with scotland s addiction to alcohol this site requires javascript 
with scotland s addiction to alcohol when july brought the 
there had been 1 190 alcohol related deaths in the 
charity scottish families affected by alcohol and drugs the lack 
surprising given the way that alcohol consumption even excessive consumption 
the political fallout of the alcohol death figures was non 
look too closely at the alcohol issue because it s 
the pandemic the coverage of alcohol was quite light hearted 
had a complex relationship with alcohol on the one hand 
alison douglas chief executive of alcohol focus scotland says this 
to do with the way alcohol has historically been seen 
been driven by commercial interests alcohol is heavily promoted and 
isn t an occasion where alcohol isn t seen as 
reinforce the stigma that surrounds alcohol dependency responsible drinking invites 
the problem scotland faces with alcohol it must be part 
reducing the harmful use of alcohol while that was made 
comprehensive restrictions on exposure to alcohol advertising across multiple types 
the physical availability of retailed alcohol public health minister maree 
todd said the increase in alcohol death figures could largely 
earlier this year finding that alcohol sales fell by close 
of scottish health action on alcohol problems shaap the policy 
government was serious about reducing alcohol related harms it would 
address both the availability of alcohol and the way it 
licences or the amount of alcohol that s sold in 
we control the amount of alcohol available in particular areas 
more likely to die an alcohol related death and four 
physical and psychological dependency to alcohol then you re going 
same time the marketing of alcohol remains an ever present 
of shaap the institute of alcohol studies and alcohol action 
the institute of studies and alcohol action ireland found that 
drinks giant guinness adverts for alcohol appeared once every 12 
between children being exposed to alcohol marketing and going on 
more in adulthood research from alcohol focus scotland also found 
yet developed a dependency on alcohol jardine simpson chief executive 
physical and psychological dependency to alcohol then you re going 
in 100 000 died an alcohol related death in 2020 
to be admitted for an alcohol related condition than those 
in addiction scotland s current alcohol policy making runs the 
update to its drug and alcohol services report published in 
many people misusing drugs and alcohol have not improved over 
whole lot worse we know alcohol and drug use has 
out because of the way alcohol dependency continues to be 
will judge someone with an alcohol problem and think they 
who have a problem with alcohol then of course they 
most developed countries attitude towards alcohol is that it s 
a beneficial social lubricant but alcohol is a toxic substance 
change the scottish attitude towards alcohol you have to change 
also empower people to understand alcohol in a different way 
a different way owning the alcohol death figures in the