Jones, D., Moodie, C., Purves, R. I., Fitzgerald, N., Crockett, R. (2021). Health information, messaging and warnings on alcohol packaging: a focus group study with young adult drinkers in Scotland. Addiction Research and Theory, 29(6), 469-478. doing.org/20.2080/16066359.2021.1884229 Abstract Introduction Alcohol packaging can communicate alcohol-related health information, messaging and warnings. However, there is a dearth of Read More →

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 →

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 →

Barlow, P., 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. Lancet Global Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00570-2 Background Accelerating progress to implement effective alcohol policies is necessary to achieve multiple targets within the WHO global strategy Read More →

Purves, R. (2014). “What are you meant to do when you see it everywhere?” Young people, alcohol packaging and digital media. 10.13140/2.1.5041.6966 Background and aims The consumption of alcohol plays an important part in the way in which people create desired identities and live their social lives. Through marketing practices, alcohol brands have become embedded Read More →

Dimova, E. D., & Mitchell, D. (2021). Rapid literature on the impact of health messaging and product information on alcohol labelling. Drugs: Education, prevention and Policy, DOI: 10.1080/09687637.2021.1932754 ABSTRACT Background and aim: Alcohol labelling enables people to make informed decisions about the prod- ucts they purchase and consume. This rapid review explores the impact of health Read More →

        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 →

The European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 27, No. 4, 699–704  The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckw263 Advance Access published on 16 February 2017 …………………………………………………………………………………………… The effectiveness of current French health warnings displayed on alcohol advertisements and alcoholic beverages Gloria Read More →

Authors: Al-Hamdani M, Smith S. Title: Alcohol warning label perceptions: Emerging evidence for alcohol policy. Journal: Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2015 Oct 3;106(6):e395-400. doi: 10.17269/cjph.106.5116. Abstract: Objectives: Patterns of alcohol and cigarette use and abuse can be considered parallels due to their similar social, biological and epidemiological implications. Therefore, the cross-fertilization of policy research, including Read More →

Author: Jose M. Martin-Moreno, Meggan E. Harris, Joao Breda, Lars Møller, Jose L. Alfonso-Sanchez and Lydia Gorgojo Title: Enhanced labelling on alcoholic drinks: reviewing the evidence to guide alcohol policy Journal: Eur J Public Health (2013) 23 (6): 1082-1087. Abstract Background: Consumer and public health organizations have called for better labelling on alcoholic drinks. However, there is a Read More →