At its General Assembly in Riga, Latvia, on 13 November 2025, the Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network (NordAN) approved two new resolutions on drug control and alcohol-related health taxes. The first resolution calls for the next EU Drugs Strategy to focus first on prevention and health.
https://www.nordicalcohol.org/post/nordan-adopts-two-new-resolutions-on-eu-drug-strategy-and-health-taxes
TVP World (Poland) - New Polish speaker
unveils total alcohol ban in parliament
The new speaker of Poland’s parliament has signed an order banning alcohol
sales on parliamentary premises, saying lawmakers should set an example as
cities nationwide move to curb late-night drinking.
https://tvpworld.com/90098280/speaker-czarzasty-introduces-alcohol-ban-in-polish-parliament
Euronews.com (Greece) - How Greece is using
digital tools to enforce its alcohol and tobacco sales bans for minors
Three digital tools aim to help Greece curb the sale of tobacco and alcohol
products to children and teenagers.
https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/11/20/how-greece-is-using-digital-tools-to-enforce-its-alcohol-and-tobacco-sales-bans-for-minors
Travel Tomorrow (Thailand) - Thailand’s
alcohol crackdown grows as new ban targets drinkers directly
Thailand has introduced a sweeping new set of alcohol restrictions that,
for the first time, make consumers legally responsible for drinking outside
authorised hours. The new legislation, signed on 8 November, shifts liability
away from venues alone, meaning that drinkers now share the blame – and the fines – too.
https://traveltomorrow.com/thailands-alcohol-crackdown-grows-as-new-ban-targets-drinkers-directly/
BBC (UK) - Alcohol licensing
recommendations rejected by Lyons
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has rejected a number of changes to the
rules around alcohol licensing recommended by an independent report.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq505e4led8o
HuffPost (USA) - A Federal Report Links
Alcohol With These Alarming Health Conditions — And It's Being Quietly Buried
How many alcoholic drinks do you have in an entire week? Five, seven, 10?
More? If you have one drink a day, your health could be impacted ― but the
powers that be aren’t doing much to make that fact known.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-federal-report-links-alcohol-with-these-alarming-health-conditions-goog_l_6915f3e0e4b0dd708f398f18
The Korea Herald (South Korea) - S. Korea
pushes for larger warning messages on alcohol packaging
The warning labels on alcohol packaging in South Korea will be
significantly larger starting next year, the government announced Wednesday.
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10619454
Psychology Today (USA) - Alcohol-Related
Deaths Rise: Women Fare the Worst
As we enter the holiday season, many of us will throw or attend holiday
gatherings or parties. Thanksgiving and Christmas cocktails and New Year's
plans are heavily promoted in magazines, newspapers, and Food Network shows.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/use-your-brain/202511/alcohol-related-deaths-rise-women-fare-the-worst
MobiHealthNews (Australia) - Alcohol-related
cancer risk calculator launches in New South Wales
An online tool that calculates a person's risk for alcohol-related cancers
has been made available in New South Wales. The Alcohol and Cancer Risk tool,
developed by Cancer Institute NSW, can calculate an individual's lifetime risk
of cancers using their age, gender and weekly alcohol consumption. No personal
data is stored or captured from users, according to a Cancer Institute NSW
spokesperson.
https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/anz/alcohol-related-cancer-risk-calculator-launches-new-south-wales
The Harvard Crimson - Heavy Alcohol Use
Linked to Earlier, More Severe Strokes, Mass General Researchers Find
Heavy alcohol consumption may lead to earlier and more severe brain bleeds,
according to a study published by researchers at Massachusetts General Brigham
earlier this month.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/11/17/heavy-drinking-linked-to-severe-strokes/
RNZ (New Zealand) - Health NZ cutting
alcohol harm reduction staff and campaigns, union claims
Health New Zealand is proposing to cut staff working on alcohol harm by a
third and end its alcohol research and social marketing campaigns, the public
service union says.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/575047/health-nz-cutting-alcohol-harm-reduction-staff-and-campaigns-union-claims
Businessday NG (Nigeria) - 1 in 5 Nigerian
households hit by alcohol-related violence — ASAAHN
One in every five Nigerian households has experienced alcohol-related
violence or loss, the Association of Advocates Against Alcohol Harm in Nigeria
(ASAAHN) disclosed, raising fresh concerns about the depth of the country’s
alcohol crisis.
https://businessday.ng/news/article/1-in-5-nigerian-households-hit-by-alcohol-related-violence-asaahn/
Medical Xpress (Australia) - The shocking
cost of inaction on alcohol in Australia
Alcohol-related diseases and injuries have the potential to cost the Australian
health care system a staggering $68 billion over 60 years if nothing is done to
stop the impact.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-inaction-alcohol-australia.html
EHN (Europe) - EHN Joins the European
Health Alliance on Alcohol (EHAA)
The European Heart Network (EHN) is pleased to announce that, as of 11
November 2025, it has officially joined the European Health Alliance on Alcohol
(EHAA). The Alliance brings together 23 leading European health organisations
to advocate for stronger alcohol policy across Europe.
https://ehnheart.org/news-events/news/category-1/ehn-joins-the-european-health-alliance-on-alcohol-ehaa/
IAS Blog (UK) - Government Men’s Health
Strategy recognises scale of alcohol harm – but offers little to tackle it
The government’s new Men’s Health Strategy for England acknowledges the
devastating toll alcohol takes on men – but it contains almost none of the
proven population-level measures needed to bring deaths down.
https://www.ias.org.uk/news/government-mens-health-strategy-recognises-scale-of-alcohol-harm-but-offers-little-to-tackle-it/
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School - For Better Health, Drink Less Alcohol
Alcohol use in the U.S. has been in decline for years—only 54% of U.S.
adults today say they consume alcohol—the lowest number in nearly 90 years and
a 13% drop since just 2022. Fifty-three percent say moderate drinking, or “one
or two drinks a day,” is bad for a person’s health; that number is even
higher—66%—among young adults ages 18 to 34.
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/the-health-risks-of-drinking-alcohol
NordAN (Sweden) - 20
years of declining drinking in Sweden
Since 2004, alcohol consumption in Sweden has fallen by just over one
fifth. Young adults and older adults now drink at increasingly similar levels.
This is shown in the report Self-reported alcohol habits in Sweden 2004–2024
from CAN (the Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs).
https://www.nordicalcohol.org/post/20-years-of-declining-drinking
Alcohol Awareness
(Denmark) - Challenging the everyday alcohol “experts” in Denmark
The Danish Cancer Society has launched a new campaign built around a
familiar figure, the so-called “expert” in the friend group who can always
explain away drinking. The message is simple.
https://alcoholcampaign.org/2025/11/17/challenging-the-everyday-alcohol-experts-in-denmark/
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