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23% of Poles now say they do not drink at all, according to a new survey, up from 16% in 2019, according to a new survey. Support for alcohol-free social gatherings reached 97% among 18-24s. Read more
“We are considering consequences for those who continue to violate the [sachet] ban despite the several warnings and the grace period granted to them,” said the head of Nigeria’s enforcement agency for alcohol laws, which said this week it found three factories illegally producing sachets. Read more
Consuming energy drinks and alcohol together is no more harmful than drinking alcohol alone, according to studies financially linked to energy drink company Red Bull, found a new collaborative investigation using AI. Most independent research reaches the opposite conclusion. Read more
“Findings indicated higher lifetime alcohol consumption, at a level that has been historically regarded as low risk for adverse functional consequences, was associated with poorer performance on established clinical and research measures of manual dexterity, complex motor coordination and motor speed, and static postural stability,” according to a new study. Read more AR For more on the possible risks of low levels of alcohol drinking to the brain, you can watch an interview with one of the authors of this paper, Professor Timothy Durazzo.
“Asked … if he has managed to bring his drinking under control without going fully sober, Ross [Kemp] replied: “I like to think so, yeah, but who knows?” Kemp played a hard man in a UK soap. Read more
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Alcohol Review – Issue 125, July 30th 2026
Progress “inadequate”, says WHO cancer report; Auckland policy encouraging; Nigeria sachet crackdown shows large-scale lawbreaking; Pubs host World Cup violence; Kenya slashes spirits tax; Poland, Germany tax rises. Interview on alcohol giveaway consent Read more ■