Content analysis finds CSR effectiveness is illusory Alcohol industry corporate social responsibility (CSR) schemes strengthen their own commercial interests while failing to meaningfully reduce harmful alcohol use, according to a new report released today. Published in the BMJ Open, the study of industry CSR actions across six global regions found that almost all of them … Read More →
Adnews 15 October 2018 0 Comments Big names in sport are calling for alcohol advertising to be banned in sport following research that revealed 365 booze ads aired during the NRL grand final. Authorities in sport are calling on the government to ban alcohol ads in Australian sport with launch of the End … Read More →
10/10/2018 The Public Health Alcohol Bill has passed through the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) this evening. It will lead to stricter rules on how alcohol is sold in Ireland. This is the first piece of legislation which addresses alcohol as a public health matter. It means that alcohol products will now include health warnings including the … Read More →
Kerry Cullinan HEALTH-E NEWS October 8, 2018 News Many South Africans sniff disapprovingly about narcotics while throwing back litres of alcohol – the most abused drug in the country. But global support for restricting alcohol use is growing, and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) intends to push for a ban on liquor advertising. Professor … Read More →
Drug and Alcohol Dependence Available online 4 October 2018 Proportion of alcohol-related twitter posts are associated with drinking outcomes. Implications for how Twitter data can be used for surveillance and intervention. Introduction Despite the importance of social networking sites on young adult alcohol use, few studies have examined Twitter as a conduit for sharing drinking … Read More →
NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE PUBLISHED: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2018 AT 12:30 AM DUBLIN — Ireland will impose tobacco-style health warning labels on alcohol as part of a sweeping package of restrictions intended to tackle what a World Health Organization survey ranks as one of the world’s worst rates of binge drinking. A bill that … Read More →
The Sydney Morning Herald By Rebecca Ivers and Debbie Scott 30 September 2018 The grand final weekend is on us. The delights of elite level sport competing at the highest level, men and women showcasing their skills on the footy field, and the passion and pain for the winners and losers. And, the injuries. … Read More →
The Scotsman Tuesday 25 September 2018 Leading health campaigners seek enlightened alcohol policies to restrict marketing and manage availability, writes Sarah Devine Government intervention and regulation is key to reducing the harmful effects of alcohol, says a leading health campaigner. Dr Eric Carlin, director of Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP), has warned that further … Read More →
September 2018 “Mom, Dad! Can I get the funny vodka?”This is a phrase no parent is ready to hear from their six-year-old. Yet Emodka seems made to elicit exactly that query. Emodka is an imported French vodka sold in rubber-ducky-colored bottles with the goofy text message icons printed on them. In … Read More →
September 16, 2018 Australasian Leisure Management Marketing / Sport / Venues / Wellness Citing evidence that exposure to alcohol advertising encourages young people to drinking from an earlier age, a campaign to end alcohol advertising in sport is set to launch in Melbourne next month. Promoted by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE), … Read More →
