SHAAP has published a new edition of its  2013 publication, Alcohol & Cancer Risks: A Guide for Health Professionals. 

SHAAP/SARN have just published  a report of the discussions from our Alcohol Occasional Seminar on 26th June 2014 when Dr Richard Purves from the University of Stirling discussed Alcohol Marketing and young people.

SHAAP has published a report documenting the full proceedings of the historic event in Brussels on 5th September 2014 when the case for Alcohol Minimum Pricing was made by its supporters. This happens as the European Court of Justice considers its response to the attempts of global alcohol producers, fronted by the Scotch Whisky Association to block the implementation of this legislation.

EPHA, the European Public Health Alliance, has published an Open Letter of Support for Scotland's MUP policy to Ministers responsible for Finance and Trade in Europe. This is while the European Court of Justice considers its response to legal challenges set by global alcohol producers, fronted by the Scotch Whisky Association.

SHAAP has submitted the following response to the Scottish Government's Air Weapons & Licensing Bill.

SHAAP has submitted the following response to the House of Lords inquiry into the EU Alcohol Strategy.

Highlights include:

• Licensing: Making the link between availability and harm
• Licensing: Protecting Public Health
• WHO 2014 Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health
• MUP update
• Alcohol-related harm in Glasgow

SHAAP has just published a summary of the discussions of Magda Pieczka's and Emma Wood's AlcoLols project which took place in April this year as part of the SHAAP/SARN ALcohol Occasionals seminar series:

European Health Advocates - Eurocare, EPHA, BMA & SHAAP - make concise case for Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing. Learn more.

Eric Carlin, Director, Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems, said,

“Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems welcomes the decision made by C&C, owners of Tennent’s lager, to leave the Portman Group following claims that it is dominated by the interests of multi-national companies. We regard this as a brave and principled stance and not the first time the company has taken a position that sets it apart from the multi-national producers; C&C remain committed to minimum unit pricing for alcohol in the Scotland and Ireland. We welcome C& C’s continuing support for minimum unit pricing and share the company’s concerns about the growing power of large multi-national drinks companies.