The Euro 2020 organiser will not say if footballers can give secular reasons for withholding their apparent endorsement for a beer brand in press conferences. The freedom was clearly given to religious believers last week after Paul Pogba (pictured), a Muslim, publicly set aside a bottle of … [Read more...] about Euro beer placement rules unclear for non-religious
Visualising alcohol’s calories
One way to visualise alcohol calories is to see it has has roughly the same amount as oil 5-9cal/ml. So 500ml of 5% lager alcohol contributes roughly the same as 25ml of oil, ~200 calories. And in a 75ml bottle of, say, 12% wine alcohol contribute about as much as 90ml of oil, 700 calories. This … [Read more...] about Visualising alcohol’s calories
Recovery Channel Podcast: interview
On a virtual trip to San Antonio, Texas recording a chat about alcohol's lack of utility, national drinking patterns, Dry January, the stress of political division and the merits of podcasting while standing. ■ … [Read more...] about Recovery Channel Podcast: interview
Brits drank less alcohol in early pandemic
Brits overall drank less alcohol than usual in the first few months of the pandemic last year, despite scenes of frenzied panic buying. There was a fall of around 10% in England and Wales and 5% in Scotland in the second quarter of 2020, according to figures published by Public Health Scotland … [Read more...] about Brits drank less alcohol in early pandemic
UPDATED: UK lockdown alcohol volume estimates disagree
A UK alcohol industry trade body says beer and wine sales measured in litres both fell in the covid-19 lockdown, apparently contradicting a health analyst's findings. Beer sales fell 10% by volume in the year to October 2020 and the volume of wine sold fell by 5% in the same period, says the Wine … [Read more...] about UPDATED: UK lockdown alcohol volume estimates disagree
Mental illness and substance use: the two often go hand in hand so why is it so difficult to get help?
by Simon Bratt, Staffordshire University Sam Wordley In the UK it’s estimated that 86% of people who access treatment for alcohol use experience mental health problems. Similarly, 70% of people in treatment for drug dependency also have a mental illness. For those people that report coexisting … [Read more...] about Mental illness and substance use: the two often go hand in hand so why is it so difficult to get help?