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This week: Alcohol costs Minnesota $8bn; Australian drug and alcohol court saves millions; Acetate not alcohol alter gut microbiota
This week: US pandemic drinking expected to cost billions; Scotland's alcohol toll remained high; South African brewer drops legal protest; Ale buffs back cider fruit minimum; US majority sees alcohol negatively
This week: At least 42 dead from bogus alcohol in Gujarat, India; Covid forecast to increase NHS alcohol burden
This week: Man U manager bans alcohol; Number 10 chaos delays duty reform response; Dispute over heavier drinking under minimum pricing; Packaging has big impact on young adults
This week: Young harmed by drinking, Lancet study; Three beers a week linked to cognitive decline; F1 champ backs alcohol restrictions; Industry insight: Ad chief details push to increase African alcohol consumption
This week: Young harmed by drinking, Lancet study; Three beers a week linked to cognitive decline; F1 champ backs alcohol restrictions; Industry insight: Ad chief outlines strategy to boost African alcohol consumption
This week: Support doubles for united call to curb alcohol harm; Scotland's alcohol consumption remains at historic low; Minimum prices "complementary" to tax, says WHO; Health labelling a step closer in Ireland
This week: Voluntary alcohol labelling failure continues; Japanese alcohol disease hospitalisations jump; Swiss supermarket chain stays alcohol-free
This week: Bingeing moderate amount multiplies alcohol risk; UK no-lo beer sales double in five years; Minimum pricing has little effect on characteristics of treatment intake; Long-covid and alcohol intake correlation found
This week: US liver transplants up 50% in pandemic; Social media behaviours linked to high risk alcohol use; Statistics: US alcohol deaths three times those from road accidents andguns
This week: AB InBev "off track" on no-lo pledge; WHO agrees alcohol action plan; Cardio problems found for lower-level alcohol drinking; Alcohol and other drug calls in Australia triple; AR editor takes new role
This week: Small retailers positive about minimum pricing; Aboriginal communities face dire consequences from lifting alcohol bans; Disney+ to shun alcohol ads; Bingeing has "vast"impact on adolescent brain. And more
This week: Alcohol industry restores low-risk guidelines after nearly five years; Marketing controls “integral”, says WHO; Advertisers say alcohol ads reach 75% fewer children; Lifestyle: Embracing wu wei, or not pushing
This week: Alcohol ads aplenty at World Cup 2018; Binging and drinking to cope jump in Ireland; Gene editing could reverse effects of teen bingeing; Pro-Ukrainian hackers target Russian alcohol distribution. And more.
This week: An alcohol brand will reach millions through UK soaps; Spain makes water the default drink; Flight attendants' call for two-drink limit; Wider consultation before any pilots of alcohol at English football
This week: US alcohol death surge accelerated in 2021, says CDC; EU consults on tax rates; Alcohol Awareness Week UK moving to July; New South Wales will research link between alcohol and domestic violence
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This week: Kenya considers alcohol ad tax; UK electronic tag scheme extended; "Tax alcohol more", says Ghanaian distiller; Puzzlement over Uber's $1.1bn delivery venture; Prenatal alcohol alters brain structure, says study
This week: Alcohol is no heart tonic, study confirms; Underage online ad impressions rare, say advertisers. The most effective ways to curb our alcohol consumption, as laid out by Professor Nicole Lee of Curtin University
This week: UK MPs call for a new alcohol strategy after a decade of failure; US 26% alcohol death rise reported after three months; Swiss drinking polarised; LGBTQ+ people have difficulty getting services. And more