Despite reductions in consumption, particularly among young people, Australia has seen a rise in alcohol-related harms and avoidable costs. To decrease alcohol’s enormous burden on individuals, families and communities, it is important that all drinkers ease their alcohol consumption, not just heavy drinkers and other risk groups.
https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/1/the-uncomfortable-truth-about-alcohol/
World Health Organization (WHO) - Global report on the use of alcohol taxes,
2025
This report provides an assessment of taxes applied to alcoholic beverages
at the global level. It qualitatively compares their design and provides
estimates of standardized metrics to compare tax levels between countries, it
is a second in a series since first publication in 2023.
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240118928
UN News - Increase
taxes on sugary drinks and alcohol to save lives, urges WHO
Beverages like sugary drinks and alcohol are too accessible and cost too
little in most of the world – helping fuel obesity, diabetes, cancer and
injury, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166754
NL Times (Netherlands)
- Reduced alcohol consumption could prevent 427 cancer diagnoses per year
A modest reduction in alcohol consumption could have a significant impact
on cancer rates in the Netherlands. IKNL estimates that cutting intake by just
two drinks per week could prevent over 11,500 cancer diagnoses by 2050,
equivalent to an average of 427 fewer cases each year.
https://nltimes.nl/2026/01/13/reduced-alcohol-consumption-prevent-427-cancer-diagnoses-per-year
Euronews.com - European
men in their 30s most at risk of alcohol-related fatal injuries
Men are nearly six times more likely than women to die from alcohol-related
self-harm, as people in their 30s emerge as the most vulnerable age range.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/01/14/european-men-in-their-30s-most-at-risk-of-alcohol-related-fatal-injuries
CBC (Canada) - We
started drinking more during the pandemic — and that habit hasn't changed much,
a new survey finds
Many people are starting 2026 off by marking Dry January and swearing off
alcohol for the first month of the year. But new research is raising concerns
about how much Canadians are drinking.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/canadians-post-pandemic-drinking-habits-9.7042254
The Brussels Times
(Belgium) - Belgian police call for 'weekend without alcohol and drugs
behind the wheel'
The federal police have announced a "Weekend without alcohol and drugs
behind the wheel," which will take place from Friday at 6 pm to Monday at
6 am.
https://www.brusselstimes.com/1919856/belgian-police-call-for-weekend-without-alcohol-and-drugs-behind-the-wheel
Daily Mail (UK) - Labour
considers ban on under-18s buying non-alcoholic drinks in pubs over fears it's
a 'gateway' to boozing
Labour is considering a ban on under-18s buying non-alcoholic drinks in
pubs amid fears it is a 'gateway' to full-on boozing.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15463615/Labour-ban-18s-buying-non-alcoholic-drinks-pubs.html
www.polskieradio.pl (Poland) - Survey
shows widespread alcohol use in Poland, growing support for ad curbs
A nationwide survey shows that 84% of adult Poles consume alcohol, with 28%
drinking at least once a week, 30% several times a week, and 18% a few times a
year.
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7786/Artykul/3634342,survey-shows-widespread-alcohol-use-in-poland-growing-support-for-ad-curbs
Diario AS - José
Manuel Felices, doctor: “When you drink alcohol you lose the ability to create
new memories”
There are those who feel that if a drink is not alcoholic, the toast
somehow lacks magic; that alcohol adds sensation to the glass and that drinking
lifts the spirit. The holiday season helps feed the myth. But the reader should
know that, in the search for absolute pleasure, they may drown their awareness
under disco lights – or fail to remember which guitar song they thrashed while
trying to let their feet run free.
https://en.as.com/latest_news/jose-manuel-felices-doctor-when-you-drink-alcohol-you-lose-the-ability-to-create-new-memories-f202601-n/
EWN (South Africa) - Alcohol
kills 62,000 people in SA every year: Time to hike taxes, drive down demand?
Treasury wants to hike alcohol taxes to curb drinking. The industry warns
of illicit booze. Health experts say the real problem isn’t price – it’s weak
enforcement and a staggering death toll.
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/01/13/alcohol-kills-62-000-people-in-sa-every-year-time-to-hike-taxes-drive-down-demand
The BMJ - How
should public health respond to rise of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks?
Sales of alcohol-free and low alcohol (nolo) drinks have increased
substantially over recent years, driven by improved manufacturing techniques
and consumer demand for better and healthier alternatives to alcoholic drinks.
Nolo drinks have obvious potential to improve public health, depending on who
drinks them, to what extent, and in which contexts.
https://www.bmj.com/content/392/bmj-2025-086563
PennLive - Report:
Facebook no longer recommending wine, beer, spirits businesses
The ability to promote a wine, beer, and spirits-related business has just
gotten tougher, according to a writer who covers the industry in the Pacific
Northwest.
https://www.pennlive.com/food/2026/01/report-facebook-no-longer-recommending-wine-beer-spirits-businesses.html
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