The WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health claims that alcohol consumption contributes to more than 3 million deaths globally every year and is the seventh leading risk factor for premature death and disability.

The World Health Organization has released a new initiative and package called SAFER, which outlines five strategies that can help governments to reduce the harmful use of alcohol and relieve the associated health, social and economic burden. 

The SAFER initiative has been developed with support from multiple partners, civil society organisations and governments. The...

Almost a fifth more alcohol is sold per adult in Scotland than in England and Wales. It is believed 1 in 4 people drink at hazardous or harmful levels and in 2016 alone there were over 1,200 alcohol-related deaths in Scotland. 

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) have published a collection of discussions from a series of ‘Alcohol Occasionals’ seminars, running from 2013- 2018.

The seminars provided an opportunity for all individuals interested in alcohol-related research to participate in discussions and think critically about...