Monitoring Alcohol

Gen Z alcohol consumption is rising fast. For years, alcohol policy leaned on harm minimisation. It taught young people how to drink safely. It rarely encouraged them to delay drinking altogether. The new data suggests that approach has not worked.IWSR’s Bevtrac survey covers 15 major markets. It found that 74% of Gen Z now drink […]

Alcohol-related liver disease is climbing fast. In the United States, the death rate nearly doubled between 1999 and 2022, rising from 6.7 to 12.5 per 100,000 people. Researchers linked more than 436,000 deaths to this trend. Between 2018 and 2022, the death rate climbed by almost 9% a year. A 2026 JAMA review by liver

A list of surprising alcohol health myths recently made the rounds again. It promised a stronger heart, fewer kidney stones, even a better sex life. However, most of these claims trace back to research that has since fallen apart or quietly faded from view. Others leaned on a single small study that could never carry

For many women navigating perimenopause, a glass of wine at the end of a long day can feel like a well-earned ritual. It takes the edge off the stress, softens the anxiety, and sometimes feels like the only thing that actually helps with sleep. But growing evidence suggests that alcohol and perimenopause are a far

 Background. Cannabidiol (CBD) now dominates consumer health markets worldwide. Manufacturers market it predominantly on the basis of perceived safety. However, CBD carcinogenicity FDA evidence, generated during the pharmaceutical approval process for purified CBD (Epidiolex, GW Research Ltd, NDA 210365), raises substantive concerns that regulators have not communicated to the public, prescribers, or policymakers. Evidence reviewed. This

Australia has a same day alcohol delivery problem, and every government in this country is moving too slowly to fix it. Alcohol now arrives at suburban front doors faster than most people can reconsider a bad decision. No trained staff, no community accountability, and no real closing time. Just a phone, an app, and alcohol

A major new meta-analysis has confirmed what science has been building toward for years: drinking alcohol raises the risk of pancreatic cancer, and that risk rises in a clear, measurable pattern as consumption increases. The study was published in the International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research. It was led by researchers at the Canadian Institute

Most public health messaging on alcohol and pregnancy focuses on the mother. Yet new research from Texas A&M University shows that paternal alcohol use before conception may leave lasting biological marks on children. Fathers have far more influence than many people assume. Paternal Alcohol Use Alters Biological Signals in Sperm Dr Michael Golding is a

No Safe Level: Moderate Alcohol Use and Death Risk Laid Bare in Major Study The link between moderate alcohol use and death risk is real, measurable, and starts earlier than most people expect. For years, a glass of wine with dinner carried a quiet respectability. Light drinking was the civilised middle ground, distinct from the