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13383New film shows how alcohol marketers target vulnerable people and children
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New film shows how alcohol marketers target vulnerable people and children

In our latest Explained film, Digital Intoxication, we look at how digital alcohol marketing actually works: the algorithms that find people already drinking heavily and target them “disproportionately”, the influencers (including The Rock, Beyonce, and Kendall Jenner) promoting their own alcohol brands to hundreds of millions of followers without ad disclosure, and the rise of […]

23 Jul 2026

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13383New film shows how alcohol marketers target vulnerable people and children

New film shows how alcohol marketers target vulnerable people and children

23 Jul 2026

13314Alcohol labels fail to inform consumers

Alcohol labels fail to inform consumers

9 Jun 2026

13262UK alcohol deaths fall in 2024 but remain well above pre-pandemic levels

UK alcohol deaths fall in 2024 but remain well above pre-pandemic levels

11 May 2026

13258IAS vacancy: Policy and Communications Support Officer

IAS vacancy: Policy and Communications Support Officer

1 May 2026

13236Lancet Commission calls for urgent action on alcohol harm

Lancet Commission calls for urgent action on alcohol harm

30 Apr 2026

13194IAS’s Small Grants Scheme now open for applications!

IAS’s Small Grants Scheme now open for applications!

20 Apr 2026

13131DUP blocks minimum unit pricing in Northern Ireland

DUP blocks minimum unit pricing in Northern Ireland

24 Mar 2026

13130New film exposes alcohol industry practices in the Global South

New film exposes alcohol industry practices in the Global South

16 Mar 2026

13059National Cancer Plan for England acknowledges alcohol as cancer risk factor

National Cancer Plan for England acknowledges alcohol as cancer risk factor

4 Feb 2026

13026FOI documents show how alcohol industry pressure forced marketing restrictions out of NHS health plan

FOI documents show how alcohol industry pressure forced marketing restrictions out of NHS health plan

29 Jan 2026

12996Road Safety Strategy plans to reduce drink-drive limit

Road Safety Strategy plans to reduce drink-drive limit

7 Jan 2026

12899Alcohol deaths fall in England for first time since pandemic

Alcohol deaths fall in England for first time since pandemic

3 Dec 2025

12868Alcohol duty to increase in line with inflation

Alcohol duty to increase in line with inflation

26 Nov 2025

12849Government Men’s Health Strategy recognises scale of alcohol harm – but offers little to tackle it

Government Men’s Health Strategy recognises scale of alcohol harm – but offers little to tackle it

20 Nov 2025

12834New expert vision sets out roadmap to halve alcohol harm within a decade

New expert vision sets out roadmap to halve alcohol harm within a decade

10 Nov 2025

12802‘Killer Tactics 2’ exposes industry interference in public health policy

‘Killer Tactics 2’ exposes industry interference in public health policy

24 Oct 2025

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