June 20, 2023; Society Authors: Eng.LSM.lv (Latvian Public Broadcasting), Sintija Ambote (Latvian Radio) Raising the age limit from which alcohol can be purchased, banning alcohol sales at gas stations, as well as limiting alcohol sales on the Internet, are some of the proposals discussed at the parliamentary level to limit the availability of drinks in Latvia, Latvian Radio reported June … Read More →
BY TARA MOLINA; JUNE 14, 2023 / 6:20 PM / CBS CHICAGO A new trend lately involves adding alcohol to popular sports drinks, energy drinks, flavored waters, and other beverages. As CBS 2’s Tara Molina reported Wednesday, an Illinois state emergency rule will stop stores from placing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages of the same brand right … Read More →
12-06-2023; Alcohol and Drug Report; Nordic/ Baltic Region; by Lauri Beekman A new report from the analytics firm Rambøll reveals that roughly half of the surveyed alcohol manufacturers and suppliers are breaching the advertising ban on social media. “It seems as though social media has become a free zone for alcohol advertising. The enforcement must be … Read More →
Monitor, Uganda, Tuesday, June 13, 2023 by a guest writer What you need to know: The alcohol industry can never help people stop drinking, which is the purpose of rehabilitation. In a recent article published by this esteemed paper, the Permanent Secretary in the Uganda Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Geraldine Ssali Busuulwa encouraged … Read More →
Newsday, Zimbabwe; By EMMANUEL MPOFU ; June 12 2023 The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has urged authorities to intervene to stop juveniles selling alcohol during Premier League football matches in Bulawayo. BPRA chairperson Ambrose Sibindi said children as young as Grade 6 pupils were selling alcohol to football fans at Barbourfields Stadium. “What we are seeing … Read More →
On 24 May 2023, Dr David Whiteley (Glasgow Caledonian University) presented findings from a recent scoping review of literature on alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people. Growing evidence demonstrates higher rates of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harms among LGBTQ+ people compared to their cisgender/heterosexual counterparts. Scottish research relates this to alcohol’s normalisation within LGBTQ+ social settings, … Read More →
May 2023; RACGP Media Release The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has today slammed Big Alcohol’s submissions informing government health strategy and called on the Albanese Government to stand up to the industry to put community safety and wellbeing first. It comes following reports of research published in the Drug and Alcohol Review journal concerning the reliability of evidence used … Read More →
by Radboud University, Hanneke Hendriks et al. Nijmegen, The Netherlands May 25 2023 Many young people regularly post photos of themselves with a glass of beer or wine in their hand. But such “alcohol posts” could lead to more youngsters drinking alcohol. In a new study, communications scientist Hanneke Hendriks asked students for their ideas on … Read More →
Health Policy Watch, 26/05/2023 • Kerry Cullinan New global guidelines to tackle non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were finally passed by the World Health Assembly on Friday afternoon after a mammoth day-and-a-half of member states’ inputs. The guidelines update the World Health Organization’s (WHO) “Best Buys” published in 2017 and focus on the four key risk factors for NCDs – tobacco, alcohol, … Read More →
Dear First Minister As family members and friends harmed by a loved one’s alcohol use, we welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment in November 2018 to tackling alcohol marketing in Scotland. We also welcomed the consultation on this issue when it was finally published four years later, in November 2022. So we were shocked to hear … Read More →