May 21, 2021

Alcohol Review - Issue 11, May 21st 2021

Alcohol Review

This week: Lower alcohol availability cuts consumption; South African campaigners push for alternatives to ban; High harm forecast for richer countries; Possible “adverse effects” on the brain at low doses.

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Alcohol industry data shows how reducing availability during the pandemic cut alcohol consumption by 6%

The volumes drunk fell by a fifth in South Africa and India where there were periodic alcohol sales bans. In the UK the volume fell by 10%. In North America, meanwhile, the volume drunk on average barely changed. Some people are known to have drunk more in the pandemic year, however, often those who drank more to begin with.

Faced with a third wave of covid South African campaigners called for alternatives to an alcohol sales ban, including advertising restrictions and an extended curfew

Faced with a third wave of covid South African campaigners called for alternatives to an alcohol sales ban, including advertising restrictions and an extended curfew

Alcohol and drug-related deaths in the US increased in the pre-pandemic year, while suicide rates decreased. The pandemic may have made all these problem worse, say researchers

Alcohol and drug-related deaths in the US increased in the pre-pandemic year, while suicide rates decreased. The pandemic may have made all these problem worse, say researchers

Life expectancy will drop by almost a year across the world’s higher income economies over the next 30 years because of alcohol-related diseases, costing $138bn a year in treatment, according to the OECD, a club of rich countries. Some experts think these estimates are on the high side.

Life expectancy will drop by almost a year across the world’s higher income economies over the next 30 years because of alcohol-related diseases, costing $138bn a year in treatment, according to the OECD, a club of rich countries. Some experts think these estimates are on the high side.

No safe dose of alcohol for the brain was found, in a new pre-publication study. It found "more widespread adverse effects on the brain than previously recognised".

Stockport, in northwest England, has a new Family Drug and Alcohol Court to offer a forward-thinking approach to care proceedings where parents’ substance misuse is a key concern

Stockport, in northwest England, has a new Family Drug and Alcohol Court to offer a forward-thinking approach to care proceedings where parents’ substance misuse is a key concern

Prince Harry, second in line to the British throne, has said he drank to deal with the pain of losing his mother, Diana.

Prince Harry, second in line to the British throne, has said he drank to deal with the pain of losing his mother, Diana.

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