July 18, 2023; loan7d.com     Alcohol consumption has been a longstanding societal issue with significant social, economic, and health implications. In Bihar (state of India), the government’s decision to impose a ban on alcohol consumption in 2016 marked a bold step towards curbing the adverse effects of liquor and reshaping the state’s socio-cultural fabric. Read More →

Nicholas Carah speaking about Digital Alcohol Marketing at the Global Alcohol Policy Conference in Dublin in March 2020. Carah is Director of the Digital Cultures and Societies Hub in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Associate Professor in the School of Communication and Arts at The University of Queensland. His research examines the Read More →

Mail online, 9 July 2023; By JENNIFER RUBY SHOWBUSINESS NEWS EDITOR Clean-living stars jumping on the lucrative booze bandwagon could lose their audience due to a lack of ‘authenticity’, insiders say The alcohol market is bursting with offerings from A-list actors and pop stars. But the latest batch of clean-living celebrities who have jumped on the Read More →

Alcohol Action Ireland, July 2023 In recent years, the marketing of what are called no- and low-alcohol beverages (NoLos), has been expanding, even though they are a small share of the alcohol market. The alcohol industry portrays these drinks as a solution for alcohol use or a harm reduction strategy for heavy alcohol users, but Read More →

WHO, april 2023 There is an expanding market of no- and low-alcohol beverages (NoLos). However, their effects on global ethanol consumption and public health are still questioned. Policies and regulations about NoLos’ availability, acceptability and affordability are lacking and evidence about their benefits is limited. Concerns have been raised about the impact of NoLos in Read More →

Soberzine, The Online Magazine Celebrating Sobriety;  by Mark Holmes | Dec 4, 2021 | News, Research In this shocking video excerpt, bestselling author and influential advertising expert Jean Kilbourne explains how alcohol  advertising directly targets minors. “They have to, the younger people are when they start drinking, the greater the risk of addiction. If you start drinking  when you’re fifteen, Read More →

Sandra Radoš Krnel 1, Gorazd Levičnik 2, Wim van Dalen 3, Giulia Ferrarese 3, Sandra Tricas-Sauras 4 5 J. Epidemiol Glob Health;  2023 Mar;13(1):115-128. doi: 10.1007/s44197-023-00088-2.Epub 2023 Feb 2. Abstract Background: The rapid growth of social networking sites and video sharing platforms has created an opportunity for the alcohol industry to employ advanced advertising and marketing approaches to target their audiences, increasingly blurring the lines between Read More →