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\nadopts two new resolutions on EU drug strategy and health taxes
<\/b>At its General Assembly in Riga, Latvia, on 13 November 2025, the Nordic
\nAlcohol and Drug Policy Network (NordAN) approved two new resolutions on drug
\ncontrol and alcohol-related health taxes. The first resolution calls for the
\nnext EU Drugs Strategy to focus first on prevention and health.
\nhttps:\/\/www.nordicalcohol.org\/post\/nordan-adopts-two-new-resolutions-on-eu-drug-strategy-and-health-taxes<\/a>
\nunveils total alcohol ban in parliament
<\/b>The new speaker of Poland\u2019s parliament has signed an order banning alcohol
\nsales on parliamentary premises, saying lawmakers should set an example as
\ncities nationwide move to curb late-night drinking.
https:\/\/tvpworld.com\/90098280\/speaker-czarzasty-introduces-alcohol-ban-in-polish-parliament<\/a>
\ndigital tools to enforce its alcohol and tobacco sales bans for minors
<\/b>Three digital tools aim to help Greece curb the sale of tobacco and alcohol
\nproducts to children and teenagers.
https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2025\/11\/20\/how-greece-is-using-digital-tools-to-enforce-its-alcohol-and-tobacco-sales-bans-for-minors<\/a>
\nalcohol crackdown grows as new ban targets drinkers directly
<\/b>Thailand has introduced a sweeping new set of alcohol restrictions that,
\nfor the first time, make consumers legally responsible for drinking outside
\nauthorised hours. The new legislation, signed on 8 November, shifts liability
\naway from venues alone, meaning that drinkers now share the blame<\/span>\u2009<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u2009<\/span>and the fines<\/span>\u2009<\/span>\u2013<\/span>\u2009<\/span>too.
https:\/\/traveltomorrow.com\/thailands-alcohol-crackdown-grows-as-new-ban-targets-drinkers-directly\/<\/a>
\nrecommendations rejected by Lyons
<\/b>Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has rejected a number of changes to the
\nrules around alcohol licensing recommended by an independent report.
https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cq505e4led8o<\/a>
\nAlcohol With These Alarming Health Conditions \u2014 And It’s Being Quietly Buried
<\/b>How many alcoholic drinks do you have in an entire week? Five, seven, 10?
\nMore? If you have one drink a day, your health could be impacted \u2015 but the
\npowers that be aren\u2019t doing much to make that fact known.
https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/a-federal-report-links-alcohol-with-these-alarming-health-conditions-goog_l_6915f3e0e4b0dd708f398f18<\/a>
\npushes for larger warning messages on alcohol packaging
<\/b>The warning labels on alcohol packaging in South Korea will be
\nsignificantly larger starting next year, the government announced Wednesday.
https:\/\/www.koreaherald.com\/article\/10619454<\/a>
\nDeaths Rise: Women Fare the Worst
<\/b>As we enter the holiday season, many of us will throw or attend holiday
\ngatherings or parties. Thanksgiving and Christmas cocktails and New Year’s
\nplans are heavily promoted in magazines, newspapers, and Food Network shows.
https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/use-your-brain\/202511\/alcohol-related-deaths-rise-women-fare-the-worst<\/a>
\ncancer risk calculator launches in New South Wales
<\/b>An online tool that calculates a person’s risk for alcohol-related cancers
\nhas been made available in New South Wales. The Alcohol and Cancer Risk tool,
\ndeveloped by Cancer Institute NSW, can calculate an individual’s lifetime risk
\nof cancers using their age, gender and weekly alcohol consumption. No personal
\ndata is stored or captured from users, according to a Cancer Institute NSW
\nspokesperson.
https:\/\/www.mobihealthnews.com\/news\/anz\/alcohol-related-cancer-risk-calculator-launches-new-south-wales<\/a>
\nLinked to Earlier, More Severe Strokes, Mass General Researchers Find
<\/b>Heavy alcohol consumption may lead to earlier and more severe brain bleeds,
\naccording to a study published by researchers at Massachusetts General Brigham
\nearlier this month.
https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2025\/11\/17\/heavy-drinking-linked-to-severe-strokes\/<\/a>
\nalcohol harm reduction staff and campaigns, union claims
<\/b>Health New Zealand is proposing to cut staff working on alcohol harm by a
\nthird and end its alcohol research and social marketing campaigns, the public
\nservice union says.
https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/in-depth\/575047\/health-nz-cutting-alcohol-harm-reduction-staff-and-campaigns-union-claims<\/a>
\nhouseholds hit by alcohol-related violence \u2014 ASAAHN
<\/b>One in every five Nigerian households has experienced alcohol-related
\nviolence or loss, the Association of Advocates Against Alcohol Harm in Nigeria
\n(ASAAHN) disclosed, raising fresh concerns about the depth of the country\u2019s
\nalcohol crisis.
https:\/\/businessday.ng\/news\/article\/1-in-5-nigerian-households-hit-by-alcohol-related-violence-asaahn\/<\/a>
\ncost of inaction on alcohol in Australia<\/b>
Alcohol-related diseases and injuries have the potential to cost the Australian
\nhealth care system a staggering $68 billion over 60 years if nothing is done to
\nstop the impact.
https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2025-11-inaction-alcohol-australia.html<\/a>
\nHealth Alliance on Alcohol (EHAA)
<\/b>The European Heart Network (EHN) is pleased to announce that, as of 11
\nNovember 2025, it has officially joined the European Health Alliance on Alcohol
\n(EHAA). The Alliance brings together 23 leading European health organisations
\nto advocate for stronger alcohol policy across Europe.
https:\/\/ehnheart.org\/news-events\/news\/category-1\/ehn-joins-the-european-health-alliance-on-alcohol-ehaa\/<\/a>
\nStrategy recognises scale of alcohol harm \u2013 but offers little to tackle it
<\/b>The government\u2019s new Men\u2019s Health Strategy for England acknowledges the
\ndevastating toll alcohol takes on men \u2013 but it contains almost none of the
\nproven population-level measures needed to bring deaths down.
https:\/\/www.ias.org.uk\/news\/government-mens-health-strategy-recognises-scale-of-alcohol-harm-but-offers-little-to-tackle-it\/<\/a>
<\/b>Alcohol use in the U.S. has been in decline for years\u2014only 54% of U.S.
\nadults today say they consume alcohol\u2014the lowest number in nearly 90 years and
\na 13% drop since just 2022. Fifty-three percent say moderate drinking, or \u201cone
\nor two drinks a day,\u201d is bad for a person\u2019s health; that number is even
\nhigher\u201466%\u2014among young adults ages 18 to 34.
https:\/\/publichealth.jhu.edu\/2025\/the-health-risks-of-drinking-alcohol<\/a>
\nyears of declining drinking in Sweden
<\/b>Since 2004, alcohol consumption in Sweden has fallen by just over one
\nfifth. Young adults and older adults now drink at increasingly similar levels.
\nThis is shown in the report Self-reported alcohol habits in Sweden 2004\u20132024
\nfrom CAN (the Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs).
https:\/\/www.nordicalcohol.org\/post\/20-years-of-declining-drinking<\/a>