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Thinking about taking on the #DryJanuaryChallenge? Download Alcohol Change UK’s free Try Dry® app to track your units, calories and money saved: https://lnkd.in/enMwYiwN

Get ready for the #DryJanuaryChallenge 2025! It’s the perfect time to reset and experience all the benefits of a month off booze. Download the free Try Dry® app to track your progress and stay motivated throughout the month: https://lnkd.in/enMwYiwN

Minimum Unit Pricing has reduced deaths from alcohol in Scotland by 13.4%, compared to what would have been expected without the policy. This helps explain the narrowing gap in alcohol death rates between Scotland and England. ITV News explores this policy further.

There's a risk that when the word “crisis” is overused it leads to desensitisation or “crisis fatigue”, however, it's difficult to look at the shocking rise in deaths from alcohol in the UK without thinking, “This is a crisis”. Read our round-up of 2024. https://lnkd.in/e7hKuact

Alcohol marketing causes young people to drink at an earlier age and more than they otherwise would. In the build-up to Christmas, alcohol companies will ramp up their marketing to try to increase people's drinking. Watch our film on marketing here: https://lnkd.in/ekBckziM

Dr Katherine Severi spoke to TalkTV's Ian Collins about the huge rise in alcohol deaths in England. They discussed why multiple policies are required to tackle this rising crisis, as part of a new alcohol strategy. https://lnkd.in/eDPESsTv

The Alcohol Health Alliance UK has called on The Rt. Hon. Wes Streeting MP to develop an alcohol strategy to tackle the "catastrophic rise" in deaths from alcohol. Deaths in England have risen by 42% since 2019. The AHA's chair, Prof Sir Ian Gilmore, said: "Without bold, decisive action, these preventable deaths will continue to climb. Addressing alcohol harm must be a top public-health priority in 2025, and it requires a cross-government effort to turn the tide on this public-health crisis." A government spokesperson said there had been an unwillingness to lead on issues such as alcohol harm, smoking and obesity "for too long". Speaking to the PA news agency, Sir Ian said that lives need to be put before profit: "Each of the 8,274 deaths in 2023 represents a life cut tragically short, a loved one whose absence leaves a void that can never be filled. "Alcohol-related harm does not occur in isolation. It ripples through families, often leaving children to bear the brunt of grief and trauma. "The devastating rise in alcohol deaths should serve as an alarm for the new government to act with urgency. "We have the evidence, and we know the solutions. Now is the moment to show that we value human lives over profit." https://lnkd.in/ggxyrcXk

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In our latest blog, Dr Gabriel Caluzzi explores how midlife women’s drinking is shaped by work pressures, caregiving demands, class, and perceived gender roles. Moving beyond the ‘wine mum’ stereotype, he highlights the need for a deeper understanding of these influences and policies that address the structural challenges women face. School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University https://lnkd.in/eejdHFxY

Cat Smith MP asks what steps the Health Mission Board has taken to tackle rates of alcohol harm. Andrew Gwynne MP responds that: "For too long there has been an unwillingness to lead on issues like smoking, alcohol harm, and obesity." https://lnkd.in/erx6J_Ef