health Harm: What Can Doctors, Nurses and Other Professionals Do?

16 November 2016

London

United Kingdom

The vision of the Medical Council on Alcohol (MCA) is to have a health workforce educated to reduce health harm from alcohol. In this symposium, the MCA will focus on the ways in which health professionals from different disciplines, sectors and specialties can act to reduce these harms.

Reducing Alcohol Consumption Event

12 October 2016

London

United Kingdom

This free event will bring together researchers and practitioners in the field of excessive alcohol consumption reduction to discuss the latest research evidence and researc

And the Winner Is….

Scientific article

27 September 2016

To drink alcohol at sporting events has become the social norm. A new study conducted collaboratively by Eastern Health and Turning Point Alcohol and Drugs Centre has discovered that drunkenness and related harm in Australia tend to reach...

Adieu to Stereotypes? Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption in France

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22 September 2016

If you were asked to provide a list of things we most associate with French cultural identity, wine and cigarettes would probably feature. A recent survey, however, suggests that, as is generally the case across Europe, alcohol and tobacco...