Alcohol

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(2012), "Alcohol", Drugs and Alcohol Today, Vol. 12 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/dat.2012.54412caa.004

Alcohol

Article Type: Round up From: Drugs and Alcohol Today, Volume 12, Issue 3

Alcohol – Minimum Unit Price – Greater Manchester Health Commission have looked at disproportionate effect of alcohol-related harm in Greater Manchester and in a Briefing Note and Factsheet explore whether minimum unit price would offer a potential solution. Briefing note: www.greatermanchesterhealth.org.uk/ Factsheet on Alcohol: www.greatermanchesterhealth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Alcohol.pdf

SIPS Study Findings on Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention – findings from the Screening and Intervention Programme for Sensible drinking (SIPS), the largest multi-site alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) study ever conducted in the UK. SIPS consisted of randomized controlled trials of different methods of SBI in three settings: emergency departments, primary care, and probation services. The goal of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of different methods of alcohol SBI in the typical practice setting. Results from the three trials are available at: www.sips.iop.kcl.ac.uk

Alcohol in the European Union – this new WHO report uses information gathered in 2011 to update key indicators on alcohol consumption, health outcomes and action to reduce harm across the European Union (EU), www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-publish/abstracts/alcohol-in-the-european-union.-consumption,-harm-and-policy-approaches

The Government’s Alcohol Strategy – sets out proposals to deal with the “binge drinking” culture, reduce alcohol-fuelled violence and disorder, and cut the numbers of people drinking to damaging levels, www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/alcohol-drugs/alcohol/alcohol-strategy