Every drink leaves a mark – on health, on families and on societies. Behind every toast, alcohol insidiously takes its toll as a contributor to a range of negative consequences including cancers and liver disease, road crashes, violence and broken families.
https://www.who.int/westernpacific/news/item/29-10-2025-alcohol-leaves-a-mark--who-calls-for-collective-action-to-expose-alcohol-harms-and-support-stronger-regulation
Oncodaily - Over 20
Health NGOs Call for Stronger EU Action Against Alcohol during Breast Cancer
Awareness Month
To mark the final week of Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2025, a group of 21
leading public health organisations is calling on the European Union to take
decisive action against the ongoing threat of alcohol consumption as a cause of
breast cancer.
https://oncodaily.com/community/alcohol-399739
Medscape - Tobacco,
Alcohol, Cannabis: Are Europe’s Teens Using Less?
Substance use among 16-year-olds in France has fallen sharply over the past
decade, according to findings from the 2024 European School Survey Project on
Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD).
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/tobacco-alcohol-cannabis-are-europes-teens-using-less-2025a1000tal?form=fpf
NL Times (Netherlands)
- Alcohol sector says it wants healthier Netherlands, but obstructing laws
to achieve it
While the alcohol industry claims to promote health in the Netherlands, it
has been working to oppose legislation, according to new research from
Amsterdam UMC.
https://nltimes.nl/2025/10/30/alcohol-sector-says-wants-healthier-netherlands-obstructing-laws-achieve
MD Anderson Cancer
Center (USA) - Americans have widespread misbeliefs about the cancer risks
of alcohol, study finds
Despite clear evidence linking alcohol use to increased cancer risks,
public awareness of this connection remains low in the U.S., according to new
research from The University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center. Researchers found that more than half of American adults (52.9%)
did not know alcohol affects cancer risk.
https://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/research-newsroom/americans-have-widespread-misbeliefs-about-the-cancer-risks-of-a.h00-159780390.html
www.polskieradio.pl (Poland) - Kraków
night alcohol curbs leave ER volumes unchanged, but police callouts drop
Kraków's nighttime alcohol sales ban did not reduce overall emergency-room
patient numbers but coincided with fewer police interventions linked to
alcohol, according to official data.
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7789/artykul/3599263,krakow-night-alcohol-curbs-leave-er-volumes-unchanged-but-police-callouts-drop
Medical Xpress - Social
media alcohol marketing: Teens exposed face 75% higher odds of recent drinking,
study finds
Teens and young adults who see alcohol promotions in their social media
feeds are more likely to drink and binge drink, according to a Rutgers Health
review of 31 studies that tracked links between exposure to digital alcohol
marketing and real-world alcohol use.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-alcohol-ads-glass.html
ThePost.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Revealed: Cabinet ignored police advice linking bottle-store
booze to violent crime
In order to reduce violent crime, police repeatedly advised that
off-licence hours and cheap drinks sold by the can needed to be restricted. They
were concerned about pre-loading where people drink before heading out and
“side-loading” where people leave licensed venues to buy cheaper booze at
bottle stores.
https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360865074/revealed-cabinet-ignored-police-advice-linking-bottle-store-booze-violent-crime
Inverness Courier (UK)
- Paramedics endure violence and harassment on alcohol-related calls, study
finds
Ambulance staff often experience aggression, violence, and sexual
harassment when responding to alcohol-related callouts, research has found.
https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/national/paramedics-endure-violence-and-harassment-on-alcohol-related-calls-study-finds-143851/
IAS Blog - ‘Killer
Tactics 2’ exposes industry interference in public health policy
A new report has revealed how powerful corporations behind tobacco,
alcohol, and unhealthy food and drink are continuing to undermine vital public
health policies in the UK.
https://www.ias.org.uk/news/killer-tactics-2-exposes-industry-interference-in-public-health-policy/
University of Stirling
(UK) - Alcohol licensing overhaul could undermine accountability
Plans to overhaul alcohol licensing in England and Wales will undermine
already limited democratic accountability, making it more difficult to decline
off-trade licences or restrict hours of sale or delivery, experts at the
University of Stirling have warned.
https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2025/october-2025-news/alcohol-licensing-overhaul-could-undermine-accountability/
CBC (Canada) - 'Lack
of strategy' to tackle youth addictions, mental health issues in Manitoba:
child advocate
Over half of the serious injuries investigated by the Manitoba Advocate for
Children and Youth involved drugs and alcohol, a new report says.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-child-advocate-addictions-9.6957875
Healio - Thousands
of breast, colorectal cancer cases may be attributed to low alcohol consumption
Approximately 5,000 breast cancer cases among women each year could be
attributed to consuming even one alcoholic drink per day.
https://www.healio.com/news/hematology-oncology/20251022/thousands-of-breast-colorectal-cancer-cases-may-be-attributed-to-low-alcohol-consumption
NordAN (Finland) - Protecting
fetal development – project evaluates a new early pregnancy blood test
A joint pilot project is being launched in the wellbeing services counties
of Pirkanmaa, Kanta-Hämee and Etelä-Pohjanmaa. The goal is to support the
well-being of pregnant women and ensure that the fetus develops in a safe and
substance-free environment.
https://www.nordicalcohol.org/post/protecting-fetal-development-project-evaluates-a-new-early-pregnancy-blood-test
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