Kenney, L. J., Cukier, S., Khoury, L., & Steeves, D. (2021). ‘You drink at home so you can go to work safely’: a case study exploring alcohol marketing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drug and Alcohol Review, 1-4. 10.1111/dar.14474 A new study that examines how one alcohol company in Nova Scotia, Canada, coopted he facilities, staff, … Read More →
Feeny, E., Dani, K., Varghese, C., Atiim, G. A., Rekve, D., & Gouda, H. N. (2021). Protecting women and girls from tobacco and alcohol promotion. Women’s Health and Gender Inequalities, 1-4. 10.1136/bmj.n1516 1 Following the trend that sees a change in gender norms, an aggressive industry marketing, and continuing population growth in low-and-middle income countries, what … Read More →
Barker, A. b., Bal, J., & Murray, R. L. (2021). A Content Analysis and Population Exposure Estimate Of Guinness Branded Alcohol Marketing During the 2019 Guinness Six Nations. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 1-4. 10.1093/alcalc/agab039 Abstract Aims To quantify Guinness-related branding in the 2019 Guinness Six Nations Championship. Methods Content analysis of Guinness-related branding (‘Guinness’ and … Read More →
European Journal of Public Health, Volume 30, Issue 6, December 2020, Pages 1193–1200, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa172 Abstract Background Alcohol industry actors are known to be involved in scientific research. Despite concerns regarding bias, the extent of involvement and coverage of this research are unknown. Methods We aimed to investigate the extent and type of scientific research … Read More →
By Knai, C., Petticrew, M., Capewell, S., et al. Published on BMJ Global Health, 6, (2021) Received: July 25, 2020 Accepted: October 22, 2020 Published Online: November 11, 2020 Objectives: Most non-communicable diseases are preventable and largely driven by the consumptionof harmful products, such as tobacco, alcohol, gambling and ultra-processed food and drink … Read More →
By Benjamin R. Hawkins & Jim McCambridge Published on Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 82(1), 84–92 (2021) Received: May 21, 2020 Accepted: September 10, 2020 Published Online: February 15, 2021 Objective: In 2016, the U.K. Chief Medical Officers published revised low-risk drinking guidelines, based on an updated evidence review. These guidelines … Read More →
Hanneke Hendriks and Madelijn Strick from the University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University. September 2020. This study focuses on the influence of humor in alcohol ads specifically on conversational occurrence, length, and valence about alcohol and alcohol ads. Humor has been a debatable topic related to ads because of its strong effects and its pervasiveness. … Read More →
Rand Europe, Technical Report; 2012 Policies related to alcohol pricing, promotion and discounts provide opportunities to address harms associated with alcohol misuse. However, there are important gaps in information and knowledge about the regulations in place across parts of Europe and their impacts on consumer prices and locations of purchase. Using market data, we explored … Read More →
Robin Room , Paula O’Brien: In: Drug and Alcohol review; First published: 27 October 2020 ; https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13160 In public health terms, alcohol is no ordinary commodity. It accounts not only for a substantial portion of the world’s burden of disease but also for much social harm [1]. Because of this, a majority of countries have some kind … Read More →
Original article Abstract BACKGROUND: The 2010-2015 Conservative-led Coalition Government launched their flagship Public Health Responsibility Deal (PHRD) for England in 2011; a year before their alcohol strategy. This co-regulatory regime placed alcohol industry actors at the heart of policy-making, but was viewed with scepticism by public health actors. This article examines the ways in which … Read More →