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Working to reduce the harm from alcohol: to health, to families and to society.
North East England
Joined January 2011
“I’m much less anxious.” Viki from Newcastle says cutting out alcohol has hugely boosted her mental and physical health. It's vital we can support people without the temptation of alcohol promotion everywhere. Read Viki's story here🔽.
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RT @AlcoholFocus: Ireland should proceed with alcohol product labelling as planned. We look forward to the introduction of mandatory health….
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3/3 We thank @grahamemorris for his focus on this vital issue. He joins us, alongside alcohol and cancer charities, in calling for a new strategy to tackle the affordability, availability & promotion of alcohol. The Government must act now. #ReduceAlcoholHarm
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2/3 “We can no longer sit back while hospital admissions and deaths are rising.” – Grahame Morris Labour MP, Easington. #TimeForAction 🔽.
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1/3 Alcohol causes cancer. In last week’s Westminster debate, MPs from the NE and across the UK raised serious concerns about alcohol’s link to cancer and rising harm.
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RT @AlcoholFocus: New report on #CardiovascularDisease by @TheKingsFund recommends bolder national action on major risk factors such as smo….
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RT @AlcoholFocus: "If we want to tackle problems of people in low income situations, generally making alcohol cheaper isn’t necessarily the….
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2/2 Campaigns such as our award winning ‘Alcohol is Toxic’ campaign, which sets out stark evidence around the direct link between alcohol & at least 7 types of cancer. #TimeForAction
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1/2 Our Blueprint to #ReduceAlcoholHarm calls for bold national action. We’re urging the Government to run campaigns that raise awareness of the risks of alcohol – including its link to cancer. The public deserves to know that #AlcoholisToxic
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RT @AlcoholIreland: Alcohol and tobacco industry playbooks are deeply intertwined. Threats and overblown claims of devastation are par for….
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RT @AlcoholIreland: Any delay of alcohol labelling has consequences, not least the 4,000 people who will receive a cancer diagnosis caused….
alcoholireland.ie
Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Tuesday 15 July 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, notes the article in today Irish Times (https://ww...
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RT @SHAAPAlcohol: Great piece by @SheilaGilheany on mandatory alcohol labelling in Ireland and the industry's influence in postponing its i….
www.irishexaminer.com
Alcohol Action Ireland chief says the powerful drink industry lobby has frustrated plans to put health warnings on its products
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8 in 10 people in the NE see alcohol as a big problem – regionally and nationally. Our 2024/25 annual report highlights Balance’s busiest year yet: raising awareness and campaigning for action to reduce alcohol harm. #ReduceAlcoholHarm #TimeForAction
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RT @AlcoholFocus: "Overall, the operation and effect of minimum unit pricing has been broadly positive.". The Welsh Minister for Mental Hea….
www.southwalesargus.co.uk
The effect of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Wales has been broadly positive,
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RT @SHAAPAlcohol: 🗣️"People have the right to know about the risk associated with alcohol consumption and cancer" . @Miles4Lothian, Co-Conv….
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RT @InstAlcStud: Do we know if the decline in youth drinking follows through into people's 20s?. Learn all you need to know about the decli….
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2/2 8/10 of people in the NE think that alcohol is a big problem regionally & nationally. We need an evidence-based national alcohol strategy, built around measures which are known to reduce alcohol harms. Read our Blueprint to #ReduceAlcoholHarm here 🔽.
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