Updates
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8 March 2010
Research suggests moderate drinkers gain less weight than teetotallers - BBC News
EU ruling on tobacco sparks call for rethink on minimum price plans - Various sources
Research to examine effect of loud music on alcohol intake - The Scotsman
Study suggests anti-binge adverts 'encourage binge-drinking' in some people - Caledonian Mercury
Students support alcohol minimum pricing proposals - HeraldScotland
Welcome
The Alcohol Information Scotland website provides a wide range of information on alcohol for Scotland. This includes statistics, research, publications, key policy documents and practice guidelines as well as links to useful websites. Up to date news is reported through daily media monitoring.
The site is for anyone with an interest in alcohol issues such as care professionals, researchers, policy makers as well as the wider community.
If you are worried about your own or someone else's drinking you can call Drinkline on -
0800 7 314 314.
Please note: our email addresses are changing - to get in touch with a member of the team view our contacts page or contact us via the substance misuse mailbox - email: nss.isdsubstancemisuse@nhs.net
Latest updates to site
A list of forthcoming workshops, training courses, seminars and conferences.
2 March 2010 - GINA February e-news - Gender Issues Network on Alcohol
23 February 2010 - Alcohol-related Hospital Statistics 2010 - ISD Scotland
Alcohol related parliamentary questions, in the Scottish Parliament, updated to 4 February 2010
29 September 2009 - Total number of alcohol brief interventions delivered in 2008-09 in accordance with the HEAT H4 Alcohol Brief Interventions target - ISD Scotland
23 June 2009 - Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) National Report 2008 - ISD Scotland/Ipsos Mori
31 March 2009 - Alcohol consumption in black and minority ethnic groups and recent immigrants in Scotland: current situation on available information - ISD Scotland
12 February 2009 - Revision of ISD's list of ICD10 codes used for reporting alcohol-related hospital discharges - ISD Scotland
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