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\nAlcohol Consumption Guidance: A Roundtable Discussion
<\/b>Canada\u2019s new alcohol\u2011<\/span>risk guidance is explained by Erik Greb, Dr.
\nPeter Butt, and Dr. J<\/span>\u00fc<\/span>rgen Rehm, who outline the evidence behind the <\/span>\u201c<\/span>less
\nis better<\/span>\u201d<\/span> message, the cultural and political resistance
\nit has faced, and how clinicians can help patients reduce consumption.
https:\/\/www.medscape.com\/viewarticle\/canadas-alcohol-consumption-guidance-roundtable-discussion-2026a1000qq4?src=&form=fpf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n– Nearly half of Dutch say one daily drink is fine despite warning even one
\nis harmful
<\/b>The Health Council of the Netherlands warned earlier this summer that
\nalcohol is more harmful than earlier advice indicated, stating that even one
\nglass a day poses health risks. Research by the RTL panel shows the new
\nguidance has not yet gained broad acceptance.
https:\/\/nltimes.nl\/2026\/08\/13\/nearly-half-dutch-say-one-daily-drink-fine-despite-warning-even-one-harmful<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n(Georgia) – Georgia plans alcohol interlock systems to prevent drunk driving
<\/b>The Georgian government plans to introduce alcohol interlock devices in
\nvehicles as part of efforts to prevent drunk driving, reports Business Press
\nNews (BPN).
https:\/\/georgiatoday.ge\/georgia-plans-alcohol-interlock-systems-to-prevent-drunk-driving\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n– UK police deploy ITL age estimation devices to help retailers meet alcohol
\nrules
<\/b>While there are lingering questions about the UK government\u2019s update to the
\nMandatory Licensing Conditions, allowing for the use of digital ID to prove age
\nwhen buying alcohol, providers are coming to the table prepared.
https:\/\/www.biometricupdate.com\/202608\/uk-police-deploy-itl-age-estimation-devices-to-help-retailers-meet-alcohol-rules<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nCognitive Bias Modification App Fosters Alcohol Avoidance
<\/b>Australian researchers have developed a smartphone app that could not only
\nhelp people recovering from alcohol use disorder to avoid relapsing but also
\nsupport those who engage in harmful drinking to reduce or avoid alcohol
\nconsumption altogether.
https:\/\/www.medscape.com\/viewarticle\/cognitive-bias-modification-app-fosters-alcohol-avoidance-2026a1000rbb?form=fpf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n– Germany to scrap ‘accompanied drinking’ for 14 and 15-year-olds
<\/b>A legal provision allowed 14 and 15-year-olds to purchase and consume
\nalcohol with their parents. The government said its abolition would ‘protect
\nyoung people from the considerable health and social effects of alcohol
\nconsumption.’
https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/en\/germany\/article\/2026\/08\/12\/germany-to-scrap-accompanied-drinking-for-14-and-15-year-olds_6756433_146.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n(Sweden) – Alcohol Can Both Support and Undermine Young People’s Well-being
<\/b>Young Swedes describe alcohol and cannabis as offering short<\/span>\u2011<\/span>lived
\nboosts in confidence, sociability and relief, but these upsides are tightly
\nintertwined with anxiety, shame and life<\/span>\u2011<\/span>disrupting consequences, with Jukka T<\/span>\u00f6<\/span>rr<\/span>\u00f6<\/span>nen<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s
\nteam showing that young people continually adjust their use as social contexts
\nand personal circumstances shift.
https:\/\/www.su.se\/english\/divisions\/department-of-public-health-sciences\/news\/articles\/2026-08-13-alcohol-can-both-support-and-undermine-young-peoples-well-being<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n– Alcoholism causes over 40,000 deaths a year in France
<\/b>France still sees around 41,000 alcohol<\/span>\u2011<\/span>related deaths and over
\n307,000 hospitalisations each year, driven by a cultural pattern of daily
\ndrinking that leaves more than one in five adults regularly exceeding health<\/span>\u2011<\/span>service
\nguidelines.
https:\/\/www.connexionfrance.com\/practical\/alcoholism-causes-over-40000-deaths-a-year-in-france\/798403<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n(Nigeria) – Alcohol: Nigerian children caught in deadly trap<\/b>
At the age when most children are still learning how to spell their names,
\ncount money and tell the difference between right and wrong, nine-year-old Ade
\nalready knows the taste of alcohol. He does not hide it. Neither does he
\nconsider it unusual.
https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/08\/alcohol-nigerian-children-caught-in-deadly-trap\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nhalf of NYC homeless deaths tied to drug overdoses or alcohol abuse: study
<\/b>Almost half of the deaths of New York City\u2019s homeless population were tied
\nto drugs and alcohol, an eye-opening new report found.
https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/10\/us-news\/almost-half-of-nyc-homeless-deaths-tied-to-drug-overdoses-or-alcohol-abuse-study\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nTrue Cost of Alcohol: Advocacy and Action by Nomcebo Dlamini
<\/b>For Nomcebo Dlamini, advocacy goes beyond raising awareness to influencing
\nthe policies and systems that can protect communities from harm.
https:\/\/iol.co.za\/capetimes\/2026-08-11-the-true-cost-of-alcohol-advocacy-and-action-by-nomcebo-dlamini\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nAlcohol Partnerships: growing prominence and concerns about industry funding
<\/b>Over the past few years, Community Alcohol Partnerships (or CAP) have
\nbecome an increasingly prominent feature of alcohol harm reduction discussions
\nin the UK. More than 350 local CAP schemes have now been established across the
\nUK, with numbers growing rapidly in Scotland.
https:\/\/www.shaap.org.uk\/community-alcohol-partnerships-growing-prominence-and-concerns-about-industry-funding\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nFoundation (Australia) – Minimum unit pricing: what\u2019s all the fuss about?
<\/b>In early 2025, the Northern Territory (NT) removed minimum unit pricing
\n(MUP) for alcohol. Why did it cause so much debate? And why does alcohol policy
\nremain such a contested issue?
https:\/\/adf.org.au\/insights\/minimum-unit-pricing\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nPublic Health Approach: Using Alcohol Regulation Strategies to Reduce Online
\nSports Betting Harms in Higher Education
<\/b>Online sports betting has expanded rapidly across higher education
\ninstitutions, creating a fast<\/span>\u2011<\/span>growing public health challenge associated with
\nsports culture, peer influence, and 24\/7 mobile access.
https:\/\/oneill.law.georgetown.edu\/a-public-health-approach-using-alcohol-regulation-strategies-to-reduce-online-sports-betting-harms-in-higher-education\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nsurvey: Summer drinkers are the most eager to return to everyday routines
<\/b>A new Swedish survey finds that alcohol plays a significant role in many
\npeople\u2019s summer routines, particularly among frequent drinkers.
https:\/\/www.nordicalcohol.org\/post\/new-survey-summer-drinkers-are-the-most-eager-to-return-to-everyday-routines<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nClassroom
<\/b>\u201cJust a couple of beers for the school trip, Mr Mortensen!\u201d That
\ntongue-in-cheek line is used by the Danish Cancer Society, Kr\u00e6ftens Bek\u00e6mpelse,
\nto highlight how much attitudes towards young people and alcohol have changed
\nover time. Its school initiative reminds teachers and parents that while some
\npractices from the past now seem unthinkable, there is still a need to
\nstrengthen young people\u2019s knowledge about alcohol and its consequences.
https:\/\/alcoholcampaign.org\/2026\/08\/14\/danish-cancer-society-brings-alcohol-education-into-the-classroom\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n