Why the alcohol problem in the Philippines is complicated and the issue of marketing corporate social responsibility  by Gianna Gayle Amul ; October 16, 2023 Despite the cost and harm alcohol consumption causes in the Philippines, alcohol companies there are deeply intertwined with the national government in decades-old relationships that only deepened during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read More →

https://eng.lsm.lv/; 12 October 2023;  Eng.LSM.lv (Latvian Public Broadcasting), Zane Eniņa (Latvijas Radio Ziņu dienesta korespondente);   Latvian Radio has been addressing Latvia’s drinking problem in its series “Zeme, kur dzer” (Land that drinks). Drinking is also encouraged by alcohol advertising and various marketing measures that encourage not just to buy, but to buy more. In its newest story Read More →

inews.co.uk; Paul Gallagher A University of Glasgow study found teenagers may use social media to show off their drinking behaviour Social media may increase the risk of teenage alcohol use and binge drinking with peer pressure behind the rise, a study suggests. A University of Glasgow led study analysed how often teenagers used social media every day at 14 years old and Read More →

4th October 2023 | By Dr David Whiteley During the summer of 2022, I noticed rainbows appearing on bottles of alcohol to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride. Brands of spirits, wine and beer all seemed keen to flaunt their queer allegiance as soon as June arrived. Of course, this wasn’t the first time that had happened, and in Read More →

ca.finance.yahoo.com; Adam Schrader, September 29, 2023   Broadcasters providing news coverage of sporting events should avoid “problematic” shots of fans drinking alcohol, a team of researchers said Thursday. Frank Houghton and Daisy Houghton, a team of social scientists in Ireland, made the declaration in a commentary article published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine focusing Read More →

The University of Queensland, Australia, 27 September 2023 A University of Queensland study highlights a direct link between young people’s exposure to alcohol-related social media content and problem drinking. The study led by PhD candidate Brandon (Hsu-Chen) Cheng from UQ’s Australian National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research examined results from 30 international studies of more than 19,000 people aged Read More →

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 →

The Conversation.com September 21, 2023 The availability and sales of “zero-alcohol” products have soared in recent years. In Australia, these are products containing less than 0.5% alcohol by volume, designed to mimic the flavour, appearance and packaging of alcoholic drinks. The market for these products is projected to continue growing at a faster rate than alcoholic beverages. This Read More →

DPA International , 20-09-2023 Germany needs more extensive restrictions on alcohol advertising in order to protect young people, the government’s commissioner for drug and addiction said on Tuesday. “In order to finally put a stop to the existing proliferation of alcohol and tobacco offers, we need much stronger and very clear guidelines, for example when Read More →