Benjamin Hawkins & Jim McCambridge; Public-private partnerships and the politics of alcohol policy in England: the Coalition Government’s Public Health ‘Responsibility Deal’; BMC Public Health (2019) 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 … Read More →
Jim McCambridge & Melissa Mialon; Alcohol industry involvement in science; A systematic review of the perspectives of the alcohol research community ; Drug and Alcohol Review 2018 Abstract Issues. Alcohol companies have recently invested large sums of money in answering research questions to which they have clear vested interests in the outcomes. There have been … Read More →
Maria Margarida Paixao & Melissa Mialon; Help or Hindrance? The Alcohol Industry and Alcohol Control in Portugal; Int. J. of Environmental Research and Public Health (2019).; Abstract: The influence of the alcohol industry, also known as “corporate political activity” (CPA), is documented as one of the main barriers in implementing effective alcohol control policies. In … Read More →
link to article ABSTRACT. Objective: Alcohol use during pregnancy can harm the developing fetus. The exact amount, pattern, and critical period of exposure necessary for harm to occur are unclear, although official guidance often emphasizes precautionary abstention. The impacts on fertility and breastfeeding are also unclear. Information on alcohol and pregnancy is disseminated by the … Read More →
Alcohol industry fingerprints; analysis of modifications to the national alcohol strategy; FARE 2019;
Ross Gordon e.a. Use of Brand Conmmunity Markers to Engage Existing Lifestyle Consumption Communities and Some Ethical Concern Abstract This study explores how alcohol brands use markers of brand community (consciousness of kind, rituals and traditions, and moral responsibility) to engage existing lifestyle consumption communities. Drawing on consumption community and ethics theory, the article examines … Read More →
Alcohol and food advertising in sporting events Abstract Tobacco, alcohol and foods that are high in fat, salt and sugar generate much of the global burden of noncommunicable diseases. We therefore need a better understanding of how these products are promoted. The promotion of tobacco products through sporting events has largely disappeared over the last … Read More →
Alcohol marketing on social media sites in Finland and Sweden A comparative audit study of brands’ presence and content, and the impact of a legislative change Emmi Kauppila, Mikaela Lindeman, Johan Svensson, Matilda Hellman and Anu Katainen Abstract Social media has become a key marketing platform for alcohol brands. Social media makes it possible for … Read More →
Australian Teenagers’ Perception of Alcohol Advertising; compliance with regular codes; Alexandra Aiken et al (2018) ; This study examined compliance with the relevant advertising codes, as perceived by 16-19 year old heavy alcohol users. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, West-Australia
Aveek Bhattacharya, Colin Angus, Robert Price, John Holms, Alan Brennan & Petra S. Meier; Addiction, July 2018. Aims To understand the extent of the alcohol industry’s financial dependence on drinking above government low-risk guidelines in England. Design Scenario modelling using descriptive analyses of pooled data from the 2013 and 2014 waves of two nationally representative … Read More →