Scotland & Alcohol
Reducing alcohol harm while protecting hospitality is possible, new research suggests
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Letter of the Day 📨
![MSPs on a Holyrood committee have been urged to increase the minimum unit price (MUP) on alcohol to 65p.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17824258.jpg)
![MSPs on a Holyrood committee have been urged to increase the minimum unit price (MUP) on alcohol to 65p.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17824258.jpg)
![Sober And Curious alcohol-free wine tasting in Edinburgh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17838080.jpg)
![Sober And Curious alcohol-free wine tasting in Edinburgh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17838080.jpg)
![Catriona Stewart's father died of alcohol abuse but his life - and death - were never spoken about](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17845725.jpg)
![Catriona Stewart's father died of alcohol abuse but his life - and death - were never spoken about](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17845725.jpg)
![Glasgow Sheriff Court is hosts one of Scotland's alcohol courts](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17362099.jpg)
![Glasgow Sheriff Court is hosts one of Scotland's alcohol courts](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17362099.jpg)
Exclusive
![John Gillespie is one of the resident's of Glasgow's Managed Alcohol Programme](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17834094.jpg)
![John Gillespie is one of the resident's of Glasgow's Managed Alcohol Programme](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17834094.jpg)
Exclusive
![Empty alcohol bottles after a Scottish football match](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17834582.jpg)
![Empty alcohol bottles after a Scottish football match](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17834582.jpg)
SCOTLAND & ALCOHOL
![Experts say that tackling Scotland's alcohol harms will require action on affordability, availability, and marketing – not just minimum unit pricing](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17833198.jpg)
![Experts say that tackling Scotland's alcohol harms will require action on affordability, availability, and marketing – not just minimum unit pricing](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17833198.jpg)
SPECIAL REPORT
![Stromness in Orkney was once 'dry' but the community did not react well to a hotel turning alcohol-free](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17833189.jpg)
![Stromness in Orkney was once 'dry' but the community did not react well to a hotel turning alcohol-free](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17833189.jpg)
SCOTLAND & ALCOHOL
![Fraternity parties are loud, chaotic scenes where alcohol and underage drinking reign supreme.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17819211.jpg)
![Fraternity parties are loud, chaotic scenes where alcohol and underage drinking reign supreme.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17819211.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
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Scotland & Alcohol
![Annemarie Ward of FAVOR (Faces and Voices of Recovery)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17833175.jpg)
![Annemarie Ward of FAVOR (Faces and Voices of Recovery)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17833175.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
![An employee arranges bottles of sparkling wine at a supermarket in Moscow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17834405.jpg)
![An employee arranges bottles of sparkling wine at a supermarket in Moscow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17834405.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
![Lobbying: Scotch whisky prepares for a change at the top](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17834743.jpg)
![Lobbying: Scotch whisky prepares for a change at the top](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17834743.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
![Herald journalist Vicky Allan with her friend Vroni Holzmann, left](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17827283.jpg)
![Herald journalist Vicky Allan with her friend Vroni Holzmann, left](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17827283.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
![Naica Illies says Germany's relaxed alcohol laws 'have not caused her harm'.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17790035.jpg)
![Naica Illies says Germany's relaxed alcohol laws 'have not caused her harm'.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17790035.jpg)
SCOTLAND & ALCOHOL
![David McColgan, 38, is among a growing number of adults in Scotland who are giving up alcohol by choice, and crediting the rise of zero-alcohol beers for making it easier](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17827277.jpg)
![David McColgan, 38, is among a growing number of adults in Scotland who are giving up alcohol by choice, and crediting the rise of zero-alcohol beers for making it easier](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17827277.jpg)
CASE STUDY
![Adam Dempsey at Max Kolbe outdoor event, from The Ripple Effect by Anna Deacon and Vicky Allan](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17822693.jpg)
![Adam Dempsey at Max Kolbe outdoor event, from The Ripple Effect by Anna Deacon and Vicky Allan](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17822693.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
![A server balances beers at Germany's Oktoberfest. Beer is an important part of the country's culture](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17827269.jpg)
![A server balances beers at Germany's Oktoberfest. Beer is an important part of the country's culture](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17827269.jpg)
SCOTLAND & ALCOHOL
![Kevin McKenna at Buckfast Abbey](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17818561.jpg)
![Kevin McKenna at Buckfast Abbey](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17818561.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
![Minimum Unit Pricing captures the SNP’s deep loathing for Scotland’s working class communities](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17824258.jpg)
![Minimum Unit Pricing captures the SNP’s deep loathing for Scotland’s working class communities](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17824258.jpg)
DEBATE
![Mary Glasgow, Chief Executive of Children 1st](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17827290.jpg)
![Mary Glasgow, Chief Executive of Children 1st](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17827290.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
![Dougal Sharp, Innis & Gunn](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17820054.jpg)
![Dougal Sharp, Innis & Gunn](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17820054.jpg)
SCOTLAND & ALCOHOL
![Simon Erlanger of Isle of Harris Distillers](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17822717.jpg)
![Simon Erlanger of Isle of Harris Distillers](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17822717.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
![Minimum Unit Pricing risks inflicting pain for only theoretical gains](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17822712.jpg)
![Minimum Unit Pricing risks inflicting pain for only theoretical gains](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17822712.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
!['You are noticing the transformation of The Macallan estate – there’s lots of different things that are happening up there'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17822649.jpg)
!['You are noticing the transformation of The Macallan estate – there’s lots of different things that are happening up there'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17822649.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
![MUP is aimed at those who drink at hazardous levels, says Rebecca](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17177950.jpg)
![MUP is aimed at those who drink at hazardous levels, says Rebecca](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17177950.jpg)
DEBATE
![Kevin McKenna and his friend, Thomas Lenaghan at Lauders in Glasgow city centre](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17822705.jpg)
![Kevin McKenna and his friend, Thomas Lenaghan at Lauders in Glasgow city centre](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17822705.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
![The alcohol industry is promoting new products aimed at the young](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17827005.jpg)
![The alcohol industry is promoting new products aimed at the young](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17827005.jpg)
![Theatres make money from drink sales](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16998729.jpg)
![Theatres make money from drink sales](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16998729.jpg)
![Monica Lennon with a picture of her dad, Gerry Ward](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17816900.jpg)
![Monica Lennon with a picture of her dad, Gerry Ward](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17816900.jpg)
![Liam Mehigan, operations director for Abbeycare, said its residential rehab in Erskine is seeing an increase in publicly-funded referrals for treatment. However, a recent PHS evaluation found that, nationally, beds have increased by just 32 since 2021](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17818563.jpg)
![Liam Mehigan, operations director for Abbeycare, said its residential rehab in Erskine is seeing an increase in publicly-funded referrals for treatment. However, a recent PHS evaluation found that, nationally, beds have increased by just 32 since 2021](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17818563.jpg)
SPECIAL REPORT
![Rod Anderson, now a recovery coach, has been sober for more than a decade after hitting 'rock bottom' due to alcoholism](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17818559.jpg)
![Rod Anderson, now a recovery coach, has been sober for more than a decade after hitting 'rock bottom' due to alcoholism](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17818559.jpg)
CASE STUDY
![The King's Theatre in Glasgow, where comedian Adam Kay had an unwelcome dressing room guest](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17818569.jpg)
![The King's Theatre in Glasgow, where comedian Adam Kay had an unwelcome dressing room guest](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17818569.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
!['I came to realise that embracing a power beyond myself was not merely appealing but essential'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17818573.jpg)
!['I came to realise that embracing a power beyond myself was not merely appealing but essential'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17818573.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
![SNP call on Chancellor to create no-VAT 'mini enterprise zones' to help pubs and bars](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17818493.jpg)
![SNP call on Chancellor to create no-VAT 'mini enterprise zones' to help pubs and bars](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17818493.jpg)
Exclusive
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![Find every article from our Scotland & Alcohol series](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17813954.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
!['I’m not ashamed to say the central purpose of our whisky business is joy'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17813747.jpg)
!['I’m not ashamed to say the central purpose of our whisky business is joy'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17813747.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
![Christina McKelvie has spoken of the challenges of her new role tackling Scotland's alcohol misuse issues](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17813749.jpg)
![Christina McKelvie has spoken of the challenges of her new role tackling Scotland's alcohol misuse issues](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17813749.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
![What we drink, where we drink, how much we drink - and why. Scotland's drinking habits have changed dramatically in recent decades](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17813735.jpg)
![What we drink, where we drink, how much we drink - and why. Scotland's drinking habits have changed dramatically in recent decades](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17813735.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
![The availability of alcohol and attitudes towards its consumption have transformed in Scotland over the past 70 years](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17813744.jpg)
![The availability of alcohol and attitudes towards its consumption have transformed in Scotland over the past 70 years](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17813744.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
![Alcohol consumption in Scotland, and the rest of Britain, has soared in recent decades while falling on the Continent](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17813917.jpg)
![Alcohol consumption in Scotland, and the rest of Britain, has soared in recent decades while falling on the Continent](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17813917.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
!['Join us for drinks and fun': the mantra of my university days, and beyond](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17813738.jpg)
!['Join us for drinks and fun': the mantra of my university days, and beyond](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17813738.jpg)
FIRST PERSON
![A new five-day series launching on Monday will delve into Scotland's complicated and changing relationship with alcohol](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17804896.jpg)
![A new five-day series launching on Monday will delve into Scotland's complicated and changing relationship with alcohol](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17804896.jpg)
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