Eva Leal-López argues a combination of alcohol control policies are key to reducing inequalities among adolescents Read more »
Alcohol control policies, socioeconomic inequalities, and adolescent alcohol use
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Should alcohol packaging display graphic tobacco-style health warning labels?
Natasha Clarke and Gareth Hollands, Behaviour and Health Research Unit, University of Cambridge Read more »
Are ‘Soap Operas’ driving young people to drink?
Alex Barker examines the influence of alcohol brands product placement on viewers Read more »
Drink-driving could soar as pubs reopen in July
Fears this summer could attract record numbers of drink-driving convictions, especially while public transport restrictions are still in place Read more »
COVID-19 and alcohol – consumption data strengthens case for ambitious alcohol policy
COVID-19 has put health resilience and preparedness at the forefront of every political debate – How ready were we and our health systems to deal with a public health crisis of this scale? Read more »
Revoking the ‘License to Drink’: Emerging evidence on mandatory sobriety
Could 24/7 programs solve lingering questions about who gets the right to drink? Read more »
Hazardous drinkers show elevated ‘waiting impulsivity’, relative to lighter drinking controls
We need interventions to address the issue of those who respond to stimuli prematurely, arges Matthew Mayhew Read more »
The Pass-Through of Alcohol Excise Taxes to Prices in OECD Countries: Filling in the evidence gap
Governments ‘may consider additionally implementing minimum pricing policies’ as a viable complement to tax increases on alcohol Read more »
Increasing choice to encourage the selection of non-alcoholic, rather than alcoholic, drinks
Originally published on the BMC blog Read more »
Inequalities in alcohol-related violence victimisation and what we should do about it
Lucy Bryant presents evidence-based recommendations for how to reduce the harmful effects of inequalities in which alcohol plays a role Read more »