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Opinion: Alcohol tax rise would show real commitment to national care service; Corruption undermines Nigerian sachet ban enforcement; Back to the 80s on Guernsey; Wernicke encephalopathy remains underrecognised and undertreated. And more

Experts forecast steep rise in alcohol-associated disability burden; Wine industry welcomes protection within EU committee’s cancer plan resolution; Berlin to raise some alcohol taxes; Liverpool launches alcohol strategy; And a full news roundup

WHO funds health professional alliance and launches AI-equipped brief intervention hub: Gen Z do not see no-los as a party drink substitute; US sees alcohol drinking decline among Catholics and non-religious

Alcohol-free alternatives have not increased attempts to cut down; Ireland’s alcohol health warning label appears elsewhere in EU; Gen Z massively more alcohol free than boomers in Australia; Choline and FASD; And the risks of a hospitality career

Medical coding found to massively under-record alcohol involvement; Call to revive Welsh family and drug and alcohol court; Innuendo about “anti-alcohol ideologues” appears on right-wing UK website; Malaysia plans mandatory pilot alcohol tests and DUI compensation. And more

Poland’s lower house okays stronger alcohol ad regs, off-sales curfew and warning labels; Trinidad increases minimum alcohol drinking age to 21; Athletic brewing becomes official Canadian hockey sponsor; Tesco glosses over alcohol harm, AR argues; Retro Big Brother insights. And a full news roundup

Spain’s alcohol deaths “remain high”; Welsh Tories attack minimum price rise; Will Trinidad’s recent minimum age increase change anything?; Month-long alcohol ban for US soldiers in Okinawa

NY state intoxication loophole explained; Alcohol dependence nearly quadrupled over decade in Portugal, says institute; Abstinent recovery may encourage restricted eating; Alcohol-free beer may be no good for gout; Alcoholic lollipops funded. And a full news roundup

Bill aims to close New York State’s “voluntary intoxication loophole”; Cornell fraternity rape case accounts contradictory; Health advocates oppose axing of Thai alcohol levy; Greenland government introduces municipality-wide alcohol ban. UPDATE: Global alcohol taxes offer a large untapped opportunity

Alcohol-free day season begins; Daughter of alcohol delivery victim calls for ban; Poll measures alcohol brand strength by generation; Kenyan government to do comprehensive inspections. And a full news roundup

Alcohol tax offers “incredible opportunity”; Alcohol floor price rises by a third; US fraternity leaders jailed for hazing death. And a full news roundup

EU health committee calls for urgent alcohol action using “deeply problematic” language; Mars to halt Pop-Tarts and BuzzBallz co-branding; Andy Burnham delivers welcome alcohol-free speech; Buckingham palace gets alcohol awareness training. And a full news roundup.

EU health committee calls for urgent alcohol action; UPDATED: Health advocates slam alcohol industry for promoting daily drinking on World Heart Day; Tanzania clamps down on alcohol medication ads. And a full news roundup

European health advocates slam European alcohol industry meeting on “hilariously flawed” idea; UK adults overwhelmingly support continued alcohol ban in football stands. And a full news roundup

Burnham’s football alcohol ban remarks analysed; Conservative opposition plans to stop benefit claimants buying alcohol; A new edition of Alcohol Review’s monthly highlights newsletter

New drink uses tax loophole to target young people; Voluntary warning label rates low in Australia; Indie film opens eyes to alcohol and homelessness in Czechia. And a full news roundup

Heavy alcohol drinking rose 36% among Americans aged 50-64; Six times as many people dependent on alcohol than Class As, finds study; Alcohol a driver of illegal drug use. And more

A tiny switchover from alcohol agriculture to food could eliminate all global hunger deaths, study finds; Nature study finds wanting plays a bigger part in alcohol motivation than liking; Kimchi bacteria may protect gut from alcohol damage. And a full news roundup

Alcohol-free drinks are not the secret to cutting down, argues AR editor; South Australia tightens rules on alcohol delivery; Nigerian methanol death toll rises to 48; Alcoholic wine substituted for alcohol-free order. And a full news roundup

New release: How the digital world amplifies alcohol harms; A critique of the “no safe level” message; Heavy alcohol consumption increases in Lithuania; Blackout drinking social media fad lives up to name; Digital ID rollout begins in England and Wales

Supermarket and alcohol industry charity to boost evidence-free lo-no drinks; French centrist presidential candidate accused of breaking law with beery cafe crawl; Nigeria’s sachet saga shows regulatory influence not capture; Action on after deaths in Nigeria’s Ondo state. Plus a full news roundup

New Zealand government set to loosen licensing;  US distributor settles over bribery and false invoicing claims; European ministers take part in spirits lobby event; Brazilian bishop bans alcohol at church events. And a full news roundup

Study warns against promoting alcohol-free products to young and vulnerable people. Plus a full news roundup.

Trump bans Canadian alcohol-free beer; Youtube personalised alcohol ads to begin next month; US alcohol-attributable cancer deaths doubled since 1990; More study needed on hospital based interventions; UK should look at problem-solving courts amid crisis, expert argues. And more

Nigerian alcohol-harm NGO welcomes new national policy; Disruption to learning and memory in adolescents; Sachets still available in Nigeria despite crackdown; Alcohol-to-go made permanent in New Jersey; UK publicans feel ignored; Korea launches novelty responsible split glass; Whisky ad sparks controversy in South Africa

Belgian brewers protest against health regulation; Isolation increases alcohol drinking in male mice; AI-generated cancer risk messages tested; Chile lowers alcohol minimum for wine; $30m research grant for alcohol withdrawal; Saskatchewan reciprocates US tariffs on alcohol. And a full news roundup

Nigeria’s sachet producers comply under threat of shutdown; More ads associated with more youth drinking; US Republicans outdo Democrats in cutting down. And a full news round-up

Australian Greens introduce delivery and ad regulation; US hobby spending rises 15%; South Korea’s alcohol production sinks to 27-year low; Reddit post overloads alcohol website.  And a full news roundup

Recently closed pubs in England could comfortably house all rough sleepers; Alcohol Action Ireland calls for 15% increase in alcohol tax. And a full news round-up

Carlsberg’s alcohol-free beer sales insignificant despite growth reports; US products poised to return to Canadian shelves; The Guardian reports on Australian “better for you” claims. And a full new round up.