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The Alcohol Alert Podcast

Institute of Alcohol Studies

A monthly podcast exploring alcohol harm, policy, research, and industry influence — in the UK and around the world. From minimum unit pricing to corporate lobbying, we speak to the people behind the headlines to uncover what’s really going on. instalcstud.substack.com

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Alcohol Alert - May 2022

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2022/06/01

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies.In this edition:* Alcohol packaging as a health communications tool 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* WHO marketing report exposes loophole; Assembly agrees to action plan; and industry donations to the WHO Foundation* Is it enough to reduce youth exposure to alcohol ads?* Should people who are overweight have lower drinking guidelines?* The pollution of health discourse and need for effective counter-framing* Europe

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17:50

Alcohol Alert - April 2022

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2022/04/29

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies.In this edition:* Will the Health Disparities White Paper help where previous strategies have failed? 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* Ban on drinking during football matches may be overturned after nearly 40 years* ‘Sobriety tags’ to be rolled-out further, following scheme’s “success”* Councils to receive £85.7 million for drug and alcohol services* Parents choose a “reluctantly accepting” approach to children

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24:05

Alcohol Alert - March 2022

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2022/03/31

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies.In this edition:* IAS Blogs* IAS Small Grants Scheme now open for applications* WHO Europe looks to strengthen implementation of alcohol Action Plan* Government’s “dismal record” in meeting 2012 Alcohol Strategy initiatives * NICE says pregnant women should be asked how much they drink* Audit Scotland says Scottish Government’s drug and alcohol plans must be clearer* Lords continue to debate alcohol labelling*

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Alcohol Alert - February 2022

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2022/02/28

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies.In this edition:* Sugar content in wine bottles ranges from 0 to 15 teaspoons of sugar 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* House of Lords debates alcohol labelling and advertising 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* European Parliament ‘waters down’ alcohol labelling recommendations* Alcohol-related hospital stays fall in Scotland during pandemic* Government inaction on leading risk factors driving ill health* Alcohol industry lobbies

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14:43

Alcohol Alert - January 2022

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2022/01/31

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies.In this edition:* Marketing and Consumption of No and Low Alcohol Drinks – event recording* New way of calculating alcohol attributable deaths and hospital admissions 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* Ireland introduces minimum unit pricing* World Heart Federation strongly rebukes ‘myth’ of alcohol prolonging life* Many schools use materials on alcohol harm from industry-funded sources* Heaviest drinkers bought 17 times

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21:58

Alcohol Alert - November 2021

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2021/12/02

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies.In this edition:* ‘No Escape: How Alcohol Advertising Preys on Children and Vulnerable People’* ‘Sobriety ankle tags’ rolled out after successful pilot* Cross party group of MPs demands better approach to reduce alcohol harm* Disagreement over alcohol duty reform* Scottish LibDems and 28 NGOs call for minimum unit price to increase* Diageo’s Christmas ‘responsibility’ campaign normalises excessive drinking* No

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25:13

Alcohol Alert - October 2021

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2021/11/02

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies.In this edition:* Upcoming events* This month’s IAS blogs* Big change for alcohol duty but will public health win or lose?🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* Alcohol industry funded websites spread misinformation on cardiovascular risk* How has minimum unit pricing in Scotland affected alcohol-related crime?* The Lords discuss gambling evidence review and links to alcohol harm* Ireland must commence with alcohol labelling

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26:09

Alcohol Alert - September 2021

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2021/10/05

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies.In this edition:* Study finds alcohol ads appeared every 12 seconds in England vs. Scotland 2020 Six Nations match and responsible drinking messages were barely visible 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* The Scottish Government launches its 2021-2022 Programme for Government* Serious injuries from drink-driving road traffic accidents are at their highest point since 2008* YouGov survey shows public support for restricting

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28:35

Alcohol Alert - August 2021

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2021/08/26

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies.In this edition:* Upcoming events* This month’s IAS blogs* Scotland sees the highest number of alcohol deaths since 2008 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* England and Wales saw a record number of 11,000 deaths from alcohol and drugs in 2020, with many suggesting that policies and treatment services aren’t doing enough to help.* The Local Government Association has called for public health issues to be a “legal

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23:44

Alcohol Alert - July 2021

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2021/07/29

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies. In this edition:* Public Health England releases a report that shows the shocking death statistics from alcohol in 2020, particularly due to alcoholic liver disease* A Lancet study shows the huge number of cancer cases caused by alcohol across the world 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* An aspirational alcohol and cancer risk campaign launched in Australia 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* A study suggests early football matches

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32:40

Alcohol Alert – June 2021

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2021/06/30

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies.In this edition:* IAS seminar on Alcohol and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals* Extensive OECD publication details the investment case for alcohol control policies 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* New minimum unit pricing studies in Scotland bolster the argument for its implementation 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* Confusion over WHO global alcohol action plan 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* Brain imaging study suggests

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18:12

Alcohol Alert – May 2021

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2021/06/02

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies. In the May 2021 edition:* The Office for National Statistics released a report that shows there was a 20% increase in alcohol-specific deaths from 2019 to 2020 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* A research study has shown that alcohol adverts are appealing to adolescents and that this is likely to increase their susceptibility to drink* A study by University College London shows that young people who use social media

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32:05

Alcohol Alert – March 2021

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2021/03/31

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies. In this edition:* Chancellor announces a blanket freeze on alcohol duties for a second consecutive year in the spring Budget 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* Irish data highlights ways in which the pandemic has slowed progress in tackling alcohol misuse* Research finds association between alcohol-related violence and deprivation, amplified by the availability of alcohol 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* Doctors in Scotland urge

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28:22

Alcohol Alert – February 2021

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2021/02/26

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies. In this edition:* Pubs pray for Easter resurrection – government roadmap out of lockdown urges hospitality to wait a little longer for salvation* Several studies uncover more evidence of the impact of home drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic* The European Union promises to beat cancer by tackling alcohol labelling* Dr Elena Dimova presents a review exploring men’s drinking habits in the context of becoming

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13:54

Alcohol Alert – January 2021

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2021/01/29

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies. In this edition:* The Westminster administration relies on its experiences of managing last year’s lockdowns to enforce a ban on takeaway alcohol in England * Researchers find that an app designed to help people drink less received a celebrity boost 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* Pandemic makes this year’s Dry January the toughest yet* Irish shoppers are no longer allowed to buy discounted alcohol* New PACTS report

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12:19

Alcohol Alert – November 2020

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2020/11/30

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies. In this edition:* Home drinking increasingly becomes the new normal during lockdown* Economics think tank study says a reformed duty system would improve MUP’s effectiveness* Alcohol Health Alliance UK pricing survey finds that alcohol is still being sold at pocket money prices* Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems call for all MSP candidates to promise a total ban on alcohol advertising ahead of the

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11:27

Alcohol Alert – October 2020

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2020/10/30

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies.In this edition:* COVID-19: Latest lockdown measures leave pubs in tiers* IAS second briefing on COVID-19 alcohol consumption warns of the hidden harm from the rise in increasing and higher risk drinking 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* ScotRail considers a blanket ban on alcohol on Scottish trains* Government in call for evidence for review of alcohol duty* Research finds that NoLo beers have a small impact on alcohol

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20:18

Alcohol Alert – September 2020

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2020/09/30

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies. In this edition:* A round-up of how alcohol drinkers, producers and retailers have fared as the prospect of a second coronavirus wave looms* Think tank finds NoLo drinks have limited impact 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵* SHAAP and IAS launch the Men and Alcohol report* Numbers of alcohol-related admissions to English hospitals continue to rise* Poll shows almost half of Scots surveyed now back minimum pricing for

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24:59

Alcohol Alert – August 2020

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2020/08/28

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies. In this edition:* The UK Government weighs up the trade-off between keeping pubs open or reopening schools in light of potential new lockdown* New drink-driving data from the Department for Transport show no ‘significant improvement’ for another year, as road accidents and casualties stay largely unchanged since 2010* Research looks into the recent history of alcohol and mental health policy for older people

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15:24

Alcohol Alert – July 2020

The Alcohol Alert Podcast ·

2020/07/31

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies. In this edition:* Super Saturday night’s alright for drinking – UK Government declares pubs open for business again while research uncovers worrying levels of home drinking since March* Local spending cuts a potential driver of alcohol-related hospital admissions* On-screen alcohol leaves lasting impression – study of Britain’s most popular homegrown TV soaps find alcohol playing a starring role 🎵 Podcast

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