This new infographic summarizes the outcomes of the IARC Handbooks Volume 20B meeting. The Working Group evaluated the effectiveness of selected alcohol policies in reducing consumption of alcoholic beverages at the population level.
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RTE.ie (Ireland) - Plan
for health labels on alcohol may be delayed, says Tánaiste
Tánaiste Simon Harris has strongly indicated that a plan to introduce
health labels on alcoholic drinks is set to be delayed.
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Irish Medical Times
(Ireland) - Backlash over Government suggestions that alcohol health labels
will be delayed
The Government has been criticised for indicating that the introduction of
health labels on alcohol products may be delayed.
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Hopkins Bloomberg
Public Health Magazine – Why Alcohol Needs a Cancer Warning Label
Based on mounting evidence connecting alcohol consumption—even in small
amounts—to increased risk of cancer, on January 3, then-U.S. Surgeon General
Vivek Murthy issued a health advisory on the link between alcohol and cancer,
and recommended that the warning label on alcohol containers be changed to
reflect the connection.
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WSAW (USA) - “Stereotypical
attitudes around alcohol are lethal for people with alcohol addiction”
While we do not know the reason behind each drunk driver’s choice to drive under
the influence, we can look into some of the factors that play a role, like
Alcohol Use Disorder or Wisconsin’s drinking culture.
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News-Medical - Parental
or caregiver alcohol use tied to increased child maltreatment
A new systematic review has found that parents and other child caregivers
who have alcohol-related diagnoses are twice as likely to maltreat children in
their care than parents and caregivers with no alcohol-related diagnoses.
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NZ Herald (New
Zealand) - Gisborne alcohol policy: Two-thirds oppose relaxing CBD rules
Two-thirds of the Gisborne public have opposed relaxing the local alcohol
policy (LAP) rules in the city centre, citing the need to protect schools,
marae and sensitive sites from alcohol harm.
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The Herald (Scotland)
- Swinney urged to act in bid to reverse near-record alcohol deaths
More than 70 organisations have joined forces to call on the Scottish
Government to take urgent action to tackle the near-record high number of
alcohol deaths.
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Royal Australian
College of General Practitioners (RACGP) - Alcohol once again leading cause
for drug treatment
As more patients seek out alcohol and other drug treatment, GPs say with
greater funding many more could be supported in general practice.
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Alaska Native News
(USA) - Alaska Becomes First State to Require Alcohol Labels for Breast,
Colon Cancer
Alaska State Representative Andrew Gray (D – Anchorage) introduced a
first-in-the-nation provision to Senate Bill 15, requiring all alcohol
retailers in the state to post cancer warning signs at the point-of-sale
stating: “Alcohol use can cause cancer, including breast and colon cancers.”
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LSM (Latvia) - Russia
still dominates Latvia's alcohol exports
European statistics agency Eurostat published data April 28 on the bloc's
exports of alcoholic beverages which underline that in certain sectors Latvia
is a significant player – though closer examination of the data also suggests
that is largely because exports to aggressor state Russia remain considerable.
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Futurity: Research
News - How alcohol abuse damages decision-making brain circuits
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated in an animal how heavy
alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by damaging brain circuits
critical for decision-making.
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Public Health
Institute (USA) - Secondhand Harms of Alcohol: How College Student Drinking
Harms Others
Young people ages 18-24 suffer disproportionately from alcohol-related harm,
including harms caused by other peoples’ drinking, and college students are at
particularly high risk.
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IAS Blog - Zero-alcohol
drinks make teens think of alcohol – so why are we treating them like soft
drinks?
In recent years there has been an explosion in the availability – and
advertising – of zero-alcohol drinks: drinks that mimic alcohol products in
appearance and taste, but contain no or very low volumes of alcohol.
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The government’s mid-term budget negotiations resulted in decisions to increase taxes on alcohol and nicotine products, a move in the right direction. However, at the same time, significant new cuts were made to funding for social and health organizations.
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