UK, Institute of Alcohol Studies, 2024 Across the world, alcohol consumption and harm are on the rise, and since the pandemic, deaths from alcohol rose to their highest level on record in the UK. Despite an abundance of evidence showing how to reduce alcohol consumption and harm, the alcohol industry has been a major barrier Read More →

USA TODAY NETWORK; Mark Giannotto; 28-07-2024 “Brewed Here” is a 15-second spot Michelob Ultra debuted recently to introduce itself as the exclusive beer sponsor of Team USA this year, part of an international campaign attached to a greater shift playing out simultaneously within both the Olympic movement and the beer industry at the 2024 Paris Games.  Global brewing Read More →

Dr Alex Barker calls for The Psychologist to ‘move ahead of the curve’ on advertising. 22 July 2024 Like readers before me (The Psychologist, 2017), I was shocked to find a £75 voucher for wine with my recent issue. I, like many others, have a complicated history with alcohol and have struggled with my own alcohol Read More →

www.9news.com.au; Jul 16, 2024 By Lara Pearce • Senior Producer;   Zero-alcohol drinks which convincingly mimic their alcoholic counterparts are providing a “gateway” into underage drinking for Australian teenagers, new research suggests. A survey commissioned by Cancer Council Australia interviewed 679 Australian teenagers in every state and territory aged between 15 and 17 years old. The majority Read More →

Edith Cowan University; July 10 2024 New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research shows exposure to alcohol advertisements during national sports broadcasts, particularly those that feature a preferred beverage, significantly increases cravings in people with risky drinking behaviors. The study “Exposure to preference-matched alcohol advertisements from national sports broadcasts increases short-term alcohol consumption inclinations in risky Read More →

https://clubofmozambique.com/; 5 July 2024  Mozambique’s National Inspectorate of Economic Activities (INAE) has announced that it will now be forbidden to advertise alcoholic drinks near public institutions, especially schools and health units, as well as on television stations at inappropriate times. According to Mabutana, this measure aims to stop advertising alcoholic drinks to minors, claiming that Read More →

Phak Seangly; The Phnom Penh Post; Asia News Network; July 8 2024 The order was made during the first meeting of the provincial administrative command committee on July 5. “The order to remove all alcohol advertisements aims to promote the well-being of all of our citizens, especially children because these advertisements can cause negative effects and potentially lead Read More →

 EducationHQ News Team; 5 July 2024 School zones that had a liquor store were found to have on average 30 times more alcohol advertising than those that didn’t. Led by PhD student Joelie Mandzufas from the University of Western Australia, the study assessed the size, setting, location and content of alcohol advertisements that appear within Read More →

Hippocratic Post, Australia  | 23rd June 2024 Alcohol ads flood young people’s social media: Young Australians are being exposed to an alcohol advertisement on social media every 2 minutes and 43 seconds on average, according to University of Queensland research. PhD candidate Brienna Rutherford from UQ’s National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research examined the social Read More →