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 →
The Irish Post BY: Eunan McKinney August 05, 2021 THE Irish and drink: what’s that all about? That was the question posed recently by Joe Horgan in his provocative piece in his regular column. In his piece, Joe considered reasons … 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 →
1st of July, 2021 by Esther Mobley. From San Francisco Chronicle. Mass-market alcohol messaging has always addressed the world along intensely gendered lines, and it’s always been problematic. We all know how its overly simplistic dogma goes: Men drink beer and whiskey; women drink sweet wine and pink drinks. Recently, though, some alcohol companies have … Read More →
Advertisers on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger will no longer be able to market to under 18s based on their interests Social media giant Facebook will impose more control on the types of advertisements young people see on its platforms. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo Josh Taylor and Christopher Knaus Tue 27 Jul 2021 23.28 BST Facebook announced on … Read More →
July 17th, 2021 by Allison Bray. From Independent.ie Diageo is launching new drink under its Rockshore brand: “inspired by the bracing refreshment of the Irish coast and the energy of the Atlantic Ocean”. The drink is a new line of fizzy-infused alcoholic beverage from the makers of Guinness, Smirnoff vodka and Captain Morgan’s rum. It … 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 →
2nd of July, 2021 by Dr. Mary Madden & Jim McCambridge. From Institute of Alcohol Studies. It can sometimes seem to public health interests that they are David, daring to hope to win against the odds, and the corporation is Goliat. Given that the alcohol market is dominated by a small group of large producers, … 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 →