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When the drinking age was lowered to 18 In 1999, critics warned it would cause an increase in alcohol-fuelled crime. But as changing the age limit is debated again, the evidence is mixed.
Cross-border advertising and the metaverse are pushing governments to reassess how they manage the potential harm caused by alcohol advertising. Is New Zealand doing enough?
MPs were more likely than the general population to drink at least ten units of alcohol on a typical drinking day.
Research has been inconclusive on the degree to which drinking alcohol leads to the growth of harmful fat. But a new study suggests that beer and spirits are far bigger culprits than wine.
The federal government rarely holds policy referendums. But research shows they are more common in the states and territories, and voters are more amenable to them than politicians might believe.
Alcoholic drinks have high levels of sugar that could be driving up people’s weight.
How can something be bad for you one day, and good for you the next? This study highlights the problem of correlation and causation.
On the surface, sober months like Dry January and Dry February are great. But we need to broaden the discussion around how privilege and policy impact one’s relationship with alcohol and other drugs.
Growing interest in psychedelics has spurred new research decades after hallucinogenics were tested in Saskatchewan in the 1950s. And an unassuming common fish is proving a useful test subject.
When employers treat staff drinking problems as a health issue, they get much better results.
With pubs closed during lockdown, many British people opted to drink more at home.
In an era before clinical trials, medical writers drew on the stories of explorers as evidence about the health effects of different foods and drinks.
Most hangover cures don’t work, but research shows a few make a difference.
The key is start preparing before January.
Researchers have identified four main reasons young people in high-income countries are drinking less.
A bit of alcohol may protect your heart, but binge drinking could send it into a dangerous flutter.
Australians are entering our most dangerous time of year for fatal drownings. So what can you do to keep yourself and loved ones safer this summer?
Industry repeatedly cited large and often untested figures of profit and job losses to oppose alcohol restrictions during South Africa’s lockdown.
While shelves empty and the “booze trains” run, humanity’s ancient festival dream of equality and justice awaits.
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Professor of Violence Prevention and Addiction Studies, Deakin University
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Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
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Visiting Clinical Research Fellow in older people's substance use and mental health, King's College London
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Professor in Substance Use, Liverpool John Moores University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Professor, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University
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Professor, Director of Research and Statistical Support Service and Program Leader for Substance Use and Mental Health, Centre for Health Services Research, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Health Psychology, University of Bath
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Honorary Clinical Professor, UCL
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Professor of Alcohol Policy, Sheffield Alcohol Research Group, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor, History, University of Newcastle
