In this latest episode of ScHARR’s Communicable Research podcast Andy Tattersall is joined by Dr Laura Fenton, Professor John Holmes and Dr Abigail Stevely from the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group. In this podcast we’re talking about the topic of alcohol consumption and its decline among young people.

A ScHARR led report funded by the Wellcome Trust from 2018 that was co-authored by Professor Holmes found that young people in England are drinking less. They looked at evidence from multiple surveys that showed a consistent pattern over 10-15 years of reduced participation in drinking, reduced consumption levels among drinkers, reduced prevalence of drunkenness and less positive attitudes towards alcohol.

Alcohol Policy research at ScHARR

Wellcome report - Youth Drinking in Decline

Youth Drinking in Decline on Twitter

Dr Laura Fenton

Professor John Holmes

Dr Abigail Stevely 

Music credit

airtone (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.⁠⁠⁠ ⁠http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/59721⁠