Publications
SHAAP publications
All SHAAP publications can be downloaded here. For printed copies, please contact SHAAP.Publications by other organisations
Model-based appraisal of alcohol minimum pricing and off-licensed trade discount bans in Scotland
ScHARR, University of Sheffield, September 2009.
Research commissioned by the Scottish Government to estimate the impact of a range of minimum prices and a discount ban on levels of the alcohol-related harm in Scotland.
Under the Influence – the damaging effect of alcohol marketing on young people
BMA published report, September 2009, examining the damaging effect of alcohol marketing on young people. It aims to identify effective ways of protecting young people from the influence of alcohol promotion and marketing, thereby redressing the excessively pro-alcohol social norms to which they are exposed. Download the full report from the BMA website.
Alcohol attributable mortality and morbidity for Scotland: alcohol population attributable fractions for Scotland, June 2009
This study carried out by ISD Scotland is the first of its kind to calculate the alcohol population attributable fractions for Scotland. Population attributable fractions estimate the proportion of the total disease burden – chronic, acute and injuries - that is due to alcohol consumption. The study finds that 1 in 20 deaths in Scotland in 2003 were attributable to alcohol, twice as many as previously reported. For further information and to download the report, go to the ISD website.
A major study conducted by the University of Sheffield for the Department of Health in England examining the potential effects of different pricing policies on patterns of alcohol consumption and the resulting impact on the nation’s health, crime, absenteeism in the workplace and unemployment. The report’s findings show that policies which lead to price increases reduce alcohol consumption and can have significant effects on reducing alcohol-related harm. Available to download from the DH’s website.