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Salvation Army & The University of Stirling

Recently, the University of Stirling announced the launch of a new centre in conjunction with the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services...

October 2016: The Verdict is in on Minimum Unit Pricing

Thanks to the Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Research for the following press release: Health professions welcome Court of Session ruling on Alcohol Minimum Unit...

Call for Papers for Alcohol Workshop, 20th January 2017. Advancing theory and understanding of risky drinking behaviour: Insights from alcohol warning messages

Advancing theory and understanding of risky drinking behaviour: Insights from alcohol warning messages As part of a British Academy funded research project on alcohol warning...

October 2016: Congratulations to Hannah Carver on her recent publication!

Hannah Carver, PhD student at Edinburgh Napier University and member of SARN, has recently published a paper entitled: Parent-Child connectedness and communication in relation to...

Alcohol Occasional Programme 2016/2017

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) are pleased to announce our programme for the lunchtime ‘Alcohol Occasional’...

New Video from Glasgow Caledonian’s Substance Use and Misuse Team

The Substance Use and Misuse Research Group at Glasgow Caledonian University has recently released a video to highlight some of  the current research interests of...

New support for Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing.

Thank you to Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) for the following article. Scottish Health Professionals welcome new report from Edinburgh University Law School,...

Alcohol Occasionals: Call for Proposals

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) are pleased to announce a Call for Proposals to present at...

University College London Release APP to Reduce Alcohol Consumption

University College London have released an APP to help Iphone users curb their alcohol consumption. The Drink Less APP allows people to keep track of...

The Telegraph, 12th May: For the first time this century, we are drinking less alcohol

Thanks to SHAAP for their weekly media monitoring. This article was taken from The Telegraph 11th May Global alcohol consumption has declined for the first time...

News Medical, 11th May: New study sheds more light on level of alcohol consumption among people with hepatitis C

Thanks to SHAAP for their weekly media monitoring. This article was taken from News Medical, 11th May Drinking alcohol can increase the risk of illness...

The Independent, 5th May: Prayer can reduce alcohol cravings, study finds

Thanks to SHAAP for their weekly media monitoring. This article was taken from The Independent, 5th May A craving for alcohol could be tempered by...