By National Drug Evidence Centre, University of Manchester (2012)
This report, commissioned by the Department of Health, looks at a pilot project which took a new approach to commissioning and delivering drug and alcohol misuse treatment.
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By Demos (2012)
While the focus of alcohol policy tends to be on tackling public disorder, the worst damage done by hazardous drinking in the UK is in the home. According to the latest figures, more than 2.5 million children in the UK, including 90,000 babies, are living with a parent who is drinking alcohol ‘hazardously’. In this report think-tank Demos considers the impact of parental drinking behaviour on parenting style. Findings suggest that the more a parent drinks, the less likely they are to be a ‘tough love’ parent. This report argues for targeted information awareness campaigns aimed at parents to help them consider their parenting style and the impact of alcohol on parenting ability.
Kim, AE. et al. Journal of Pediatrics, 2013, 131(1): 1-10
The objective of this study was to examine the potential impact of banning tobacco displays and ads at the point of sale (POS) on youth outcomes.
By The Rand Corporation (2012)
The overall aim of the work presented in this report was to use novel approaches to measure alcohol advertisement exposure among young people in Europe through audiovisual and online media.
By World Health Organisation (2012)
This action plan outlines a range of evidence-based policy options to reduce the harmful use of alcohol. It is closely linked to 10 action areas of the global strategy to reduce harmful use of alcohol adopted by the World Health Assembly in May 2010.
By Alcohol Concern (2012)
Alcohol Concern and Balance, the North East Alcohol Office, collaborated to consult 1,000 young people aged 16-24 years across the UK about what defines and influences their age group’s relationship to alcohol. Price and promotion are identified as important influences on ‘binge’ drinking in the UK.
By the Adam Smith Research Trust (2012)
This report assesses the Sheffield alcohol policy model which forms the basis for the minimum alcohol pricing policy. It highlights a number of limitations and concerns around the model.
By NICE (October 2012)
This briefing summarises NICE’s recommendations for local authorities and their partner organisations on how to reduce the harm caused by alcohol. It supports local government in its public health role, including its leadership of health and wellbeing boards. The briefing also supports local authorities in their duty to commission alcohol misuse prevention and treatment interventions.
By National Treatment Agency for Substance Abuse (2012)
The NTA recently published a report analysing drug trends data for adult drug treatment. The report reflects long-term drug use and addiction trends amongst adults in England and shows that prospects for people starting treatment today are better than ever.
By The Information Centre (October 2012)
This report includes information on the number of people setting a quit date and the number who successfully quit at the 4 week follow-up. It also presents in depth analyses of the key measures of the service including pregnant women, breakdowns by ethnic group, socio-economic classification as well as by intervention type and setting and type of pharmacotherapy received and regional analyses at SHA and PCT levels.