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Friday, January 19, 2024

Alcohol News - 3/2024


University of Sheffield - New report reveals key features of no and low alcohol drinks market
The first of a new series of reports into no and low alcohol drinks was published today. These reports aim to help the government and health organisations better understand the role the beverages could play in improving public health.
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The Journal (USA) - Advocates renew push for quarter-a-drink alcohol tax hike
New Mexico has seen a record-setting rate of alcohol deaths – higher than any other state and triple the national rate
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The Financial Express - Here’s how alcohol consumption can lead to bowel cancer
Alcohol is a major contributor to bowel cancer because the alcohol goes directly into the intestinal bowel and is in direct contact with the lining mucosa of the intestine, stomach colon and rectum.
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Men's Health - Gen Z Alcohol Consumption Drops 25% in Favour of 'Mindful Drinking'
Dry January's popularity is on the up with many younger generations – mainly Gen Z – deciding to spend their weekends alcohol free. While millennials may reminisce back to their Friday nights in their early 20s shuffling foot to foot holding lurid coloured alcopop bottles, Gen Z are choosing to abstain entirely.
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NL Times (Netherlands) - Netherlands missing all preventive health targets: Too much smoking, alcohol, obesity
The Netherlands will miss all the preventive health targets set in the National Prevention Agreement for 2040, the public health institute RIVM said on Wednesday.
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Scottish Business Insider (Scotland) - Ministers should bring in alcohol sales levy for public health – Labour
A public health levy on alcohol sales should be set to bolster treatment services, Scottish Labour has said. The party says the levy could raise money for alcohol and drug partnerships around Scotland and help tackle deaths caused by alcohol issues.
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HUS (Finland) - Alcohol increases the incidence of oral and esophageal cancers, and smoking multiplies that risk
Reducing or stopping alcohol consumption decreases the risk of oral and esophageal cancers. Alcohol undeniably increases the risk of these cancers, and smoking multiplies that risk.
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AlcoholAndCancer - Alcohol cessation and cancer: Exploring the protective connection
An in-depth review by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has provided new perspectives on the relationship between alcohol consumption and cancer risk. In this interview, we speak with Dr. Beatrice Lauby-Secretan, Head of the IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention and Deputy Head of the Evidence Synthesis and Classification Branch.
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NordAN (Denmark) - Critics to the King: Abandon royal warrants for alcohol sellers
In a recent development highlighted by DR.dk, two prominent Danish NGOs, NordAN member organisations, Alkohol & Samfund and Blå Kors, have called upon Denmark's new royal couple to reassess the tradition of bestowing royal warrants to alcohol producers and merchants. This request comes amid growing concerns about the promotion of an unhealthy alcohol culture.
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NordAN (Sweden) - More calls to Bris about adult drinking during Christmas and New Year's
Over the Christmas break, Bris has had over 2,600 supportive conversations with children, more than ever before. Many children have sought support due to adults' drinking around Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
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NordAN - NordAN initiates a new annual tradition with a synopsis on alcohol and drug issues
The Nordic Alcohol and Drug Policy Network has initiated a new annual effort to confront the critical issues surrounding alcohol and drug consumption in the Nordic region. Launching its first "Yearly Nordic Synopsis on Alcohol & Drug Issues," NordAN establishes an annual tradition of in-depth reports dedicated to shedding light on and analyzing the complex challenges associated with alcohol and drug consumption in Nordic countries.
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