Factsheets

Factsheet: Advertising alcohol

Factsheet: Advertising alcohol

January 2004

The advertising of alcohol is an important and contentious issue which provokes much debate between the drinks industry on one side and organisations with public health concerns on the other.

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Factsheet: Alcohol and crime

Factsheet: Alcohol and crime

September 2004

Looks at the prevalence of alcohol-related crime and the nature of the relationship between excess drinking and crime - particularly violent crime.

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Factsheet: Alcohol and mental health

Factsheet: Alcohol and mental health

September 2002

Summarises research on the nature and scale of the problem of co-existent mental health and alcohol problems from the alcohol perspective.

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Factsheet: Alcohol, crime and disorder in the night-time economy

Factsheet: Alcohol, crime and disorder in the night-time economy

September 2010

The rapid expansion in recent years of the night-time economy (NTE) - now an important part of the leisure, tourism and service industries - raises serious crime and public health concerns.

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Factsheet: Drinking patterns

Factsheet: Drinking patterns

January 2009

This Alcohol Concern factsheet looks at the history of the UK's drinking culture and outlines some of the consequences of heavy and inappropriate drinking.

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Factsheet: Grasping the nettle: alcohol and domestic violence

Factsheet: Grasping the nettle: alcohol and domestic violence

June 2010

A completely revised edition of this factsheet provides an updated overview of the research on the association between alcohol and domestic violence, and examines the implications for policy and practice

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Factsheet: Men and alcohol

Factsheet: Men and alcohol

July 2008

This factsheet covers various aspects of men's drinking including drinking habits, risk factors and social and health effects of excess drinking.

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Factsheet: Mortality and alcohol

Factsheet: Mortality and alcohol

June 2003

This factsheet looks at figures for alcohol-related deaths and patterns of mortality across sexes and different ages.

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Factsheet: Putting brief interventions into practice

Factsheet: Putting brief interventions into practice

June 2006

Despite the evidence of the effectiveness of brief interventions, implementation of brief intervention programmes in primary care remains the exception rather than the rule.

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Factsheet: Tackling alcohol misuse in prison: a window of opportunity or a lost opportunity

Factsheet: Tackling alcohol misuse in prison: a window of opportunity or a lost opportunity

March 2007

This factsheet looks at the scale of alcohol misuse among prisoners, provides evidence of the effectiveness of interventions and outlines the current strategy for addressing alcohol problems in the prison population.

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Factsheet: The impact of alcohol on health

Factsheet: The impact of alcohol on health

December 2010

Alcohol misuse is a major cause of illness, injury and death. The World Health Organisation has identified alcohol as the third largest risk factor to health in developed countries.

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Factsheet: Women and alcohol - a cause for concern

Factsheet: Women and alcohol - a cause for concern?

December 2008

This factsheet examines how much women are drinking, recent trends in women's drinking and focuses on the key issues relating to women's drinking.

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Factsheet: Young people and alcohol

Factsheet: Young people and alcohol

January 2011

This factsheet looks at the existing evidence on young people's drinking, showing the prevalence of drinking and highlighting alcohol-related problems that are specific to young people.

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