Public health experts welcome the ethics and integrity commission's recommendations to improve lobbying transparency, stating that: "The public has a right to know who is seeking to influence decisions [affecting people's health]." Full letter👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Use the TRUST test to help spot misinformation: T – Too good to be true? R – Research-backed? U – Understood? S – Source quality? T – Think before you share 🎙️Listen to out latest podcast for more on cancer misinformation🎧 www.ias.org.uk/podcast/alco...

Checking our drinking is normal. We regularly check our eyesight, teeth and blood pressure - why not our drinking? This #AlcoholAwarenessWeek take the Alcohol Change UK quiz for a clearer picture of your drinking patterns and any potential risks: alcoholchange.org.uk/check-your-drinking

You don’t always have to make big changes to your drinking to start feeling the benefits. Cutting back on alcohol, even a little, can improve sleep, mood, energy, and relationships. This #AlcoholAwarenessWeek check in on your drinking: alcoholchange.org.uk/check-your-drinking

When does misinformation just becoming lying or deceit? On our latest podcast, we spoke to Melissa Dando @wcrf.org & Sue Taylor @balancene.bsky.social about alcohol industry mis- and disinformation around cancer information. www.ias.org.uk/podcast/alco...

When alcohol is all around us, its impact can be easy to miss. This #AlcoholAwarenessWeek is a chance to pause and reflect. Take Alcohol Change UK’s drinking quiz to better understand your drinking habits and any potential risks: alcoholchange.org.uk/alcohol-fact...

In Latin America, parts of the alcohol industry have been linked to serious labour abuses. Migrant workers exploited. Conditions described as modern slavery. Behind the profits, there’s a human cost. 🎥 Watch the full film: youtu.be/gEs1IW58bd0

Misinformation around cancer includes information on dangerous or ineffective supplements, and alcohol industry materials omitting evidence. 🎙️Listen to our latest podcast on the topic, with Melissa Dando, @wcrf.org & Sue Taylor of @balancene.bsky.social www.ias.org.uk/podcast/alco...

Cancer Prevention Action Week in June was about tackling health misinformation. In our latest podcast, we discuss how the alcohol industry misinforms the public about alcohol's link to cancer, with Melissa Dando of @wcrf.org & Sue Taylor of @balancene.bsky.social. 🔗 www.ias.org.uk/podcast/alco...

From national symbols to sport, alcohol brands embed themselves in culture. Positioning drinking as identity. Pride. Belonging. It’s powerful marketing - and it makes regulation harder. 🎥 Watch more: youtu.be/gEs1IW58bd0

Despite the protestations of social media companies and online platforms, these are some of the most protocol-driven systems that have ever existed, making it easy to introduce controls on digital alcohol marketing. More in our latest podcast: www.ias.org.uk/podcast/hook... @nnniccc.bsky.social

Digital alcohol marketing disproportionately targets people who are likely to engage with alcohol adverts, amplifying the risk of harm. Listen to our latest podcast for more from Professor Nicholas Carah (@nnniccc.bsky.social): www.ias.org.uk/podcast/hook... @dgtl-culturesuq.bsky.social

When you see health information, use the TRUST acronym to help figure out if it is misinformation. An excellent tool by @wcrf.org for their Cancer Prevention Awareness Week, which focuses on health misinformation.

Alcohol companies present themselves as responsible actors. Funding water projects. Supporting farmers. But alcohol production is extremely water-intensive - and can divert land away from food. CSR or reputation management? 🎥 Explore the evidence: youtu.be/gEs1IW58bd0

This is a direct quote from the new CEO of Diageo, one of the world's largest multinational alcohol companies. The decline in youth drinking is clearly a threat to the huge profits of alcohol producers like Diageo, so they will do what they can to increase youth drinking.

Digital alcohol marketing is now being linked up with rapid home delivery, which significantly increases the risk of harm for those being served online alcohol adverts. Find out more in our latest podcast: www.ias.org.uk/podcast/hook... @dgtl-culturesuq.bsky.social @nnniccc.bsky.social

Why youth voices should be more involved in future alcohol policy conferences. In our latest podcast we discussed the 2026 Global Alcohol Policy Conference in Brazil with Laura Cury & Emma Thompson. @globalgapa.bsky.social 🎙️Links: www.ias.org.uk/podcast/gett...

Behind parts of the alcohol supply chain in South Africa are reports of: Low wages. Unsafe conditions. Deep inequality. The human cost of cheap alcohol is often hidden. 🎥 Full film: youtu.be/gEs1IW58bd0

There are multiple layers of addiction built into advertising alcohol on social media via smartphones. Listen to our latest podcast where we discussed this and other topics covered at the Global Alcohol Policy Conference🎙️ Hosted by @globalgapa.bsky.social Links: www.ias.org.uk/podcast/gett...

Alcohol can be very cheap and heavily promoted in Northern Ireland "so it's not surprising that we see increasing numbers of people drinking" and sadly, dying from alcohol-related harms. Dr Sheila Gilheany of @alcoholireland.ie spoke to ITV News about the rise in alcohol deaths in Northern Ireland.

One of researcher Emma Thompson's favourite presentations at this year's GAPC was on how alcohol companies in Brazil cynically target black Brazilian women to increase drinking. 🎧Listen to our podcast for more🎙️ Conference hosted by @globalgapa.bsky.social Links: www.ias.org.uk/podcast/gett...

The biggest gap in the death rate between Scotland and England was in 2002, when Scotland's rate was 3x that of England - 28.1 per 100,000 compared to 9.1. The smallest gap was in 2023 and second smallest in 2024, with Scotland's rate around 1.5x higher.

Regional inequality is also stark, although much has changed since 2001. Scotland's alcohol-specific death rate has fallen dramatically since peaks in the early 2000s, and is now below the rate of the North East of England and Northern Ireland.

And 3 times more likely for women in the most deprived group compared to the least deprived.

Alcohol deaths have always been a story of health inequality, particularly regarding deprivation. Both men and women in the most deprived areas are much more likely to die from alcohol than the least deprived, despite often drinking less. 4 times more likely for men in England.

Although twice as many men die from alcohol, deaths among women across the UK have increased at a faster rate. In our response to the Men's Health Strategy we highlighted issues specific to men, and how MUP reduced deaths more among men than women. www.ias.org.uk/wp-content/u...

This chart shows a clear mid-life peak in alcohol deaths, with the highest rates among 50-69s for both men and women. That concentration in working-age groups carries clear implications for productivity and the workforce.

Yet alcohol-specific deaths are only the tip of the iceberg. There are many more alcohol-related deaths, which include deaths from conditions not solely caused by alcohol, such as cancer and heart disease. These are still deaths caused by alcohol, but are harder to quantify.

...disease) since 2001, with a total of 179,835 deaths - approximately the population of Oxford. This bar and line chart shows how deaths and the death rate have changed since 2001, skyrocketing during COVID. The only consistent fall in the rate was 2008-12.

The latest UK alcohol death stats are out - but it’s easy to get lost in the year-to-year changes. To really understand what’s going on, we need to zoom out. Fair warning: lots of charts ahead 📊🧵 This first chart shows how many people have died from alcohol-specific causes (mostly liver...