The new Northern Territory government is planning a swathe of changes to alcohol policy. If implemented, these changes fly in the face of what evidence shows works to reduce alcohol-related harms. Some are also out of step with the rest of Australia.
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News-Medical - Research reveals misleading
practices in alcohol industry apps
Alcohol industry-funded apps may use covert 'misinformation strategies',
omit important public health information and could 'nudge' users towards
drinking more alcohol, new research has found.
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BBC (Northern Ireland) - Minimum alcohol
pricing looks set to be introduced in NI
Minimum pricing for alcohol looks set to be introduced in Northern Ireland.
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt is seeking the backing of his executive colleagues
to bring the legislation to the assembly.
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TVP World (Poland) - Polish e-commerce
giant stops alcohol sale scheme, amid crackdown on ‘alco-tubes’
Poland’s e-commerce group Allegro has suspended its scheme for the online
sale of alcohol, amid a crackdown on controversial alcohol products.
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RNZ (New Zealand) - Alcohol-related
suicides higher risk for Māori and Pacific women – study
Researchers are calling for more kaupapa Māori targeted public health
interventions, after a study found Māori and Pacific women are
disproportionately affected by suicide involving heavy alcohol use.
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IAS Blog - How can genetics help assess the
potential harms of moderate drinking?
Is drinking a moderate amount of alcohol bad for you? Answering questions
about potential causal effects in humans is difficult. If you want to know what
factors affect the lifespan of a lightbulb, your task is simple: get a few
hundred lightbulbs, and start experimenting.
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Insight - Journal article - Zero alcohol
products and adolescents: A tool for harm reduction or a trojan horse?
A recent Australian study is featured in the international journal Appetite
exploring zero alcohol products (ZAPs). ZAPs may help reduce alcohol-related
harm by offering an alternative to alcoholic drinks, but concerns exist that
they could expose young people to alcohol-related stimuli, potentially
normalising alcohol use and acting as a gateway to underage drinking.
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Alcohol Change (UK) - Continued decline in
youth drinking no cause for complacency
NHS England has today (17 October 2024) published new data on smoking,
drinking, and drug use among secondary school pupils in England for 2023.
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Royal Society Te Apārangi - Alcohol causes
cancer: more awareness and action needed in Aotearoa – Report
A new factsheet 'Ka Hua Mai Te Mate Pukupuku I Te Inu Waipiro – Alcohol
Causes Cancer' by Royal Society Te Apārangi compiles the evidence of alcohol
causing cancer from an Aotearoa New Zealand perspective and is calling for
greater awareness and action to address the issue.
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NordAN (Finland) - Changes to alcohol
legislation increase the risk of illicit trade
In Finland, efforts to reduce alcohol-related harms have primarily focused
on the retail monopoly on alcoholic beverages, a strict licensing system, and
effective oversight by authorities.
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Alcohol Awareness (Denmark) - One more beer
can’t hurt, right? Or can it…
A recent report by Kræftens Bekæmpelse (Danish Cancer Society) and
TrygFonden highlights how Denmark’s youth alcohol culture can be exclusionary
and damaging to social interactions.
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Alcohol and Cancer - Global efforts to
highlight alcohol's role in cancer prevention
In recent years, the link between alcohol and cancer has gained more
traction in global public health discussions. While this connection is not new,
the work of several organizations has helped bring it into sharper focus.
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