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** Listening to publicans’ views on alcohol-free drinks
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Alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks are more popular than ever, but what do the people running pubs think about them?

We commissioned Opinion Research Services to conduct in-depth interviews with eleven Welsh publicans and bar managers to give us a better understanding of the potential role alcohol-free drinks can play in pubs. The aim of this kind of qualitative research with a small sample was not to get big numbers we can crunch and extrapolate percentages from but to properly understand how people are thinking, feeling, and behaving. What the interviewees told us was genuinely interesting, and not quite what we expected.
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** Alcohol-related hospital admissions cost NHS England £2.2 billion
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In 2020-21, alcohol-related hospital admissions have been calculated to have cost the NHS £2.2 billion. The data has been released by the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. In 2021-22 there were 948,000 hospital admissions where the primary reason for the admission or a secondary diagnosis was linked to alcohol.
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** More alcohol-free drinks in pubs “could lower alcohol consumption”
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A study carried out by Bristol City Council and the Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group of the University of Bristol has found that, when alcohol-free (AF) options were available in pubs, venues sold fewer alcoholic drinks but maintained their revenue intake. The researchers conclude that, as well as having a potential positive impact on public health by encouraging consumers to switch to AF alternatives, making more AF drinks available may also be acceptable to businesses given there was no evidence found of any adverse impact on their overall takings.
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** Spring Challenge
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Join the Spring Challenge to support Alcohol Change UK during Sober Spring (20 March to 20 June 2024). There are lots of different ways to get involved and your challenge can be done any time across the three-month period.
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** Rasselbock Marathon and Half Marathon
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Join us on 21 July 2024 for the inaugural Rasselbock Marathon and Half Marathon and take on the inspiring route around the stunning Sherwood Pines Forest in Nottinghamshire. Rasselbock Running aims to create fun and interactive events for people of any fitness level and age and the Marathon/Half Marathon are no exception.
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** Inaugural lecture on addressing intimate partner violence
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The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience is hosting a free event to welcome Gail Gilchrist as Professor in Addictions Healthcare Research at King’s College London at which she’ll be presenting her inaugural lecture on ‘New understanding and approaches to addressing intimate partner violence in the context of substance use’.
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** Top tips on navigating a family gathering alcohol-free
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If you are trying to cut back on or cut out alcohol but come from a family with a heavy drinking culture, navigating family events alcohol-free can be really challenging.
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** Samantha’s story: Alcohol, my family and me
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In 2018, Samantha lost her mum to liver disease due to alcohol dependency. She shares how her relationship with alcohol developed as she grew up, and where it is now.

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