Observatoire Francais des drogues et des tendences addictive; 2025 Authors: Carine Mutatayi, Franca Beccaria, Nijole Gostautaite Midttun, Frank Houghton, Hervé Kuendig; Virve Marionneau, Paula Rautoja & Sara Rolando This note highlights the key provisions of these regulations, the convergences and specificities that bring added value to public health, in order to address audiovisual and digital … Read More →
Norman Giesbrecht, Emilene Reisdorfer, Kevin Shield First published: 27 May 2024; https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13881 Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Abstract Issues 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 … Read More →
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 →
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 →
WHO, 2022; A technical report Overview This comprehensive report details the full extent of the way that alcohol is being marketed across national borders – often by digital means – and often regardless of the social, economic or cultural environment in receiving countries. It highlights how increasingly sophisticated advertising and promotion techniques, including linking alcohol … Read More →
Presentation at the conference ‘Digital alcohol marketing in the spotlight’ June 2023, Vilnius Solveig Haukenes Aase, The Norwegian Directorate of Health Back in 1975, the Norwegian parliament was concerned about the increasing alcohol consumption in Norway. As a response, the ban on alcohol advertising was implemented, as one of many measures to address the issue. … Read More →
“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)
Overview This comprehensive report details the full extent of the way that alcohol is being marketed across national borders – often by digital means – and often regardless of the social, economic or cultural environment in receiving countries. It highlights how increasingly sophisticated advertising and promotion techniques, including linking alcohol brands to sports and cultural … Read More →
23 June 2022, | World Health Organization ; Technical document Overview The digital ecosystem for tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food marketing is complex and is changing quickly. Understanding the digital ecosystem is essential to being able to make decisions and advise policy-makers on what is needed to ensure that children are safe and not … Read More →
New report from the World Health Organization The WHO European Region has the highest level of adult alcohol consumption of the six WHO regions. In 2016, the regional average for adults (aged 15 years and older) was 9.8 litres of pure alcohol per capita (comprising 8.0 litres of recorded alcohol and 1.8 litres of unrecorded … Read More →