The Baltics: Benchmarking alcohol control reform for the European Union and surrounding countries

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Addiction, editorial; Jürgen Rehm, Daniela Correia, Shannon Lange, Laura Miščikienė, Mindaugas Štelemėkas First published: 12 April 2026 ; https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70437   Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Between 2000 and 2022, Lithuania, Estonia and, to a lesser degree, Latvia have implemented 16 major alcohol policies reducing availability and increasing alcohol excise taxes (for an overview: Rehm et al.) [1]. These policies were shown to … Read More →

The implementation of full alcohol marketing bans was associated with reduced risky drinking behaviours among adolescents in Lithuania

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BMJ Public Health, Vol. 4, Issue 2; April 2026;  Daniela Correia, Jakob Manthey, Anastasia Månsson, Peter Allebeck, Ludwig Kraus and Jürgen Rehm Abstract Introduction Alcohol consumption is a leading cause of premature mortality in Europe, with adolescents particularly vulnerable to marketing influences. While alcohol marketing bans are considered a WHO ‘best buy’, evidence of their effectiveness remains limited. Lithuania’s … Read More →

Why alcohol marketing regulation matters

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“This fact sheet describes the many forms of alcohol marketing, how they affect consumption and heavy consumption, how they can be effectively regulated and enforced, and why they need to be implemented.” Find more from PAHO, Pan American Health Organization (December 2022)

Regulation of Alcohol Marketing in Europe

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ELSA project; overview on the existing regulations on advertising and marketing of alcohol The ELSA project (2005-2007) of STAP (National Foundation for Alcohol Prevention in the Netherlands) includes representatives from 24 European countries. The objective of ELSA is to assess and report on the enforcement of national laws and self-regulation on the advertising and marketing … Read More →

An Analysis of How Lobbying by the Alcohol Industry Has Eroded the French Évin Law Since 1991

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Millot, A., Maani, N., Knai, C., Petticrew, M., Guillou-Landréat, M., & Gallopel-Morvan, K. (2022). An Analysis of How Lobbying by the Alcohol Industry Has Eroded the French Évin Law Since 1991. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 83(1). https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2022.83.37 Objective: The French Évin Law was passed in 1991 to prohibit alcohol advertising in media … Read More →

Shining a light on international alcohol industry lobbying (2022)

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Arguing against alcohol policy is big business. In a new analysis published in The Lancet Global Health, Pepita Barlow and colleagues reveal the global scale of alcohol industry attempts to disrupt national public health policies, deploying arguments—many employing motifs used for decades to fight tobacco control—in high-level World Trade Organization (WTO) discussions. The authors found … Read More →

Industry influence over global alcohol policies via the World Trade Organization: a qualitative analysis of discussions on alcohol health warning labelling, 2010–19 (2022)

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DPhill, P. B., Gleeson, D., O’Brien, P., Labonte, R. (2022). Industry influence over global alcohol policies via the World Trade Organization: a qualitative analysis of discussions on alcohol health warning labelling, 2010–19. Global Health, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00570-2  Summary Background Accelerating progress to implement effective alcohol policies is necessary to achieve multiple targets within the WHO global … Read More →

Potential financial impact on television networks of a ban on alcohol advertising during sports broadcasts in Australia (2022)

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Martino, F., Ananthapavan, J., Moodie, M., & Sacks, G. (2022). Potential financial impact on television networks of a ban on alcohol advertising during sports broadcasts in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13223 Objective: This study aimed to assess the potential financial impacts on Australian television networks of a ban on alcohol … Read More →

Karen McBride-Henry, Si Man Lui, Lisa Woods, Tara Nikki Officer; Consumer alcohol exposure in supermarkets: legislatively adherent, but a societal problem (2020)

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McBride-Henry_et_al-2020-Australian_and_New_Zealand_Journal_of_Public_Health McBride-Henry_et_al-2020- Objective: The Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 came into force to promote the safe and responsible sale, supply, and consumption of alcohol in New Zealand. The Act was intended to minimise harm caused by excessive consumption of alcohol and reduce exposure to alcohol promotion. This study assessed supermarket adherence to sections … Read More →

Awareness of alcohol as a risk factor for cancer is associated with public support for alcohol policies (2018)

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        BMC Public Health 2018 18:688 Sarah Bates, John Holmes, Lucy Gavens, Elena Gomes de Matos, Jessica Li, Bernadette Ward, Lucie Hooper, Simon Dixon and Penny Buykx ©  The Author(s). 2018 Email authorView ORCID ID profile https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5581-8 Open Peer Review reports Abstract Background Globally, alcohol is causally related to 2.5 million deaths per year and 12.5% of these are due to cancer. Previous research has indicated … Read More →