Alcohol Alert Podcast

The Office for National Statistics released a report that shows there was a 20% increase in alcohol-specific deaths from 2019 to 2020... Get on the email list at instalcstud.substack.com

Spring Budget sees in new financial year with another blanket freeze on alcohol duties, while research finds availability of alcohol amplifies associations with deprivation and violence Get on the email list at instalcstud.substack.com

Pubs pray for Easter resurrection, but government roadmap out of lockdown urges hospitality sector to wait a little longer for salvation, while new study suggests the transition to fatherhood may provide a 'teachable moment' for men regarding their drinking habits Get on the email list at instalcstud.substack.com

The Westminster administration relies on its experiences of managing last year’s lockdowns to enforce a ban on takeaway alcohol in England in Lockdown 3, and a celebrity endorsement triggers a natural experiment into usage of an app designed to help drinkers reduced their alcohol intake Get on the email list at instalcstud.substack.com

New research looks into a how nudge theory shapes alcohol policy, and survey and sales data show how home drinking has increasingly become the new normal, as a result of COVID-19 lockdown measures Get on the email list at instalcstud.substack.com

COVID-19: Latest lockdown measures leave pubs in tiers, while our progress report on alcohol consumption during the pandemic warns of the hidden harm from the rise in increasing and higher risk drinking Get on the email list at instalcstud.substack.com