Policy
Africa Policy Day 2022
SA Drug Policy Week is the premier drug policy event in Africa – but due to COVID-19, the 2020 Policy Week and 2021 Policy Week have not occurred.
While there have been numerous webinars and virtual events, none has filled the South African Drug Policy Week agenda. An expanded African Policy Week is planned for late 2022, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event may need to be postponed again.
Variations in risks from smoking between high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries
Tobacco use is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, over 20 different types or subtypes of cancer, and many other health conditions 1. In this study, the researchers explored the variation in risk from current...
Alcohol and the Environment
The Institute of Alcohol Studies presents Seminar Two in its four-part series on alcohol and sustainability. Seminar Two looks at the impact the production, packaging and distribution of alcohol has on both the local and global environment...
Alcohol industry sustainability commitments
The Institute of Alcohol Studies presents Seminar Three in its four-part series on alcohol and sustainability. Seminar Three explores the voluntary commitments on sustainability made by alcohol producers, examining pledges in the wider...
Marketing and Consumption of No and Low Alcohol Drinks in the UK
With NoLo products increasing in popularity among producers and customers, a new report looks at how these drinks are marketed in the UK and how and why consumers drink them. Using interviews with drinkers and non-drinkers, as well as...
How can the illicit drug control field inform the tobacco endgame?
This seminar will discuss ways the illicit drug control field can inform the tobacco endgame.
Tackling drug dependence and improving delivery of services - assessing the independent review of drugs and the UK Government’s Strategy
This conference will examine policy priorities for tackling drug dependence and is a timely opportunity to discuss the long-term strategy that the UK Government unveiled in early December.
Alcohol industry sustainability commitments - Sustainability series seminar 3
The third seminar in the Institute of Alcohol Studies sustainability series will explore the voluntary commitments on sustainability made by alcohol producers, examining pledges in the wider context of industry corporate social responsibility.
Alcohol Consumption from a Social and Economic Perspective: A Review Study
BACKGROUND Alcohol abuse and addiction are a widespread problem that leads to a serious collision and pose a serious threat to individuals as well as to society as a whole. In addition to the health aspect of alcohol consumption, social and...
The 24th International AIDS Conference
The 24th International AIDS Conference will take place 29th July- 2nd of August.
Taking place in person in Montreal, Canada, as well as virtually, AIDS 2022 will call on the world to come together to re-engage and follow the science.
It will define future research agendas, shift latest evidence to action, and chart a new consensus on overcoming the HIV epidemic as a threat to public health and individual well-being.