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Article on MUP by SHAAP Chair in latest CPME Newsletter

Read Dr Peter Rice’s article on MUP in Scotland in the January issue of the Newsletter (pp. 13-14) published by CPME, the Standing Committee of...

SHAAP response to WHO general programme of work

Read SHAAP’s response to WHO’s draft 13th General Programme of Work here

SHAAP celebrates successful Supreme Court MUP decision

SHAAP has issued a press release, welcoming the final UK ruling by the Supreme Court in London that MUP  can now go ahead. The policy...

‘Protecting children and young people from alcohol-related harm: at home, in the community and through the criminal justice system’

Holyrood Policy event on 30th January 2018, supported by SHAAP. Details and registration here

8th European Alcohol Policy Conference (8EAPC), 20-21 Nov 2018

SHAAP and Eurocare are delighted to announce the 8th European Alcohol Policy Conference (8EAPC), which will be hosted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Scotland,...

ALD Guidance for Good Practice launch, 24 Oct: Register here

SHAAP invites you to the national launch of the ‘Alcohol-related Liver Disease: Guidance for Good Practice’ report on Tuesday 24th October at the Royal College...

Alcohol ‘Occasionals’ series 2017-18: Register now for new programme

For the full programme of dates, topics and speakers, and to register for individual sessions, see our Events page.  

SHAAP awaits MUP Supreme Court decision – Press release

SHAAP has issued the following press release in relation to the Supreme Court’s consideration of Scotland’s MUP policy. We hope and expect that the policy...

‘Mortality among a cohort of heavy drinkers in Edinburgh & Glasgow’: New report

News Release issued today on behalf of Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and Edinburgh Napier University. A new report carried out by Edinburgh...

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Public Launch of two Alcohol Brief Interventions reports

News Release issued today on behalf of Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP), Institute for Social Marketing – University of Stirling, University of Newcastle...

Practices and attitudes of General Practitioners in the delivery of Alcohol Brief Interventions in Scotland

Report by Professor Aisha Holloway & Dr Edward Donaghy