State’s first health-related alcohol legislation will restrict cinema and outdoor advertising The Irish Times , 5 November 2018 Marie O’Halloran The bill will see detailed labelling on alcohol products with ingredients, energy density (calories) and health warnings about the link between alcohol and cancer and other diseases. Alcohol advertising will be banned within 200 metres … Read More →
Friday 2 November 2018.By Jessica Tyson Innovative camera research by the Universities of Otago and Auckland have found that Māori and Pacific children are five times more likely to be exposed to alcohol marketing than Pākehā children. Innovative camera research by the Universities of Otago and Auckland have found that Māori and Pacific children … Read More →
26-Oct-2018 By Beth Newhart The nationwide legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada went into effect last week, with many concerned about what the new market could do to beer, wine and liquor sales. But TABS Analytics’ 2018 BevAlc study found no reason start worrying–yet. Link to the article (with copyright)
Content analysis finds CSR effectiveness is illusory Alcohol industry corporate social responsibility (CSR) schemes strengthen their own commercial interests while failing to meaningfully reduce harmful alcohol use, according to a new report released today. Published in the BMJ Open, the study of industry CSR actions across six global regions found that almost all of them … Read More →
The Sydney Morning Herald, by Tony Walker, 22 October 2018 Of all the issues that should be making parents of young children and adolescents’ blood boil, it is unrestricted advertising of booze during premier sporting events. More generally, responsible adults should be holding the political class responsible for a lax regime that enables … Read More →
Adnews 15 October 2018 0 Comments Big names in sport are calling for alcohol advertising to be banned in sport following research that revealed 365 booze ads aired during the NRL grand final. Authorities in sport are calling on the government to ban alcohol ads in Australian sport with launch of the End … Read More →
10/10/2018 The Public Health Alcohol Bill has passed through the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) this evening. It will lead to stricter rules on how alcohol is sold in Ireland. This is the first piece of legislation which addresses alcohol as a public health matter. It means that alcohol products will now include health warnings including the … Read More →
Kerry Cullinan HEALTH-E NEWS October 8, 2018 News Many South Africans sniff disapprovingly about narcotics while throwing back litres of alcohol – the most abused drug in the country. But global support for restricting alcohol use is growing, and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) intends to push for a ban on liquor advertising. Professor … Read More →
Drug and Alcohol Dependence Available online 4 October 2018 Proportion of alcohol-related twitter posts are associated with drinking outcomes. Implications for how Twitter data can be used for surveillance and intervention. Introduction Despite the importance of social networking sites on young adult alcohol use, few studies have examined Twitter as a conduit for sharing drinking … Read More →
NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE PUBLISHED: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2018 AT 12:30 AM DUBLIN — Ireland will impose tobacco-style health warning labels on alcohol as part of a sweeping package of restrictions intended to tackle what a World Health Organization survey ranks as one of the world’s worst rates of binge drinking. A bill that … Read More →