BMJ 2021; 374 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1516 (Published 19 July 2021)Cite this as: BMJ 2021;374:n1516 Emma Feeny, advocacy director1,  Katie Dain, chief executive officer2, Cherian Varghese, cross-cutting lead, NCDs and special initiatives3, George A Atiim, researcher4, Dag Rekve, senior technical officer3, Hebe N Gouda, project officer3 5 Women have traditionally consumed less tobacco and alcohol than men because social and cultural norms have stigmatised their use of these Read More →

July 30, 2021 by Clare Burnett; Brews News.com.au A survey of social media accounts by the Cancer Council has revealed a number of alcohol-related accounts without age gates. The claims highlight the importance for all brewers of any size to be considering age gating and restrictions on not only their websites, but their social media Read More →

Barbieri, S., Feltracco, P., Lucchetta, V., Gaudio, R. M., Tredese, A., Bergamini, M., Vettore, G., Pietrantonio, V., Avato, F. M., Donato, D., Boemo, D. G., Nesoti, M. B., & Snenghi, R. (2018). A social media-based acute alcohol consumption behavior (NekNomination): case series in Italian emergency departments. Interactive Journal of Medicine Research, 7(1), 1-7. 10.2196/ijmr.6573 A Read More →

19th of July by Emma Feeny, Katie Dain, Cherian Varghese, George A Atiim, Dag Rekve & Hebe N Gouda. From BMJ, “Protecting women and girls from tobacco and alcohol promotion”.  Following the trend that sees a change in gender norms, an aggressive industry marketing, and continuing population growth in low-and-middle income countries, what happens is Read More →

Dimova, E. D., & Mitchell, D. (2021). Rapid literature on the impact of health messaging and product information on alcohol labelling. Drugs: Education, prevention and Policy, DOI: 10.1080/09687637.2021.1932754 Since alcohol labelling enables people to make informed decisions about the products they purchase and consume, this new study explores the impact of health messaging and product information Read More →