Alcohol Concern

Dry January ‘leads to long-term cut in alcohol consumption’

17-Nov-2014 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Alcohol Concern has revealed new research showing its Dry January challenge leads to a long-term cut in consumption for participants.

Alcohol stats that don't add up

05-Nov-2014 By Paul Chase

Guess-timates made by Alcohol Concern are not truthful.

Just how impartial is Alcohol Concern?

04-Nov-2014 By Robyn Black

Alcohol Concern has been vocal in its praise for new £3 wonder drug, nalmefene (also known as Selincro) by Lundbeck, which could be used to treat people with “mild” drinking problems on the NHS.

Alcohol Concern is simply concerned with the wrong thing

03-Jul-2013 By Robyn Black

So, in the same month that kids TV shows were slammed for giving fathers a bad name (website Netmums said most portrayed dads as lazy or stupid) and Disney came under fire for pushing more sexy princesses to young girls (its newest character Merida appears...

Alcohol Concern advertising report dismissed as 'seriously flawed'

12-Jun-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

The body that represents UK advertisers has slammed Alcohol Concern’s latest report on alcohol advertising as “seriously flawed”.

Cheap alcohol and promotions encourage binge drinking, says Alcohol Concern research

20-Nov-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Low-cost alcohol and the way it is promoted encourages young people to binge drink, according to a new study from health campaign groups Alcohol Concern and Balance.

Alcohol Concern launches alcohol charter

15-Nov-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Alcohol Concern, the influential health campaign group, has called on politicians to commit to a charter overcoming alcohol harm.

Chickens are roosting for Alcohol Concern

03-Nov-2011 By Paul Chase

I had a distinct sense of chickens coming home to roost when I heard that Alcohol Concern had lost its annual funding from the Department of Health.

Alcohol Concern likely to scale back activity

03-Nov-2011 By John Harrington

Alcohol Concern, the influential health campaign group that’s broadly viewed as anti-industry, looks likely to scale down its activities after the Government withdrew its funding for the body.

Off licences: our common enemy?

14-Sep-2011 By Phil Mellows

Grocock and Shenker. It doesn’t sound nice, but it’s true. The respective chief executives of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) and Alcohol Concern have chummed up.

Alcohol Concern praises pubs

06-Sep-2011 By Michelle Perrett

The chief executive of Alcohol Concern Don Shenker has praised pubs for improving community life.

Diageo: Irresponsible for being responsible?

13-Jun-2011 By Mark Daniels

It's as if the health groups refuse to believe that the drinks industry might actually have good intentions at heart, says Mark Daniels.

Charity: restrict alcohol displays in stores

01-Mar-2011 By John Harrington

Alcohol Concern has called for a ban on supermarket alcohol sales near everyday items such as milk and bread. A survey across one day in Cardiff by...

A cause for Concern: desperately seeking better alcohol services

16-Feb-2011 By Phil Mellows

Phil Mellows considers the proposals by Alcohol Concern to place alcohol specialists in every hospital.

Call to ban alcohol advertising rubbished

19-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

Calls to impose heavy restrictions on alcohol advertising would lead to job losses while failing to tackle underage drinking, according to industry...