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SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasionals 2015/16

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’...

Peter Rice: Minimum Price needed now

Peter Rice in The Herald: If we want to help those affected by their own  and others’ drinking we need minimum price.

Eric Carlin: Bid to block MUP will be defeated

Eric Carlin in The National on the ECJ MUP opinion, social justice and being optimistic.

SHAAP & Medical Professions welcome ECJ Advocate General opinion

SHAAP and the medical professions in Scotland have welcomed the published opinion of the European Court of Justice Advocate General about Scotland’s MUP case. It...

Brussels Press Conference as European Opinion on MUP made public

SHAAP is hosting a press conference in Brussels tomorrow to respond to the opinion of the European Court of Justic Advocate General’s opinion on Scotland’s...

Dr Aisha Holloway Occasional online

Dr Aisha Holloway from the University of Edinburgh spoke at SHAAP’s 2015 Alcohol Occasional seminar series about her work on the use of photovoice as...

Research and Policy Briefing No.8 August 2015 now out

Research and Policy Briefing No.8 now out. Highlights include: OECD Report ECJ MUP Hearing May 6th 2015 European Alcohol and Health Forum and EU Alcohol...

EU Health Commissioner opens door to NGOs

Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis has written today to the Health NGOs who had signed a letterof resignation from the European Alcohol & Health Forum to re-engage. Recognising the conflicts of interests...

New Alcohol Research UK Edinburgh and Glasgow study

SHAAP has produced a summary of this important study by Professor Jonathan Chick and Dr Jan Gill which came out yesterday, looking at the purchasing...

Call for Presentations at Alcohol Occasionals

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...

Dr. Evelyn Gillan – A tribute from Dr. Bruce Ritson of SHAAP

A tribute from Dr Bruce Ritson on behalf of SHAAP marking the sad passing of Evelyn, our friend and colleague. Evelyn died on Tuesday 14th July...

Dr Anne Whittaker Occasional Online

Dr Anne Whittaker of NHS Lothian and Edinburgh Napier University spoke at SHAAP’s 2015 Alcohol Occasional seminar series about her work examining the concept of...