According to Minister of Health Riina Sikkut (SDE), the specific model for calculating alcohol excise duty based on inflation is still under consideration and will be included in the ministry's forthcoming alcohol strategy.
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EuroHealthNet Magazine
(France) - Alcohol advertising in France: How big investments fuel youth
exposure
Why are French youth still seeing so many alcohol ads, despite strict laws?
Passed in 1991, the Évin Law was supposed to shield young people from alcohol
marketing, banning ads from TV, youth media, and any attempt to make drinking
look glamorous.
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The Conversation - The
rise of ‘sober curiosity:’ Why Gen Zers are reducing their alcohol consumption
Generation Z is leading a significant shift in drinking habits. In fact,
compared to preceding generations, Generation Z may be the soberest generation
yet.
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Auckland Council
(Australia) - Auckland’s new alcohol rules coming soon
From 9 December, off-licences such as bottle shops, supermarkets and other
shops that sell alcohol to take away, will no longer be able to sell alcohol
after 9pm in a change introduced under Auckland’s new local alcohol policy.
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Annenberg Public
Policy Center (USA) - Most Don’t Know That Alcohol Raises Cancer Risk
Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that you
can “lower your risk for cancer by drinking less alcohol or not drinking at
all,” Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) data show that less than half of
Americans know that regularly drinking alcohol increases the risk of later
developing cancer.
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The Conversation - Researchers
of tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed foods face threats and intimidation –
new study
Cancer, heart disease, chronic respiratory conditions, diabetes and stroke
now account for nearly three-quarters of all deaths globally. Investigating the
causes of these diseases has never been more crucial for public health.
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News-Medical - Alcohol
use found to be major factor in cannabis vaping among youth and young adults
Alcohol use was the most common predictor of escalating cannabis vaping
among youth and young adults, independent of demographic factors, according to
research by UTHealth Houston published this month in the journal Social Science
& Medicine.
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RNZ (New Zealand) - Alcohol
to your door with no ID required: researchers call for law change
Alcohol sales laws need an overhaul, researchers say, after finding 73
percent of door-to-door booze deliveries happen with zero identification checks
and almost half the alcohol is left unattended at the door.
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Institut de la
statistique du Québec (Canada) - Fewer high school students consume drugs,
alcohol, cigarettes, sugary drinks and junk food
The proportion of students who consumed alcohol in the 12 months preceding
the survey declined from 60% in 2010–2011 to 47% in 2022–2023. The proportion
of students who consumed alcohol excessively in the 12 months preceding the
survey also dropped, from 41% in 2010–2011 to 29% in 2022–2023.
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Wiley Analytical
Science - Study links alcohol use disorder to Alzheimer’s progression
through shared gene expression changes
The research revealed molecular pathways that may underlie the impact of
alcohol use on Alzheimer's progression, offering insights for potential
preventative and therapeutic strategies
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The Mail &
Guardian (South Africa) - Treasury proposes minimum pricing for alcohol to
curb harmful drinking
The treasury has proposed setting a minimum price for alcoholic beverages
to reduce harmful consumption which is a drain on the country’s health
resources.
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IAS (UK) - Cuts and
freezes to alcohol duty will cost the Treasury £28.6 billion by 2030
In our latest Budget Analysis, we found that cuts and freezes to alcohol
duty since 2013 will cost the government over £28.6 billion by 2030.
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Balance (UK) - Balance
calls for conversation about alcohol industry targeting as BBC Panorama
explores rising liver deaths among young women
Balance and former dependent drinker Karen Slater today added their voices
to mounting concerns about rising numbers of women dying from alcohol-related
causes – and highlight the role of relentless alcohol marketing towards women.
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Alcohol Action Ireland
- Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: How Big Alcohol lobbying diluted a historic
public health breakthrough
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, and the following BECA report in the European
Parliament were initially groundbreaking initiatives on European alcohol
policy. For the first time, a clear encompassing mandate had been given to
prioritise health policy and to adopt EU legislation to prevent alcohol
consumption as a key cancer risk factor.
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YLE (Finland) - Finland's
new dietary guidelines — Less meat and booze, more veg and berries
The Finnish Food Authority published a set of national nutritional
guidelines on Wednesday, advising people to eat less meat, more vegetables and
to cut down on the consumption of coffee and alcohol.
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Alcohol Awareness
(Norway) - Brewed for Thought
Akan kompetansesenter has launched an innovative campaign to spark
conversations about workplace drinking culture. Nearly 250 leaders across
Norway recently received a sixpack of alcohol-free beer, each bottle displaying
striking statistics about alcohol use—a unique take on “alcohol percentage.”
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