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Friday, July 17, 2026

Alcohol News - 28/2026

The Conversation - The 2026 World Cup has been a tournament where alcohol brands hoped to win influence through sponsorship
The 2026 men’s football World Cup has provided great goals, shock results and plenty of entertainment. It has also been extremely lucrative, earning Fifa billions of dollars in broadcasting rights, ticket sales and commercial sponsorship.
https://theconversation.com/the-2026-world-cup-has-been-a-tournament-where-alcohol-brands-hoped-to-win-influence-through-sponsorship-287532

BBC (England) - England advised to avoid alcohol around matches
England men's players have been advised to avoid drinking alcohol on the day before and the day after matches, under new behaviour guidelines.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cvg5yg4lng4o

Novinite.com (Croatia) - Makarska Becomes First Croatian City to Ban Overnight Alcohol Sales
The Croatian coastal city of Makarska has become the first municipality in the country to prohibit the nighttime  sale of alcohol in  retail outlets after the city council approved new restrictions aimed at reducing disturbances during the busy  tourist season.
https://www.novinite.com/articles/239630/Makarska+Becomes+First+Croatian+City+to+Ban+Overnight+Alcohol+Sales

Contemporary OB/GYN (USA) - CDC: 15% of US women report drinking alcohol during pregnancy
More than 1 in 7 pregnant women in the United States reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days, according to a June 2026 analysis of 2021–2024 survey data, published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
https://www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/cdc-women-drinking-alcohol-during-pregnancy

Medical Xpress - People with disabilities are diagnosed with alcohol use disorder at much higher rates than non-disabled people
A new study found that adults with disabilities had more than three times the rate of AUD diagnoses compared with adults without disabilities in the U.S., with particularly high rates among disabled men and people with serious mental illness and acquired brain injuries.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-people-disabilities-alcohol-disorder-higher.html

WDET 101.9 FM (USA) - Detroit Evening Report: Alcohol, cannabis ads may soon be banned from being near religious buildings
Houses of worship may soon be added to the list of sensitive locations where certain advertisements are not allowed within a 1000-foot radius.
https://wdet.org/2026/07/14/detroit-evening-report-alcohol-cannabis-ads-may-soon-be-banned-from-being-near-religious-buildings/

Medical Xpress - Alcohol intoxication, stress in adolescence linked with long-term impairments
Repeated alcohol intoxication or exposure to stress appears to change how adolescent brains respond to danger. These changes persist into adulthood.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-alcohol-intoxication-stress-adolescence-linked.html

STAT News (USA) - 12 ideas for tackling the U.S. alcohol epidemic
Drinking’s deadly toll in the U.S. is the result of decades of policy decisions, industry influence, and cultural inertia, as STAT shows in its investigative series, The Deadliest Drug. The U.S. has not made a concerted effort to reduce heavy drinking since Prohibition ended nearly a century ago.
https://www.statnews.com/2026/07/14/alcohol-health-issues-deadliest-drug-series-final-installment-solutions/

IAS Blog - Stigma isn’t only out there. It can be written into the way we work
When we talk about stigma related to drug and alcohol use, we are drawn to looking outwards as if it’s a beast on the horizon.
https://www.ias.org.uk/2026/07/14/stigma-isnt-only-out-there-it-can-be-written-into-the-way-we-work/

Philippine News Agency (Philippine) - Baguio health board backs creation of alcohol regulation task force
The Baguio City Local Health Board is pushing for the creation of the City Alcohol Regulation and Enforcement (CARE) Task Force to strengthen interagency coordination and reduce alcohol-related harm.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1279486

NordAN (Norway) - Majority want the same blood alcohol limit at sea as on the road
A survey conducted by YouGov for Tryg Insurance in Norway shows that 55 per cent of respondents want the same blood alcohol limit at sea as on the road.
https://www.nordicalcohol.org/post/majority-want-the-same-blood-alcohol-limit-at-sea-as-on-the-road

NordAN (Iceland) - Icelandic prevention organisations demand action against illegal online alcohol sales
A coalition of Icelandic prevention and public health organisations has called on the police to immediately stop online alcohol sales that they say are taking place in violation of Icelandic law.
https://www.nordicalcohol.org/post/icelandic-prevention-organisations-demand-action-against-illegal-online-alcohol-sales

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