Emeka W. Dumbil; International Journal of Drug Policy 127 (2024) 104384 Abstract Introduction: The global alcohol industry sponsors social/music events targeting young people; however, existing literature focuses on Westernised contexts. Given the decline in young people’s drinking in many Western countries, it appears that multinational alcohol companies are importing the strategies they have used in Read More →

Hendriks, H., Wilsen, D., van Dalen, W., & Gebhardt, W. A. (2020). Picture me drinking: alcohol-related posts by Instagram influencers popular among adolescents and young Frontiers in Psychology, 22(10), 1-9. 10.3389./fpsyg.2019.02991 Research has shown that young people post a lot of alcohol-related posts (i.e., alcoholposts) on social media and these posts have been shown to Read More →

Recruiting the “Heavy-Using Loyalists of Tomorrow”: An Analysis of the Aims, Effects and Mechanisms of Alcohol Advertising, Based on Advertising Industry Evaluations Abstract: Restricting alcohol advertising and marketing is a cost-effective intervention for reducing alcohol harms. However, the alcohol industry maintains that advertising does not affect consumption, claiming that its purpose is to help consumers Read More →

Sept. 2007; British Medical Association; Alcohol Health Alliance Alcohol consumption in the UK has increased rapidly in recent years, not just among young people, but across society. The population is drinking in increasingly harmful ways and the result is a plethora of avoidable medical, psychological and social harm, damaged lives and early deaths. As consumption Read More →

Author: Katherine Brown Title: Association Between Alcohol Sports Sponsorship and Consumption: A Systematic Review Journal: Alcohol and Alcoholism, 2016, 1–9 doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agw006 Abstract Aim: Concerns have been raised about the impact of alcohol sports sponsorship on harmful consumption, with some countries banning this practice or considering a ban. We review evidence on the relationship between exposure to alcohol sports sponsorship Read More →

Author: Sarah P. Roberts, Michael B. Siegel, William DeJong, Timothy S. Naimi, and David H. Jernigan Title:Brand Preferences of Underage Drinkers Who Report Alcohol-Related Fights and Injuries Journal: Substance Use & Misuse 2015 50:5 , 619-929 Abstract Background: A significant body of research has demonstrated an association between adolescent alcohol consumption and subsequent fights and injuries. To Read More →

Author: DL Borzekowski, CS Ross, DH Jernigan, W DeJong, M. Siegel Title: Patterns of media use and alcohol brand consumption among underage drinking youth in the United States. Journal: J Health Commun. 2015;20(3):314-20. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2014.965370. Epub 2015 Jan 28. Abstract This study investigated whether underage drinkers with varied media use patterns differentially consume popular brands of Read More →

Author: Olivia Belt, Korene Stamatakos, Amanda J. Ayers1 Victoria A. Fryer, David H. Jernigan and Michael Siegel Title: Vested interests in addiction research and policy. Alcohol brand sponsorship of events, organizations and causes in the United States, 2010–2013 Journal: Addiction, 109: 1977–1985. doi: 10.1111/add.12727 Abstract Background and Aims: There has been insufficient research attention to the alcohol industry’s Read More →