Jul 23, 2021

Alcohol Review - Issue 19, July 23rd 2021

This week: Global non-alcoholic beer spending falters; UK beer sales slip as pubs reopen; Gaming “unlikely” to underlie binge drinking decline; New alcohol-free community opens; Opinion from expert Ian Hamilton and chat.

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Global non-alcoholic beer sales fell 4.6% in 2020 in value terms to $11.6bn after 9% average annual growth over the previous four years, says Euromonitor International

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UK retail alcohol sales were down by 3% in the four weeks to mid-July compared with the previous month as people went back to reopened pubs to watch the Euro 2020 football, according to Kantar research.

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The UK government said it will start developing its addiction strategy later this year and expects it to be published in 2022. Critics say a separate alcohol strategy is needed, because it is a special case.

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72 of 77 jurisdictions examined permit the online sale and home delivery of alcohol. Only seven of them require age verification to occur at the time of purchase.

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Early onset alcohol dependence is associated more "externalising psychopathology" and cognitive dysfunction than late onset alcohol dependence, according to a study in the Indian Journal of Psychiatry.

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The substantial decline in adolescent binge drinking seen in some countries between the mid-90s and 2015 unlikely to be the result of increased computer gaming, a study found.

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A new UK-based community launched for people living an alcohol-free lifestyle called Over the Influence

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Opinion

"Instead of recognising and responding to the fact that alcohol is now the second leading cause of premature death, the only government intervention has been to ensure access to alcohol during the pandemic," wrote addiction expert Ian Hamilton in the Independent.

“"Instead of recognising and responding to the fact that alcohol is now the

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Chat

One downside of giving up alcohol is losing a way to "connect" with people. Perhaps we need a new bonding ritual? Suggestions please.

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