An alcohol prevention program that was implemented in Estonia to try to tackle high rates of alcohol use amongst adolescents does not appear to make any significant difference to the young people’s alcohol use, according to a randomised controlled trial amongst 985 fifth-graders and their parents. Alcohol use is very common among adolescents in Estonia […]
Partnerships with the alcohol industry at the expense of public health
Partnerships between public health agencies and industries which trade in potentially harmful products or activities – such as the recently announced and much criticised partnership between Public Health England (PHE) and the alcohol industry-funded body, Drinkaware – risk delaying or preventing effective policies to improve population health, say public health scientists Mark Petticrew, Martin McKee […]
How do regular drinkers perceive wines and beers labelled as lower in strength?
There is growing interest from policy makers and producers to extend the range of lower strength alcohol products above the current cap of 1.2% alcohol by volume (ABV) set out in national legislation, in order to reduce overall alcohol consumption. However, there is a lack of evidence on how the general population perceives alcohol products […]