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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 20m

Policymakers must take immediate action to reduce the rapid rise in liver cancer deaths in Europe, including by supporting initiatives to reduce alcohol misuse, said the gastroenterology NGOs UEG and Germany's DGVS in a joint statement. @myueg.bsky.social
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Europe faces rising liver cancer epidemic without urgent prevention and early detection measures

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 5h

Earlier this week the left-leaning IPPR think-tank also called for the return of the "alcohol duty escalator", as well as minimum pricing and stronger action from employers, highlighting alcohol's negative impact on productivity @ippr.org
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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 2d

"When nearly half of young professionals are calling in sick after workplace drinking, it’s not just a hangover, it’s a productivity crisis," says the IPPR think tank calling for minimum pricing and tax rises. @ippr.org
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Over a third of Gen Z workers feel pressure to drink at work events, reveals IPPR | IPPR

A quarter of employees feel pressure to drink at workplace events, rising to 38 per cent of 18 to 24 year oldsWorkplace drinking culture driving absences a

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 5h

The same calculation appears in the November Budget submission of the Institute of Alcohol Studies, which also called for a cross-government strategy, keeping draft relief to help hospitality and equalising the abnormally low tax on cider. @ias.org.uk
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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 6h

The UK could fund 30,000 more public sector nurses, police, teachers or firefighter by increasing alcohol tax by 2% above inflation over the next five years, said the Alcohol Health Alliance UK, launching an online impact calculator. @aha-uk.bsky.social
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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 6h

"Sen. Patrick Brazeau is trying a second time to pass legislation that would add cancer warning labels to alcohol packaging." @senatorbrazeau
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Senate debates bill to add warning labels to alcohol packaging | CBC News

Sen. Patrick Brazeau is trying a second time to pass legislation that would add cancer warning labels to alcohol packaging.

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 6h

"The trial [of AI analysis] found a higher rate of potential issues among alcohol-free product ads –around 48% – largely because of missing or unclear ABV information," said the UK's ad self-regulator, especially problematic when involving an alcohol brand
www.asa.org.uk/resource/pul...

Pulse Report: Alcohol Advertising

An ASA trial used AI to review thousands of alcohol ads, finding high compliance overall but highlighting gaps in alcohol-free labelling – showing how AI can strengthen responsible advertising regulat...

www.asa.org.uk

Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 1d

It is impossible to address the high level of men’s violence in Australia without tackling alcohol use head on, write Anne-Marie Laslett, Cassandra Hopkins and Ingrid Wilson.
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Australia's gender violence plan should reflect the role of alcohol

by Anne-Marie Laslett, Cassandra Hopkins and Ingrid Wilson Globally, up to one in three women who live with a male partner report he is a heavy drinker. Evidence shows men’s drinking increases the sev...

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 1d

"Pubs, clubs and restaurants [in England and Wales] will be able to open into the early hours as part of Labour’s drive for economic growth, a move which critics say will lead to more drunken disorder."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 2d

"When nearly half of young professionals are calling in sick after workplace drinking, it’s not just a hangover, it’s a productivity crisis," says the IPPR think tank calling for minimum pricing and tax rises. @ippr.org
www.ippr.org/media-office...

Over a third of Gen Z workers feel pressure to drink at work events, reveals IPPR | IPPR

A quarter of employees feel pressure to drink at workplace events, rising to 38 per cent of 18 to 24 year oldsWorkplace drinking culture driving absences a

www.ippr.org

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 3d

A framework is needed to guide all government interactions with the alcohol industry, as it is with other health harming industries, said Sheila Gilheany of Alcohol Action Ireland at AR2025.
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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 3d

"It's too easy to buy alcohol using buy-now-pay-later services, the [New Zealand] Salvation Army says. It wants regulatory reform to stop BNPL being used to pay for alcohol." @SalvationArmyNZ
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Make it harder to buy booze with buy-now-pay-later, Salvation Army says

The Salvation Army wants regulatory reform to make it harder to buy alcohol.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 3d

"71% of consumers [in Europe] are buying, stocking, or consuming less alcohol, and almost one in four 25–35-year-olds have stopped buying alcohol altogether... alcoholic beverages slipped -1.8% in value sales to €68bn." @WeAreCircana
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71% of Europeans are drinking less alcohol, while a generational shift forces beverage brands to rethink growth, reports Circana

The message to brands is clear; ‘more of the same’ is no longer a growth strategy. Growth will not come from short-term disruption but from strategic reinvention. As new consumers, needs, and occasion...

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 3d

"The overarching issue facing the craft brewing industry involves a fairly simple imbalance between supply and demand. The number of breweries across the country exploded even as consumer demand for craft pilsners and ales began to wane."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...

Craft Breweries Struggle as Sales and Appetites Wane

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 3d

"One in four UK people fear a loved one drinks too much, survey finds." @priorygroup.bsky.social @censuswide
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One in four UK people fear a loved one drinks too much, survey finds

Poll of 2,000 people appears to underline experts’ concerns of growing ‘epidemic’ of addiction to alcohol or drugs

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 4d

"Women drinking more alcohol than usual during Covid pandemic lockdowns has led to more children starting school this September with a disease caused by mothers drinking in pregnancy, a paediatric consultant fears."
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Covid drinking 'left more children with fetal alcohol condition'

A Newcastle consultant says about 900 affected babies are born in the region each year.

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 4d

"Health New Zealand is proposing to cut staff working on alcohol harm by a third and end its alcohol research and social marketing campaign." The public service union says the cuts result from alcohol industry lobbying. a contention the industry disputes.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...

Health NZ cutting alcohol harm reduction staff and campaigns, union claims

The agency confirmed a 'change process' was underway, as 65 organisations signed a letter urging the government to shut the alcohol industry out of policy decisions.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 5d

"The alcohol drinking age in Malta should ideally be at 24 or 25, as the brain is still developing until that age, and that development can be altered when it is exposed to drugs, including alcohol, OASI Foundation CEO Noel Xerri said." @oasifoundation www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...

Ideal alcohol drinking age should be 24 or 25, says OASI Foundation CEO - The Malta Independent

The alcohol drinking age in Malta should ideally be at 24 or 25, as the brain is still developing until that age, and that development can be altered when it is exposed to drugs, including alcohol,

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 5d

"Air Canada continues to raise the bar on the Economy travel experience with complimentary beer, wine... now available for all customers on all flights, including routes to Mexico and the Caribbean."
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Air Canada Toasts Economy Customers with Complimentary Beer, Wine and Snacks on Every Flight

Canadian Favourites Onboard – Complimentary MadeGood Mornings Cinnamon Bun Soft Baked Oat Bars and Greenhouse Ginger Defence Wellness Shots join our onboard offeringAir Canada is the only North Americ...

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 7d

"Liquor shops across Sri Lanka remained closed on Friday to mark World No Alcohol Day, in line with a directive issued by the Excise Department."
www.newswire.lk/2025/10/03/s...

Sri Lanka closes liquor shops for World No Alcohol Day - Newswire

Liquor shops across Sri Lanka remained closed on Friday to mark World No Alcohol Day, in line with a directiveContinue Reading

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 8d

"Of the 180 unique creatives run by alcoholic drinks brands on streaming services promoting 70 different products over the last seven months, Hulu carried 159 (88 per cent of the total) and HBO Max 91 (51 per cent of the total)."
www.advanced-television.com/2025/10/02/a...

Analysis: Netflix, AB InBev deal shakes up alcohol ad market

AB InBev’s brands — including the likes of Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois — will soon be advertised on Netflix following a global deal with the brewi

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 8d

"Research... suggests consuming alcohol with fentanyl and other drugs may explain, in part, why more men than women die from unintentional overdoses."
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WVU research finds more men die of overdoses partly because many combine alcohol with drugs

Research conducted at West Virginia University suggests consuming alcohol with fentanyl and other drugs may explain, in part, why more men than women die from unintentional overdoses.

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 8d

"Research... suggests consuming alcohol with fentanyl and other drugs may explain, in part, why more men than women die from unintentional overdoses."
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WVU research finds more men die of overdoses partly because many combine alcohol with drugs

Research conducted at West Virginia University suggests consuming alcohol with fentanyl and other drugs may explain, in part, why more men than women die from unintentional overdoses.

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 9d

The WHO’s EU-backed programme to reduce alcohol harm today launched an effort to quantify the burden alcohol places on young people to inform better alcohol policy.
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WHO launches bid to quantify youth alcohol harm

The WHO’s EU-backed programme to reduce alcohol harm today launched an effort to quantify the burden alcohol places on young people to inform better alcohol policy. “One-in-three injury deaths is attr...

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 9d

The WHO’s EU-backed programme to reduce alcohol harm today launched an effort to quantify the burden alcohol places on young people to inform better alcohol policy.
alcohol-review.com/story/who-la...

WHO launches bid to quantify youth alcohol harm

The WHO’s EU-backed programme to reduce alcohol harm today launched an effort to quantify the burden alcohol places on young people to inform better alcohol policy. “One-in-three injury deaths is attr...

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Alcohol Review @alcoholreview.bsky.social · 10d

"In 2024, the national rate of alcohol-induced deaths was 12.2 on an age-adjusted basis, or nearly 21% lower than Wisconsin’s age-adjusted rate of 15.0 per 100,000," said the Wisconsin Policy Forum. noting higher rates of tax might help. @WisPolicyForum
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