Share your work at AR2026 Extra, full content access, join AR2027 live
In this issue: AR2026 Extra update. Nolos, no help; New screening method; Liver disease lowballed; How parents can do better; NYC cancer warning; Warning support; Ad ban effective. Opinion: Be wary of GLP-1 messaging. Message: Avoid alcohol at home
AR2026 Extra update
Alcohol is a major factor in gender-based violence, explains Sheila Gilheany of Alcohol Action Ireland, along with policies to tackle the problem. Watch AR2026’s live session on Alcohol and AI trailer and early release, for those registered with AR. Join AR2026 Extra
News
Nolos, no help: Drinks made as no- and low-alcohol alternatives to alcoholic drinks, or “nolos”, seem to play little role in the alcohol consumption of young Brits, found new research. There is no solid evidence of any significant effect for any other age group either. Share/comment
🎥 New screening method: Canadian experts this week proposed a new “timesaving and pragmatic approach” to alcohol screening, which they say is currently dysfunctional (method pictured). Watch the trailer, early release or await regular release of Alcohol Review’s interview with Professor Evan Wood, one of the authors: Share/comment
🎥 Liver disease lowballed: New research shows a dramatic underestimation of liver disease that is worsened by alcohol consumption, according to new research. Professor Zobair Younossi of Georgetown University explained the details to Alcohol Review. Share/Comment
🎥 How parents can do better: Parents should aim to shape household norms so that “alcohol is less central, less emotionally loaded and less available” to minimise harm to their children, according to new research. Alcohol Review found out more. Share/comment
Cancer warning: New York City launched a month-long campaign warning that drinking alcohol increases cancer risk. “To some our data may be a buzzkill, but it’s actually their buzz that can kill,” said the health commissioner. Share/comment
Warning support: New alcohol warnings focussed on alcohol causing cancer, dementia, liver disease and hypertension are promising, according to a new study. Share/comment
Ad ban effective: The full ban implemented in Lithuania in 2018 was associated with a 35% reduction in the mean frequency of intoxication among adolescents in 2019, compared with a less restrictive statutory control for some alcoholic beverages. Share/comment
Walker unoriginal: Alcohol giant Diageo is trying to trademark an alcohol-free variant of its Johnnie Walker whisky, the Grocer reports. It would be the UK’s first alcohol-free whisky spinoff, but it would not be the first time an alcohol-free sub-brand was used to advertise an alcoholic main brand. Share/comment
Negative verdict: A German court today banned a start-up from selling alcohol-free drinks using slogans containing the names of alcohol products, including “This is not rum,” “This is not whiskey” and “This is not gin”. Share/comment
Feature
Opinion: Be wary of GLP-1 messaging: People working to reduce alcohol harm may feel like celebrating the potential of GLP-1 diet drugs to help reduce alcohol consumption, but we should be wary of taking such findings at face value, argues AR editor Phil Cain. Share/comment
Message
Avoid alcohol at home: Our homes are among the riskiest places for alcohol harm, so why not do something about it? Share/comment
Share your work at AR2026 Extra, full content access, join AR2027 live ■