Alcohol consumption is responsible for 3.3 million deaths globally or nearly 6% of all deaths. Alcohol use contributes to both communicable and noncommunicable diseases, as well as violence and injuries. The purpose of this review is to discuss, in the context of the expansion of transnational alcohol corporations and harms associated with alcohol use, policy … Read More →
Authors: Jane Landon, Tim Lobstein, Fiona Godfrey, Paula Johns, Chris Brookes, David Jernigan Title: International codes and agreements to restrict the promotion of harmful products can hold lessons for the control of alcohol marketing Journal: Addiction, 2016, 10.1111/add.13545 Abstract: Background and aims: The 2011 UN Summit on Non-Communicable Disease failed to call for global action on alcohol marketing despite … Read More →
Authors: Mitchell & Casben Title: For Debate – Trade Law and Alcohol Regulation: What Role for a Global Alcohol Marketing Code? Journal: Addiction, 2016, 10.1111/add.13606 Abstract: Background and aims: Following calls for restrictions and bans on alcohol advertising, and in light of the tobacco industry’s challenge to Australia’s tobacco plain packaging measure, a tobacco control measure finding … Read More →
Authors: Gallopel-Morvan,Spilka, Mutatayi, Rigaud, Lecas & Beck Title: France’s Évin Law on the control of alcohol advertising: content, effectiveness and limitations Journal: Addiction, 2016, 10.1111/add.13431. Abstract: Aims: To assess the effectiveness of the 2015 version of the French Évin Law that was implemented in 1991 with the objective of protecting young people from alcohol advertising. Design: Data were … Read More →
Author: Avalon de Bruijn, Carina Ferreira-Borges, Rutger Engels & Megha Bhavsar Title: Monitoring outdoor alcohol advertising in developing countries: Findings of a pilot study in five African countries Journal: African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies 13.1 (2014). Abstract This paper aims to describe alcohol advertising in the public arena of Gambia, Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria and Uganda. Analyses on the … Read More →
