@alcoholfocus.bsky.social
Scotland's national charity working to prevent and reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
Website: https://www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/
Alcohol Free Childhood Campaign: https://www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/Alcohol-Free-Childhood/
@alcoholfocus.bsky.socialWe're marking Scotland's first ever #AlcoholActionDay on the 12 November!
Sign up to our mailing list to join our calls for action. ✒️
@ias.org.ukReposted by @alcoholfocus.bsky.social🌈🏳️⚧️ Participants Needed: Have your say on alcohol marketing and LGBTQ+ communities! We are recruiting LGBTQ+ participants to take part in a focus group exploring perceptions of alcohol marketing targeted at LGBTQ+ communities. The study will involve: [1/3]
@ias.org.ukReposted by @alcoholfocus.bsky.socialIn the US, Mars has pulled Pop-Tarts BuzzBallz cocktails from shelves just a month after launch, after public health concerns over their appeal to children. The company said it "regrets the partnership" and won't link Pop-Tarts to alcohol brands again.
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@drinkingstudies.bsky.socialReposted by @alcoholfocus.bsky.social'Alcohol advertising puts people at risk of relapse say members of recovery community - New Report' | @alcoholfocus.bsky.social www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/news/al...
@alcoholfocus.bsky.socialIt's #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth
Alcohol causes 1 in 8 breast cancers in Scotland among women aged 35-64
Yet only 3% of alcohol products carry a health warning label. We think that should change.
Read more about our calls on alcohol labelling 🔽
@londonglobalcancer.bsky.socialReposted by @alcoholfocus.bsky.socialJoin @wcrf.org International at #LondonGlobalCancerWeek for an online webinar exploring how cancer warning labels can raise awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer.
Hear practical lessons from the UK, Ireland & South Korea.
📅 2 Nov | 🕥 10:30am GMT
Register now.
@shaapalcohol.bsky.socialReposted by @alcoholfocus.bsky.socialCurious about why alcohol policy looks the way it does? A free 4 week course from the University of Stirling starts on 19 October: health harms, marketing, pricing and availability & the WHO SAFER framework. Led by researchers including Prof Niamh Fitzgerald and Nathan Critchlow Sign up below👇️
@alcoholfocus.bsky.socialScotland's first #AlcoholActionDay takes place on 12 November
The theme is 'Support'. 🤝
Sign up to join us and take action on our website 🔽
@sarg-scharr.bsky.socialReposted by @alcoholfocus.bsky.social🎙️SARG’s @abi-stevely.bsky.social joins @addiction-ssa.org’s Addiction Audio podcast to discuss our recent research on the price of alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks – and what the findings could mean for alcohol pricing policy.
🎧 Listen at: shows.acast.com/addiction-au...
@ias.org.ukReposted by @alcoholfocus.bsky.social"Do we want to tolerate future generations being sold something that is addictive and known to be lethal?"
Ailsa Rutter, Director of of @freshsmokefree.bsky.social & @balancene.bsky.social, talks the Tobacco and Vapes Act on the Alcohol Alert podcast.
@alcoholfocus.bsky.social**AFS Vacancy** Deadline 6 October
Senior Policy Coordinator
We are seeking a skilled policy professional to join our passionate team.
Find out more and apply 🔽
@shaapalcohol.bsky.socialReposted by @alcoholfocus.bsky.socialRegistration closes soon for our next Alcohol Occasional on Monday 5 October with @sarnalcohol.bsky.social. Prof Niamh Fitzgerald presents findings from the ELEPHANT study, with time for questions and discussion. Free to attend, open to anyone working on or interested in alcohol policy ⬇️
@alcoholfocus.bsky.social**AFS Vacancy**
Senior Policy Coordinator
We are seeking a skilled policy professional to join our passionate team.
Find out more and apply 🔽
@alcoholfocus.bsky.socialWelcome news from Wales today on minimum unit pricing.
The Scottish Government now needs to build on the success of the policy by introducing automatic uprating of #MUP so that it changes with inflation and remains effective.
@shaapalcohol.bsky.socialReposted by @alcoholfocus.bsky.social"I saw how the police and medical personnel treated my brother and cousin – just because they are addicted or unhoused" Pepa Lubojacki's film If Pigeons Turned to Gold tackles the stigma around alcohol addiction. Stigma is a barrier to care here in Scotland too. More in the Guardian 👇️
@ias.org.ukReposted by @alcoholfocus.bsky.social"I think we still haven't done enough to really reach the population in terms of the scales of harm of alcohol."
Ailsa Rutter, Director of @freshsmokefree.bsky.social & @balancene.bsky.social, on the rarity of hard-hitting health campaigns.
Alcohol Alert podcast 🎧: www.ias.org.uk/podcast/the-...
@ias.org.ukReposted by @alcoholfocus.bsky.social“Citizens' juries do not just measure opinions. They allow us to see how views change when people have time to discuss, question and learn.”
New blog: when citizens had time together to review evidence & debate, support for pricing measures rose from 52% to 82%.
@shaapalcohol.bsky.socialReposted by @alcoholfocus.bsky.socialPrevention & public sector reform were central to the Programme for Government, but alcohol harm was notably absent. With an Alcohol Harm Prevention plan expected soon, our Chair @alastairmacg.bsky.social considers what the Scottish Government could & should do on alcohol to deliver on its ambitions
@alcoholfocus.bsky.socialWe've just published our eFocus newsletter for September 2026!
Check it out for the latest news, policy updates, reseearch and events in the alcohol sector.
Don't miss news of Scotland's first ever #AlcoholActionDay
@alcoholfocus.bsky.socialToday, we publish a new report on the views of people in recovery on #AlcoholMarketing restrictions
They say that alcohol advertising puts them at risk of relapse and strongly support a range of potential restrictions.
