2026 Royal Society of New Zealand Hayleigh Frost1,2 | Lisa Te Morenga2 | Sally Mackay 3 | Christina McKerchar4 | Emily Cole 1 | Victoria Egli 11 Division of Health, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand | 2 Research Centre for Hauora and Health, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand | 3 School of Population … Read More →
Addiction; Sally Casswell ; First published: 21 February 2024 https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16453 It is disappointing to see the Addiction publication ‘Restricting alcohol marketing to reduce alcohol consumption: A systematic review of the empirical evidence for one of the “best buys”’ reaching a misleading conclusion that evidence does not justify a ban on alcohol marketing as a ‘best buy’ … Read More →
Dong-Hee Ryu & Jeehye Lee (2025) Exposure to Alcohol Advertisements and Adolescent Alcohol Consumption Patterns: Findings from a Nationally Representative Study. Substance Use & Misuse, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2025.2534477 Abstract Objective This study investigates the association between adolescent exposure to alcohol advertisements across various media and their alcohol consumption patterns in South Korea. Methods This study utilized data … Read More →
JAMA Network, 17th July 2025; Yuxiang Tang, MPH1,2; Nan Lei, MPH3; Denghui Hu, PhD4; Kaipeng Liang, MPH1; Yang Liu, PhD1; Tilakavati Karupaiah, PhD5,6; Bridget Kelly, PhD7; Sally Mackay, PhD8; Boyd Swinburn, PhD8; Juan Zhang, PhD1 Key Points Question What is the estimated exposure to televised alcohol advertisements among children and adolescents in Beijing? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 13 864 advertisements, alcohol advertisements on general channels (mean, 19 per day) exceeded regulatory limits (12 … Read More →
Drug and Alcohol Review; Norman Giesbrecht | Emilene Reisdorfer | Kevin Shield; May 2024 AbstractIssues: Advertising and marketing affect alcohol use; however, no single systematic review has covered all aspects of how they affect alcohol use, and how the alcohol industry views alcohol marketing restrictions. Approach: Two systematic reviews of reviews were performed according to … Read More →
Elise Pauzé, Adena Pinto, Monique Potvin Kent in: Alcohol and Alcoholism, 2024, 59(3). AbstractAims: Alcohol marketing is a commercial driver of alcohol use, including among youth. This study sought to quantify and characterize alcohol advertising on broadcast television in Canada.Methods: Open-source television program logs for January to December 2018 submitted to the Canadian Radio-television and … Read More →
Elise Pauzé, Adena Pinto, Monique Potvin Kent Alcohol and Alcoholism, Volume 59, Issue 3, May 2024, agae020, https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agae020 Abstract Aims Alcohol marketing is a commercial driver of alcohol use, including among youth. This study sought to quantify and characterize alcohol advertising on broadcast television in Canada. Methods Open-source television program logs for January to December 2018 submitted to … Read More →
Abstract Background Alcohol use is a serious public health challenge worldwide. Japan has no government regulations or legal penalties against advertising alcoholic beverages on television (TV). Instead, advertisements depend on the Japanese alcohol industry’s self-regulation on airtime (no advertisements from 5 am to 6 pm) and the content of alcoholic beverages, which must not tempt minors. … Read More →
Drug Alcohol Rev. 2023 Nov 7.; Leon Booth 1, Mia Miller 2, Simone Pettigrew 1 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37934620/ Abstract Issues: Young people are particularly impressionable when it comes to forming expectations and attitudes around alcohol consumption. Any stimuli that normalise and foster positive expectations around alcohol use may increase the risk of underage alcohol consumption. Alcohol venues that market themselves as being … Read More →
Alcohol Focus Scotland. Children’s recognition of alcohol marketing. Alcohol market briefing. Glasgow: https://www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/media/62890/Children_s_Recognition_of_Alcohol_Marketing_Briefing.pdf (2015). IntroductionIn the UK, the alcohol industry spends around £800 million annually marketing its products1.There are concerns that the high volume of alcohol promotion in the UK may serve to normalisedrinking, particularly amongst younger viewers. This study has sought to learn whether alcoholmarketing messages … Read More →