Woman’s era; by Himshikha Shukla; May 13, 2023 It was recently revealed that Instagram and Facebook have begun displaying ads targeting young people with high risks of becoming addicted to alcohol, gambling, and junk food. Activists have already launched a program to protect teens and young adults from digital marketing that can cause irreparable damage … Read More →
Soberzine, The online magazine celebrating sobriety by Mark Holmes | Dec 4, 2021 | News, Research In this shocking video excerpt, bestselling author and influential advertising expert Jean Kilbourne explains how alcohol advertising directly targets minors. “They have to, the younger people are when they start drinking, the greater the risk of addiction. If you start drinking when you’re fifteen, you’re … Read More →
The Journal, Friday 12 May 2023 Alcohol Action Ireland believe that the adverts breach the Public Health Alcohol Act which bans certain types of alcohol advertising. ALCOHOL ACTION IRELAND has recommended that the government ban big alcohol brands from “brand sharing”, something which allows zero alcohol beers to use the same branding as their alcoholic … Read More →
WHO, 2022 This comprehensive report details the full extent of the way that alcohol is being marketed across national borders – often by digital means – and often regardless of the social, economic or cultural environment in receiving countries. It highlights how increasingly sophisticated advertising and promotion techniques, including linking alcohol brands to sports and … Read More →
GEMMA MITCHELL, PH.D.,a,* & JIM MCCAMBRIDGE, PH.D.aDepartment of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS / JANUARY 2023 Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the extent and nature of email interactions between National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) leaders and the … Read More →
28 April 2023; Cancer Council Australia Cancer Council joins community organisations calling for government-led regulation of alcohol marketing in Australia that protects our kids and community, as the alcohol industry today releases its revised Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code (ABAC). The ABAC Scheme is an oversight scheme created by the alcohol industry for the alcohol industry, allowing … Read More →
Niamk. K. Shortt (a); Sarah J. Rhynas (b) Aisha Holloway (b); Elsevier, Health & Place; Volume 47, September 2017, Pages 147-155 a. Centre of Research on Environment, Society and Health, School of GeoSciences, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 9XP, United Kingdom b. Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science, The University of Edinburgh, EH8 … Read More →
Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education (FARE); May 2023 Advertising for products that cause substantial harm should be required to follow Government-led rules that protect our children, families and broader community. For over 20 years, the alcohol industry has largely set its own rules for advertising through the Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code (ABAC) Scheme. The … Read More →
2023, by Ted Alcorn Excess drinking is one of the most common preventable causes of global mortality, implicated in more than three million deaths each year. It’s also one of the most neglected. That’s due, in large part, to the efforts of alcohol industry, which is dominated by a small group of firms that generate more than $1.5 … Read More →
Alcohol Action Ireland, March 2023 You’d be forgiven for thinking that we were well on our way to becoming a nation of teetotalers, such is the vociferous marketing of zero alcohol drinks – products that only make up 1.5% of the Irish drinks market. Exponential growth in zero-alcohol products is something that is currently being … Read More →