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Less drinking among younger Australians has not outweighed harm within older cohorts, explains Professor Nicole Lee of the NGO Hello Sunday Morning and 360 Edge consutancy, who goes on to outline some of the applications and limits of artificial intelligence. … [Read more...] about Australia, harm reduction and artificial intelligence

The Trump administration has taken a chainsaw to efforts to reduce alcohol harm. Here Mike Marshall, CEO of the US Alcohol Policy Alliance, helps make sense of the bewildering news flow. … [Read more...] about Assessing Trump’s impact on alcohol harm

"Strong alcohol policies are among the smartest investments you can make," said WHO Regional Office for Europe and the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer today at a two-day event launching two Handbooks on Alcohol Policy and Cancer Prevention. “You can prevent more cancers with a … [Read more...] about Alcohol policies are a “smart investment”, says WHO

by Anne-Marie Laslett, Cassandra Hopkins and Ingrid Wilson Globally, up to one in three women who live with a male partner report he is a heavy drinker. Evidence shows men’s drinking increases the severity and frequency of violence towards women and harms to children. Yet in Australia and … [Read more...] about Gender violence plan needs to reflect the role of alcohol

The WHO’s EU-backed programme to reduce alcohol harm today launched an effort to quantify the burden alcohol places on young people to inform better alcohol policy. “One-in-three injury deaths is attributable to alcohol and it is the leading cause of disability and premature death among young … [Read more...] about WHO launches bid to quantify youth alcohol harm