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Does marketing impact on the volume and patterns of consumption of alcoholic beverages? Does marketing impact on the volume and patterns of consumption of alcoholic beverages?

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Date added: 06/25/2012
Date modified: 01/28/2013
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Author: Science Group of the European Alcohol and Health Forum

The European Alcohol and Health Forum requested scientific advice from the Science Group on the impact of marketing communication on the volume and patterns of consumption of alcoholic beverages, especially by young people. The findings of the review are clear, namely that commercial communications increase the likelihood that adolescents will start to use alcohol and to drink more if they are already using alcohol.

CESAR FAX - April 21, 2014 - Vol 23, Issue 11 CESAR FAX - April 21, 2014 - Vol 23, Issue 11

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Date added: 05/27/2014
Date modified: 05/27/2014
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A Weekly FAX from the Center of Substance Abuse Research. University of Maryland, Colege Park

Majority of High School Students Who Are Infrequent Marijuana Users Say They Would Not Use If Marijuana Were Legal; Frequent Users More Likely to Report They Would Use as Often or More Often

Response to the appendix to Duffy & Snowdon’s report Response to the appendix to Duffy & Snowdon’s report

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Date added: 01/29/2013
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Authors: Alan Brennan, John Holmes, Yang Meng and Robin Purshouse (University of Sheffield)

This appendix is the second part of the response from the University of Sheffield (Shiefield Alcohol Research Group) to a recent report by the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) critiquing the Shieffield Alcohol Policy Model which applies to the effectiveness of minimum pricing.

As the ASI report contained two sections, a pair of essays on our work and a more technical appendix, this response follows a similar format.

Minimum Alcohol Prices and Outlet Densities in British Columbia, Canada: Estimated Impacts on Alcoho Minimum Alcohol Prices and Outlet Densities in British Columbia, Canada: Estimated Impacts on Alcoho

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Date added: 04/26/2013
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Full title: Minimum Alcohol Prices and Outlet Densities in British Columbia, Canada: Estimated Impacts on Alcohol-Attributable Hospital Admissions

Authors: Tim Stockwell, Jinhui Zhao, Gina Martin, Scott Macdonald, Kate Vallance, Andrew Treno, William Ponicki, Andrew Tu and Jane Buxton 

This study, published in the American Journal of Public Health, shows the relationship between minimum alcohol prices and rates of different kinds of alcohol attributable hospital admission in British Columbia (Canada).

European status report on alcohol and health 2014 European status report on alcohol and health 2014

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Date added: 05/29/2014
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Part two in this report, entitled “European status report on alcohol and health 2014”, is now available and presents alcohol policy data for all 53 Member States in the WHO European Region. The chapters are categorizedaccording to the 10 action areas of the "European action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol 2012–2020"

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Data for both reports were collected during the period February–December 2012 and, unless otherwise noted, the responses reflect the policy situation in each Member State as at 31 December 2011.