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Sheffield Addictions Research Group is part of the Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research (SCHARR) at the University of Sheffield.
🎙️SARG’s @abi-stevely.bsky.social joins @addiction-ssa.org’s Addiction Audio podcast to discuss our recent research on the price of alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks – and what the findings could mean for alcohol pricing policy. 🎧 Listen at: shows.acast.com/addiction-au... #AlcoholPolicy
New on the SARG website: This 12-month project, funded by @ukri.org, is Phase One of a Gambling Harms Research and Innovation Partnership (GHRIP), focused on improving gambling harm support, treatment and recovery across the UK. #GamblingHarms
A Co-produced Research Partnership to Transform the UK Gambling Harm Support and Recovery System - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
This 12-month project will bring together researchers, clinicians, third-sector organisations and people with lived experience to identify research priorities and develop a proposal for a four-year pr...
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SARG's @soc-researcher.bsky.social is joining @peterrice.bsky.social of @ias.org.uk to co-lead a session at the Portorož Youth Health Forum 2026 next week. Their session will examine young people’s changing relationship with alcohol and approaches to reducing alcohol-related harm. #PublicHealth
SARG and IAS partner to lead session at Portorož Youth Health Forum 2026 - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
Dr Laura Fenton, Research Fellow at the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG), and Dr Peter Rice, Chair of the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) and President of Eurocare, will co-lead an intera...
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New on the SARG Blog 📢 @charlierosehead.bsky.social explores how wastewater testing could help us better understand tobacco and nicotine use, and how it could complement synthetic population modelling. @lhgp.bsky.social #PublicHealth #AddictionResearch #WastewaterEpidemiology
From sewage to statistics: What wastewater testing could add to population modelling - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
In this blog post, Charlotte Head explores how wastewater testing could provide new insights into tobacco and nicotine use at a population level. She explains how wastewater-based epidemiology works, ...
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Relative to overall inflation, some of the food and drink categories that saw big price increases in 2022/23 (hello butter) have started to come back down slightly. Alcohol, meanwhile, remains cheaper in real terms now than in January 2021 and prices have effectively fallen throughout 2026.
Are shoppers paying a premium for 0% beer? While no/lo beer is 19% cheaper on the shelf, shoppers pay 7% more at the checkout. Our infographic explains why, and why it matters. New research led by @abi-stevely.bsky.social Read the full paper doi.org/10.1111/add.... #PublicHealth #AlcoholPolicy
Our new paper published in Addiction examines the price of alcohol-free and low-alcohol (no/lo) drinks in Great Britain. While no/lo beers are cheaper than standard beers on the shelf, consumers pay more on average because they are less likely to be sold in larger multipacks. @addiction-ssa.org
The higher cost of a healthier option: SARG study lifts the lid on why no/lo alcohol beer drinkers feel out of pocket - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
People buying alcohol-free and low-alcohol beers pay more for choosing a healthier option, according to new research by the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG).
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New on the SARG website: G-PULSE is a 12-month @ukri.org funded project which aims to build the partnerships, data resources and methodologies required to design a world-leading gambling prevention policy model. @sheffielduni.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk @thekingsfund.bsky.social #GamblingHarm
Gambling harm prevention modelling - partnership building for Policy Understanding of Long-term health, inequality, Social & Economic outcomes (G-PULSE) - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
G-PULSE is a 12-month UKRI-funded project which aims to build the partnerships, data resources and methodologies required to design a world-leading gambling prevention policy model.
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Can Andy Burnham save Britain's pubs? In a new post for the SARG Blog, @victimofmaths.bsky.social examines the long-term decline of British pubs, the policies that have sought to support them, and what the latest proposals could mean for the economy and public health. #PublicHealth #AlcoholPolicy
Can Andy Burnham save Britain’s pubs? - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
In this blog post, Colin Angus examines Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s proposed business rate cuts for pubs, clubs and live music venues. He explores how long-term drinking trends and off-trade pricing...
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New on the SARG Blog! @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded PhD student Sophie Bright shares findings from a new systematic review exploring how structural discrimination can shape alcohol consumption and related harms. #AlcoholResearch #PublicHealth
Structural discrimination, drinking and alcohol-related harms: what does the evidence tell us? - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
Sophie Bright shares findings from a new systematic review exploring how structural discrimination can shape alcohol consumption and related harms. Her research examines how overarching societal, inst...
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New paper klaxon: Our analysis of reformulation (when alcohol producers change the strength of their products) in the British alcohol market 2018-2025 has just been published in @apsad-dar.bsky.social. I think some of our findings are pretty striking... doi.org/10.1111/dar....
Do you work in an alcohol treatment or recovery service? There's still time to complete our survey on alcohol-free drinks advice before it closes next week. Take part here: sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/survey #AlcoholRecovery
SARG - SCHARR@sarg-scharr.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe're looking for people who work in alcohol treatment or recovery services to complete a survey on what advice is given to service users about alcohol-free drinks: sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/survey Please share to help us reach as many people as possible! #AlcoholRecovery #MentalHealth
A new @ias.org.uk blog post by SARG PhD student Oscar Rousham discusses findings from a study using GB household purchasing data to explore no/lo drinks. It examines purchasing patterns, who buys these products, and implications for alcohol harm reduction and policy. www.ias.org.uk/2026/06/18/n...
Interested in a fully funded @ukri.org PhD in gambling harms research? Watch our pre-application webinar and Q&A recording to hear more from programme co-leads @shwardle.bsky.social, @jholmessheff.bsky.social & @simondymond.bsky.social 🎥 sites.google.com/sheffield.ac... #GamblingHarms #PhD
In a new blog post for the @ias.org.uk, SARG’s Lucy Burke shares insights from her PhD research exploring how why we drink alcohol influences our likelihood of choosing no/lo alternatives: www.ias.org.uk/2026/06/09/w... #PublicHealth #AlcoholResearch
📢 We’re recruiting a Research Assistant to join SARG on a @wellcometrust.bsky.social -funded project led by @ambercopeland.bsky.social exploring how contextual factors influence alcohol consumption. 📍 Full-time (hybrid), Sheffield ⏳ Apply by 29 June tinyurl.com/sarg-ra #AcademicSky #PublicHealth
We're looking for people who work in alcohol treatment or recovery services to complete a survey on what advice is given to service users about alcohol-free drinks: sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/survey Please share to help us reach as many people as possible! #AlcoholRecovery #MentalHealth
Interested in a fully funded PhD in gambling harms? The @ukri.org Gambling Harms Research UK Evidence Centre is recruiting six four-year PhD studentships across @glasgow.ac.uk, @sheffielduni.bsky.social and @swanseauni.bsky.social. More at tinyurl.com/ghrukphd #PhD #AcademicSky #PublicHealth
New research by SARG and @tcrgbath.bsky.social shows a tobacco company levy could cut smoking deaths, reduce hospital admissions, and raise billions in tax revenue. Read more: sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/news-media/t... @drduncgillespie.bsky.social #PublicHealth #TobaccoControl
SARG Research Fellow @abi-stevely.bsky.social was recently interviewed on the @nihrsphr.bsky.social 'Researchers in the making' podcast to discuss research into no/lo drinks, youth drinking trends, and their own academic career pathway. Listen at open.spotify.com/episode/3BA9... #PublicHealth
The May 2026 issue of the STAR Project newsletter is out! tinyurl.com/3w6jy7dy Inside: An intro from @drduncgillespie.bsky.social, updates from our teams in Doncaster, London and Newcastle, a downloadable research poster on youth vaping and local policy, and lots more. #YouthVoice #PublicHealth
📣New research from SARG and @stir.ac.uk. We recently published a briefing note exploring the views of people with experience of alcohol dependence and financial hardship on alcohol pricing policies and other measures they recommend to tackle alcohol-related harms. #AlcoholPolicy #LivedExperience
What do people with experience of alcohol dependence think about alcohol pricing policy? - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
This blog post shares findings from a new study exploring the views of people with experience of alcohol dependence on alcohol pricing policies and other measures they recommend to tackle alcohol-rela...
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We're delighted to be taking a lead role in the new Gambling Harms Research UK (GHR-UK) Evidence Centre, the UK's largest independent gambling harms research initiative, supported by @ukri.org. Find out more on the SARG website: sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/news-media/s... #GamblingResearch
SARG researchers lead UK's biggest effort to tackle gambling harms - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
A major new national effort to tackle gambling harms and shape future policy, prevention and treatment across the UK is being led by researchers from the Sheffield Addictions Research Group.
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📢 New SARG paper! The latest paper from Lucy Burke's PhD explores motivations for consuming alcohol-free and low-alcohol (no/lo) drinks and whether these help explain sociodemographic differences in use. #AlcoholResearch #PublicHealth
Do the Reasons People Drink Alcohol Aid Our Understanding of Sociodemographic Differences in Alcohol‐Free and Low‐Alcohol Consumption? A Path Analysis on a Cross‐Sectional Study of Adult Alcohol Drinkers in Great Britain
Introduction In the UK, consumption of alcohol-free (< 0.05% ABV) and low-alcohol (≤ 1.2% ABV; NoLo) drinks is more prevalent among heavier drinkers and socially advantaged groups. If heavier drinke...
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Story from the BBC here reporting the results of our new study, just published in BMJ Public Health, looking at changes in criminal offences and ambulance callouts when Aberdeen extended late-night opening hours for pubs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/4/2/...
Longer pub hours bring 'more crime and ambulance call-outs'
Researchers say there was a rise in alcohol-related ambulance calls when Aberdeen's pubs opened to 03:00.
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In our latest blog, Dr Damon Morris shows why not all alcohol spending is equal. ➡️ Cut off-trade alcohol → £2.5bn added to GVA ➡️ Improve public health Time to rethink the “economy vs health” narrative. @sarg-scharr.bsky.social @damonm1989.bsky.social www.ias.org.uk/2026/04/28/t...
The alcohol paradox: why cutting supermarket sales would grow the economy - Institute of Alcohol Studies
Cutting alcohol consumption isn’t bad for the economy - especially when it comes to supermarket sales. New research shows shifting spending away from off-trade alcohol could boost growth, jobs, and pu...
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Our latest study, commissioned by @alcoholchangeuk.bsky.social and conducted in partnership with @ucl.ac.uk, explores adults' attitudes towards adolescent consumption of no/lo drinks, alongside young people’s patterns, motivations and experiences of consuming alcohol and no/los. #PublicHealth
New SARG study finds young people are three times more likely to start with alcohol than no/lo alternatives - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
New research from the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) and University College London (UCL) has found that young people aged 16-25 in Great Britain are three times more likely to start drinki...
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Next week SARG researchers and PhD students will be heading to the UKSBM Annual Scientific Meeting here in #Sheffield to present their work on alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks, agent-based modelling, systems mapping and food insecurity. Read our news story to find out more 👇 #UKSBM2026
SARG to showcase latest public health research at UKSBM Annual Scientific Meeting - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
Members of the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) will join researchers from across the country to present work on alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks, agent-based modelling, systems mapping a...
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We're delighted that SARG's @jholmessheff.bsky.social and @victimofmaths.bsky.social are joining the @ias.org.uk Expert Advisory Panel. Over the next three years, they will provide independent advice on a wide range of topics related to alcohol policy. Read our news story to find out more 👇
SARG professors appointed to Institute of Alcohol Studies Expert Advisory Panel - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
The Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) is pleased to announce that Professor John Holmes and Professor Colin Angus have joined the Expert Advisory Panel for the Institute of Alcohol Studies (I...
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📢 New SARG paper! Led by @zoelclarke.bsky.social this study used household purchasing data to examine who buys no/lo drinks. It found that households from higher social grades who purchase more alcohol are most likely to buy no/lo products regularly. #AlcoholPolicy #PublicHealth
What Are the Characteristics of Households That Purchase Alcohol‐Free and Low‐Alcohol Drinks in Great Britain in 2018 and 2021?
Introduction The increasing popularity of alcohol-free and low-alcohol (NoLo) drinks could reduce alcohol-related harm if those at greatest risk replace their standard alcoholic drinks with these pr...
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