Alcohol’s Harm to Others in Australia: Patterns, Costs, Disparities and Precipitants was compiled over six years and is the most comprehensive analysis to date of harm to people beyond the consumer.
https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2025/release/report-reveals-scale-of-alcohols-harm-to-others
Euractiv (EU) - ‘Reduced-alcohol’
wine labels to soon appear on EU shelves
The European Parliament and Council reached an agreement on Thursday on new
measures to support the struggling wine sector, including a rebranding push for
‘de-alcoholised’ wines with clearer labels.
https://www.euractiv.com/news/reduced-alcohol-wine-labels-to-soon-appear-on-eu-shelves/
News-Medical - Clearer
guidance needed for low- and no-alcohol drinks in pregnancy
A new UK study reveals that alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks are now a
go-to choice for pregnant women seeking safer social options. However, many
remain uncertain about how safe they actually are, as guidance from healthcare
professionals is still inconsistent.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20251204/Clearer-guidance-needed-for-low-and-no-alcohol-drinks-in-pregnancy.aspx
LSM (Latvia) - Alcohol,
tobacco and energy drinks to become more expensive in Latvia
Latvia's parliament, the Saeima, on Thursday, December 4th, supported
amendments to the Excise Tax Law as part of its budget deliberations which will
make alcoholic drinks more expensive in 2026.
https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/food-drink/04.12.2025-alcohol-tobacco-and-energy-drinks-to-become-more-expensive-in-latvia.a625013/
Public Health
Communication Centre - Reconsidering our low-risk alcohol advice: The dark
influence of the alcohol Industry
Growing expert consensus confirms there is no safe level of alcohol use for
health. Large-scale studies now show that alcohol use increases the risk of
many chronic diseases in a clear dose–response pattern, even at low levels of
consumption.
https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/reconsidering-our-low-risk-alcohol-advice-dark-influence-alcohol-industry
News-Medical - 'Dry
January' can lead to meaningful physical and psychological improvements
With the new year on the horizon and resolutions brewing, more people are
saying cheers to a booze-free January, a choice that might come with some real
health benefits and, ultimately, help some people cut back for good.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20251203/Dry-January-can-lead-to-meaningful-physical-and-psychological-improvements.aspx
Medpage Today - Alcohol
Use, Lifestyle Factors Shape Breast Cancer Risk
In this exclusive video ahead of the upcoming San Antonio Breast Cancer
Symposium (SABCS), Seema Khan, MD, of Northwestern University Feinberg School
of Medicine in Chicago, previews her session on alcohol use, metabolism, and
lifestyle factors in breast cancer risk and recurrence, and outlines what
clinicians can expect from the featured speakers.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/sabcs-vp-earlybrca/118822
Reuters (USA) - Are
Americans drinking less? New data says yes, but not by much
Americans say they are drinking less alcohol than ever before. But new data
shows the number of drinks U.S. adults have per week has in fact not changed by
much for decades.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/are-americans-drinking-less-new-data-says-yes-not-by-much-2025-12-04/
EASL - On behalf of
the European Health Alliance on Alcohol (EHHA), the European Association for
the Study of the Liver (EASL) welcomes the European Parliament’s decision to
safeguard consumers by endorsing clear and accurate “reduced-alcohol” labelling
On behalf of the European Health Alliance on Alcohol (EHHA), the European
Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) welcomes the European
Parliament’s decision to safeguard consumers by endorsing clear and accurate
“reduced-alcohol” labelling.
https://easl.eu/news/easl-welcomes-european-parliaments-decision-to-safeguard-consumers/
IAS Blog (UK) - Alcohol
deaths fall in England for first time since pandemic
Alcohol-specific and -related deaths have fallen in England for the first
time since huge rises after the pandemic.
https://www.ias.org.uk/news/alcohol-deaths-fall-in-england-for-first-time-since-pandemic/
University of
Sheffield - Advancing alcohol policy modelling by integrating alcohol
dependence
When it comes to understanding how alcohol policies affect health and
social outcomes in the population, models can be powerful tools. They help us
predict how changes in policy, like pricing or treatment for alcohol
dependence, might influence alcohol consumption, health outcomes, and social
harms.
https://sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/blog/advancing-alcohol-policy-modelling-by-integrating-alcohol-dependence/
NordAN - New Nordic
health report shows worsening diets, rising overweight and persistent
inequalities
A new edition of the Nordic Monitoring report, NORMO 2025, paints a
troubling picture of health behaviours across the Nordic region. The data,
released this week by the Nordic Council of Ministers, shows that people in the
Nordic countries are eating more unhealthy foods, moving less, and experiencing
record levels of overweight.
https://www.nordicalcohol.org/post/new-nordic-health-report-shows-worsening-diets-rising-overweight-and-persistent-inequalities
Åbo Akademi University
(Finland) - Persistent gaps in mental health and alcohol use between sexual
minorities and heterosexuals
Previous research has repeatedly shown that sexual minority individuals
report worse mental health than heterosexual individuals. These differences
are, for example, observable so that sexual minority individuals report more
symptoms of depression and anxiety, consume more alcohol, and experience more
sexuality-related distress.
https://www.abo.fi/en/news/persistent-gaps-in-mental-health-and-alcohol-use-between-sexual-minorities-and-heterosexuals/
NordAN (Finland) - Sports
Mehiläinen study: One in four athletes use substances to relax, are coaches and
athletes living in different realities when it comes to substance use?
A study conducted by Sports Mehiläinen* shows that Finnish athletes use
substances to relax and manage stress. The findings suggest that sports clubs
and coaches are not well equipped to identify or intervene in substance use.
https://www.nordicalcohol.org/post/sports-mehil%C3%A4inen-study-one-in-four-athletes-use-substances-to-relax-are-coaches-and-athletes-livi
NordAN (Denmark) - Alcohol
makes brain hemorrhages strike younger and harder
PhD student from Aarhus is behind internationally noted research showing
that three daily drinks significantly increase the risk of larger and more
severe brain hemorrhages.
https://www.nordicalcohol.org/post/alcohol-makes-brain-hemorrhages-strike-younger-and-harder
