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Ailar Hashemzadeh | August 2023 | 8 minutes
Alcohol Change UK welcomes the inclusion of alcohol as a key risk factor and determinant of health in the Department for Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) interim report for its Major Conditions Strategy but is calling for it to go further.
July 2023 | 11 minutes
During Alcohol Awareness Week Alcohol Change UK met with MPs in Westminster to talk about the true cost of alcohol, from health and relationship difficulties to problems with family and finances.
Dr Richard Piper | July 2023 | 11 minutes
Alcohol Change UK wants to see a Britain with alcohol but without serious alcohol harm.
June 2023 | 11 minutes
A new survey, commissioned by charity Alcohol Change UK, shows the average drinker in the UK spends around £62,899 on alcohol over the course of a lifetime.
June 2023 | 8 minutes
Alcohol Change UK responds to the publication of the final evaluation of Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland.
May 2023 | 9 minutes
Alcohol Change UK responds to the Public Accounts Committee Report into alcohol treatment services.
March 2023 | 8 minutes
Alcohol Change UK warmly welcomes measures announced in today's budget statement by Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the rise in alcohol duty.
January 2023 | 10 minutes
The complexities around problem drinking need to be better understood and addressed, as figures show 10% rise in those needing alcohol treatment.
December 2022 | 17 minutes
New research1 by Alcohol Change UK, the charity behind Dry January®, shows that almost 9 million people in the UK are planning to have a month off drinking in January 2023.
December 2022 | 11 minutes
A lot has been happening with alcohol duty recently and, as things move fast in the world of policy, we have written this update to explain the latest changes.
December 2022 | 8 minutes
Dr Richard Piper, Chief Executive of Alcohol Change UK, is calling on the government to reconsider its decision urgently to freeze alcohol duty and instead to increase it in line with inflation to save lives.
October 2022 | 7 minutes
Responding to today's announcement on alcohol duty from the Chancellor, Dr Richard Piper, Chief Executive at Alcohol Change UK, said:
