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What UK alcohol tax data tells us about drinking trends since the pandemic

Colin Angus shares insights from a new study on UK alcohol tax data, examining shifts in sales trends since COVID-19. He discusses the surprising divergence between overall consumption and rising alcohol-specific deaths, and what this means for policy.

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Alcohol-specific deaths in England reach a new peak

Colin Angus discusses his latest blog post for the Institute of Alcohol Studies exploring new figures on alcohol-specific deaths in England.

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Latest mortality data from Scotland

Latest mortality data from Scotland

The latest mortality data from Scotland strongly suggests another rise in drug-related deaths in 2023 after a big fall in 2022, an increase in deaths by suicide and little change in alcohol-specific deaths.

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