About Us » Alcohol Focus Scotland

Alcohol Focus Scotland is the national voluntary organisation for alcohol issues. We are working to improve the quality of people's lives by changing Scotland's drinking culture. We want to see a Scotland where:

  • moderate, responsible drinking is the norm, and drunkenness is socially unacceptable
  • fewer children have to live with the harmful effects of adult drinking and fewer families break up due to alcohol
  • our villages, towns and cities are free from alcohol fuelled violence and disorder and people who do have a problem with alcohol can get help quickly and effectively
  • all alcohol producers and retailers take their legal and social responsibilities seriously and significantly fewer Scottish lives are lost to alcohol

We work to achieve change by:

  • providing information and advice on safe drinking
  • training volunteers to become alcohol counsellors in their local communities
  • working with employers on how to encourage and support their staff to drink responsibly
  • providing training to professionals working with people with alcohol problems
  • working with alcohol manufacturers and retailers to encourage them to make, advertise, and sell alcohol responsibly
  • providing training to licensees, managers and bar staff in all aspects of responsible selling
  • working with, and advising, the Scottish Executive on public information campaigns, legislation and policy

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Alcohol Focus Scotland - Scottish Charity Number SCO 09538