Monitoring Alcohol

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

Alcohol industry responsible drinking campaigns have become one of the most effective marketing tools of the past decade. Major drinks brands no longer simply sell products. They want to own the conversation around harm, health guidance, and consumption. With public health budgets stretched thin, they are finding it increasingly easy to do exactly that. This

Most people know that heavy drinking harms the body. But a new study published in May 2026 shows just how deeply alcohol addiction and the brain are connected, and how some of those changes may never fully reverse, no matter how long someone stays sober. Scientists at the University of Manchester and the University of

Cannabis edibles have become a familiar part of daily life in many parts of the world. For plenty of people, pairing them with alcohol at social occasions feels completely normal. But new research published in JAMA Network Open (May 2026) tells a more sobering story. It challenges what most people assume about what “a little of both”

More than 2.2 million Australian men engage in risky drinking in midlife, a landmark national study has confirmed. Researchers found that men aged 30 to 59 routinely exceed safe limits, yet public health campaigns continue to overlook them almost entirely. Flinders University led the research in partnership with the Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF). It

Liver Disease in Europe Has Reached a Tipping Point Every day, nearly 780 people across Europe die from cirrhosis or liver cancer. A major new report from the EASL–Lancet Commission, published in April 2026, makes the scale of the problem impossible to ignore. Cirrhosis and liver cancer together claim around 284,000 lives across the WHO

A new American study has found a troubling link between drinking and brain health, even among people who stay well within recommended limits. Researchers discovered that modest, regular alcohol intake reduces blood flow to the brain and thins the cortex, the region responsible for memory, decision-making, and clear thinking. Many would assume a few drinks

Melbourne’s alcohol wars are now impossible to ignore. Since February 2025, criminals have struck nearly 20 hospitality venues across the city. They have carried out arson attacks, shootings, and attempted kidnappings at popular bars and nightclubs. Small business owners are bearing the brunt of it, and the industry is rattled. Experts warn the situation echoes

New research has found a direct link between women and alcohol consumption. Your emotional state, whether high or low, can push you to drink far more than you realise. For women in particular, that pattern carries real health consequences. A University of Rhode Island (URI) study confirms that women drink more and drink longer when

Millions of people working towards long-term sobriety hold a dangerous assumption: more time sober means less risk. New research from Harvard Medical School challenges that directly. Alcohol use disorder relapse does not simply fade as a threat over the years. Certain warning signs are going largely unnoticed by both patients and clinicians. Professor John Kelly,