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Can you name the famous men pictured above who succeeded without alcohol? Alcohol harm to men is nothing new but it can be reduced with better policies and understanding Have you got any good examples we have missed? Let us know. … [Read more...] about Quiz: Can you name the famous men who didn’t drink?

The Trump administration has stopped funding to at least 34 alcohol research projects awarded $31m, with 58% still to be paid out, according to statistics collated by Alcohol Review (table below). Around three-quarters involve studies of sexual and gender minorities, or SGMs. The study losing the … [Read more...] about US alcohol research funding cuts itemised

by Matt Field Consider someone addicted to alcohol, drugs, or a behaviour like gambling. Why do they continue, even when they say they want to stop? It’s a question that highlights a fundamental disconnect: the gap between intention and action. This apparent contradiction aligns with clinical … [Read more...] about Guest post: Addiction isn’t just about brain chemistry, nor is it just bad choices

The US alcohol industry restarted from ruins in 1933 after 14 years of Prohibition, with the shattered reputation of its product being its biggest challenge. Yet by the end of WW2 alcohol had regained respectability. Cultural historian Professor Lisa Jacobson explains how, drawing on her new book … [Read more...] about Interview: Making alcohol okay again — rehabilitating alcohol after Prohibition