New study: Alcohol marketing is likely to have an effect on alcohol consumption in people with, or at increased risk of, an alcohol problem.

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Alcohol and Alcoholism, Volume 59, Issue 4, July 2024, , ;https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agae045; Rachael L. Murray, Jo Leonardi-Bee; Alexander Barker, Olivia Brown & Tessa Langley A rapid literature review of the effect of alcohol marketing on people with, or at increased risk of, an alcohol problem  Abstract Aims To explore the effect or potential effect of alcohol … Read More →

Nacada (Kenya) warns advertising agencies erecting alcohol billboards near schools

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The Standard; 21 May 2024; By Stephanie Wangari The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA, Kenya) announced a nationwide crackdown on billboards promoting alcoholic beverages near schools. In a statement on Monday, NACADA said exposure to outdoor alcohol advertising around schools was associated with youth intentions to use the beverage. Further, … Read More →

Do Alcohol Advertisements Promote Underage Drinking?

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Podcast with prof. David Jernigan , Boston University, April 2024 Have you ever stopped to wonder how many alcoholic beverage ads you encounter in a day—online or on TV, at the movies or at a sports stadium? What about how many alcohol products can seem styled to look like their nonalcoholic counterparts? How about how … Read More →

Zero-alcohol ads and sport sponsorship ‘may be breaking the law’

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Irish Examiner, 20 March 2023; Cormac O’Keefee  Alcohol Action Ireland says the alcohol industry may be getting around laws aimed at protecting children by advertising the zero-alcohol variant of their brands. Stock picture: Ian Rolfe/Alamy  The Department of Health or the HSE should take legal action to test if the alcohol industry is circumventing laws … Read More →

Parent’s outrage at alcohol advertisement placed across from Maddington Primary School entrance

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Gabrielle Becerra Mellet PerthNow Local News; 12-12-2023 A ginger beer and wine company has apologised after a sign advertising their beverages appeared directly opposite a primary school in Perth’s southeast, infuriating parents and health advocates.Mum Emma Groves first noticed the advertisement for Stone’s ginger beer drinks last week while dropping off her daughters at Maddington … Read More →

More points of sale for alcohol?

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Entrepreneurs: of course! Professor of health sciences: of course not! The Dutch Institute for Alcohol Policy STAP ; Utrecht 11-12-2023 For the first time in the Netherlands, a scientific analysis has been carried out into the way in which the interested business community influences alcohol policy(1). In concrete terms, the IVO Research Institute, commissioned by … Read More →

Frustrating’ Scotland does not have full power over alcohol adverts

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The National Scot, 21st September 2023 by Steph Brawn  IT is “frustrating” the Scottish Government does not have full power to control alcohol advertising, a campaigning charity has said. Laura Mahon, deputy chief executive at Alcohol Focus Scotland, said even if the Scottish Government was to take the most comprehensive approach to restricting marketing, it … Read More →

How Big Alcohol Converts Women to Alcohol

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Movendi; June 24, 2020 Women are one of Big Alcohol’s major target groups along with children and youth. There are various methods the alcohol industry uses to try and convert women into using alcohol. Despite alcohol having very specific harms on women, such as the fact that women can get addicted to substances with smaller amounts … Read More →