Your September edition of news, stories and more
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** New poll shows people want action on alcohol harm
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Alcohol harm affects us all - from headaches and poor sleep to liver disease and cancer. The environment in which we live also encourages us to drink more alcohol while failing to tell us the truth about what we're consuming and how this is impacting our health.
Yet we often hear claims that policies to tackle alcohol harm would be unpopular but people are connecting the dots.
New research which we’ve commissioned shows policy action on alcohol is genuinely popular among UK adults, with particular support for increasing alcohol duty. People want to protect the NHS and recognise that addressing alcohol harm is part of the solution, with more than half (52%) of respondents agreeing that increasing alcohol duty until it covers the cost of alcohol-related harm would have a positive impact on the NHS.
The majority of people also support other actions on alcohol harm, including not allowing alcohol marketing in places where it can be seen by significant numbers of children (61%), and compulsory labels on drinks with ingredients and calorie content (59%).
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** On your marks! Alcohol Change UK half marathon runners in the news
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Ahead of the Royal Parks Half Marathon in London this weekend (Sunday, 13 October), the stories of three amazing individuals running on behalf of Alcohol Change UK have been featured in the press.
Gillian, Patrick, and Carl discuss their own unique journeys with alcohol, how they stopped drinking, and the transformative impact this has had on their lives. They explain why they are lacing up their trainers – among our team of 47 runners – to support our work to end alcohol harm.
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Alcohol news
** Switching pints for a smaller measure “could boost the nation’s health”
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A new study has found that beer consumption dropped by around 10% when pubs replaced pint glasses with smaller glasses. The researchers believe that, alongside addressing the affordability and advertising, replacing traditional serving sizes with smaller measures represents an additional intervention that could reduce alcohol harm.
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** Scotland to review alcohol advertising
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The Scottish Government has said it plans to commission Public Health Scotland to carry out a review of the evidence on the range of options to reduce exposure to alcohol marketing. The plans were revealed by health secretary Neil Gray in an update to Holyrood this month, in the wake of what he called a “harrowing” rise in alcohol-related deaths.
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** Heavier drinkers “would cut their consumption” if calorie labels were introduced
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A sizeable proportion of hazardous drinkers indicated that they would change their drinking if mandatory calorie labelling was introduced, including consuming fewer drinks, drinking less often and choosing lower alcohol beverages, according to a newly published study by University College London.
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Get involved
** Make it Orange
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Wear it. Bake it. Run it.
Will you Make it Orange this October? Create your orange-themed activity and raise vital money to help us end alcohol harm!
Bring your creative brilliance to this challenge when thinking about how to get involved. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
* Bake sale (cakes with orange flavour or icing)
* Mocktail party (with special orange mixes/drinks)
* Pumpkin carving
* Collections using our orange buckets
To get involved or for some extra inspiration, get in touch by email here (mailto:
[email protected]?subject=Make%20it%20Orange%202024) .
Ready to get started? Use the link below to sign up.
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** Scotland leads the way with MUP rise
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Minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in Scotland is now set to 65p per unit, ensuring the positive effects of the policy are not lost due to inflation. It’s time for the other UK nations to catch up.
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** “I no longer feel alone in my struggles”
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Owen talks about his work with Recovery Cymru and the big difference that peer support can make in helping people feel less alone in their recovery journeys while being their authentic selves.
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