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Archives for June 2022
Everything you wanted to know about minimum pricing, in one place
The World Health Organization published a comprehensive review of minimum pricing policies on alcohol, including summaries of the most recent evidence on their impact for...
Minimum unit pricing and harmful drinking: Mixed findings should not override the bigger picture
A study on the impact of Scotland's minimum unit pricing on harmful drinkers and those with alcohol dependence received a lot of press attention lambasting...
What do we know about the alcohol industry’s engagement with youth alcohol education?
The alcohol industry provides materials for schools to educate children about alcohol harm. This study highlights the bias nature of these materials, which normalise alcohol...
The alcohol industry is everywhere? Researcher experiences of industry monitoring, surveillance, and legal threats
Researchers' contact with the alcohol industry can range from short conversations at conferences, to attacks in the media and even legal threats. Here Dr Mitchell...
What can the UK learn from Australia and New Zealand’s fight for mandatory alcohol warning labels?
Australia and New Zealand struggled for years to bring in mandatory pregnancy warning labels on alcohol products. Maddie Heenan looks at what lessons other countries...