Scotland's national charity working to prevent and reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
Scotland
Joined October 2009
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Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
"The whole policy package around reducing harm is so important because there isn't just one intervention that is going to solve everything overnight."
IAS Chief Executive Dr Katherine Severi joins Dr @jamesmorris24 on the most recent episode of @AlcoholPodcast...
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
Live or work in Perth and Kinross? Join us for an update on 18 months of work with Perth and Kinross ADP shaping a more recovery-oriented approach, built with 300+ community voices. Wed 28 Oct, 2-3pm, online, free: eventbrite.co.uk/e/200025690… #PerthAndKinross
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
Two weeks to go: our free online info session on the Scottish Recovery College, Wed 30 Sept, 10:30am. Hear how the pilot went and what's next if you want to get involved: eventbrite.co.uk/e/199975734… #RecoveryCollege #LivedExperience
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
"Different Groups Experience Alcohol Differently..." | Listen UP Episode 7 - Marc Buchanan - Listen Now!
If events centre around alcohol, plan your way to stay sober and included — set meet points, allies, and exits. Marc Buchanan of @AlcoholFocus explains, in Ep 7.
EPISODE 7 - LISTEN NOW - lk2.app/luep7
#harmreduction #listenuppodcast
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
People Make Recovery filled Glasgow Green last Saturday. Great to see Freed Up, With You and the wider recovery community out in force, hosted by @GlasgowCityADP Our Natalie was at the SRC stall all afternoon. Have your say: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/K6WPN8H #PeopleMakeRecovery
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
"It's An Illness. It's Not A Choice..." | Listen UP Episode 9 - Gayle Brannigan - Out Now!
See addiction as illness, not a choice - so you can find empathy and support meaningful recovery. Gayle Brannigan, CEO of @SMFC_CF, explains, in Listen UP Episode 9.
EPISODE 9 - LISTEN NOW - lk2.app/luep9
#addictionrecovery #listenuppodcast
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
Women affected by alcohol and drug harm face overlapping barriers, rarely in isolation. Argyll and Bute ADP and SRC are running a new online series exploring these challenges. Register: SupportingWomenArgyllBute.ev… #SupportingWomen
@argyllandbute @ArgyllADP @abc_OCTF @abhscpco
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
Today is FASD Day. Keep an eye out for posts from FASD Network UK. Let's unite to raise awareness about the impact of alcohol exposure on unborn babies and support everyone to have the best start in life. #FASD FASDGrowsUp
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
62% of publicans say alcohol sold in supermarkets & off-licences is too cheap. 1/4 say it's one of their three biggest business challenges.
Shifting alcohol sales from cheap off-trade shops back to the on-trade could benefit both pubs & public health.
🔗 ias.org.uk/report/behind-the…
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
"Solutions designed with them, not for them." SRC's CEO Tracey McFall responds to Scotland's Programme for Government. Treatment saves lives, recovery rebuilds them. Read more: ow.ly/2P6w50ZKtYM
#ProgrammeForGovernment #ScottishRecovery
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
Publicans are even more supportive of MUP in England than the public at large. Minimum unit pricing could narrow the price gap between cheap off-trade alcohol and what pubs can charge.
Read the report: ias.org.uk/report/behind-the…
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
"We have the right to, and probably the duty to, call out unethical business practices which harm the health of our local populations."
🎧 Peter Roderick, ADPH spokesperson on CDoH & City of York Director of Public Health, on the Alcohol Alert podcast: ias.org.uk/podcast/power-pol…
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
"Minimum Unit Price Saves Lives..." | Listen UP Episode 7 - Marc Buchanan - Listen Now!
How pricing shifts can mean safer communities to recover in. Marc Buchanan of @AlcoholFocus explains, in Episode 7 of Listen UP.
EPISODE 7 - LISTEN NOW - lk2.app/luep7
#minimumunitpricing #harmreduction #listenuppodcast
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
62% of publicans say alcohol sold from supermarkets and off-licences (the ‘off-trade’) is too cheap. 60% want government to close the price gap with pubs.
Find out more: ias.org.uk/report/behind-the…
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
Recovery Month starts today. Building Recovery, Inspiring Hope Together. 💙 Have your say on Scotland's Recovery Walk: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/K6WPN8H
#RecoveryMonth #HaveYourSay
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
“When people are left out of the data, services are not designed for them.”
🖊️Dr Vera Buss, UCL & @BehaviourRes_UK: people experiencing homelessness are often missing from datasets informing policy, despite high alcohol harm levels & barriers to support.
ias.org.uk/2026/09/01/beyond…
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
What do publicans really think about alcohol policy?
A new IAS and Balance report w/ 200 publicans challenges the assumption that the pub sector is opposed to measures such as minimum unit pricing and stronger drink-driving laws.
Find out more: ias.org.uk/report/behind-the…
Alcohol Focus Scotland retweeted
"Scotland Harm Reduction Measures Include..." | Listen UP Episode 7 - Marc Buchanan - Now Live!
Uncover the specifics of store design that supports recovery for calmer, more controlled shopping in Listen UP Episode 7, with guest Marc Buchanan of @AlcoholFocus
EPISODE 7 - LISTEN NOW - lk2.app/luep7
#addictionrecovery #listenuppodcast