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STIGMA SERIES: Stigma and Alcohol-Related Brain Damage (ARBD)

In this blog, Leeanne MacPherson and Dr Ben Chetcuti from the NHS mental health, alcohol and drug liaison team in Ayrshire and Arran, share their...

Reflections on the Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) Early Career Researcher (ECR) Event: What it meant to me as an ECR

In this blog, Jess writes about her experience attending SARN events as an ECR, and shares a preview of the findings from her research on...

JUSTICE SERIES: Glasgow’s Alcohol Problem Solving Court

In this blog, Sheriff Iain Fleming gives an overview of the Glasgow Alcohol Problem Solving Court, which aims to assist those who have regularly offended while...

JUSTICE SERIES: The power of community in recovery: Strengthening alcohol support across Scotland’s criminal justice system

In our latest blog, Josh D shares his lived experience of alcoholism and recovery to highlight the importance of recognising Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) as a...

STIGMA SERIES: Beyond Stigma: Understanding and Using Human Rights in Recovery

In our latest blog, Tom Bennett, Rights in Recovery Development Officer at the Scottish Recovery Consortium (SRC), discusses the importance of overcoming stigma to understand...

Delivering advice to reduce drinking in dental practice settings

In our latest blog, Dr Andrea Mohan discusses her latest research on the role of dental professionals in delivering Alcohol Brief Interventions.  Would you expect...

“Outta sight, outta mind?”. What do the public and professional stakeholders think about alcohol policy?

Dr Elena D. Dimova from the Substance Use Research Group at Glasgow Caledonian University writes about her latest research exploring public and professional stakeholders’ opinions on...

WHO Alcohol Industry Playbook: Understanding the industry’s shameful tactics

SHAAP Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Helen McCabe reflects on her first month in the new role, the importance of evidence-based policy over industry lobbying...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Scotland

Blog post by Prof. Moira Plant, Emeritus Professor of Alcohol Studies at the University of West of England in Bristol, UK,  Adjunct Professor at Curtin...

Alcohol sponsorship – is it worth it???

In this blog, Alan Russell, the Chief Executive of Supporters Direct Scotland (SDS), reflects on the findings of SHAAP and SDS’ recent focus group, the...

Alcohol marketing regulations in Norway

Nils Garnes, the Head of policy and communications at IOGT Norway, writes about the success of alcohol marketing regulations in Norway and how these differ...

Master manipulators: we need to learn from alcohol industry conduct

Scotland sits at an important crossroads: our status as ‘world leaders’ in alcohol policy is under threat as our flagship Minimum Unit Pricing policy is...