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by Nicole Lee, Curtin University With everything going on over the past couple of years, many people have changed their drinking habits. We’ve seen an increased demand for support, suggesting more people are trying to cut back or quit. There are so many options for cutting back or quitting … [Read more...] about Trying to cut back on alcohol? Here’s what works

Children and people having difficulties with alcohol should be spared from a “constant bombardment” of alcohol advertising, say health experts with the backing of MPs. The group describes it as “bizarre” alcohol is not part of the Health and Care Bill, which is meant to introduce advertising … [Read more...] about Stop alcohol ad “bombardment”, say experts and MPs

Tweaking Google, Facebook and Twitter’s ad settings can make it easier to change unwelcome habits. Here’s how. Advertising reinforces products’ attractive associations, so making their consumption seem more desirable. Google said last month it will make alcohol and gambling ad filtering … [Read more...] about How to filter unhelpful online ads

Covid has put a cruel kaibosh on hospitality businesses. Life looks bleaker without it and, in the past, it gave me some formative experiences of life and work on both sides of the Atlantic. I grew up 30 yards from a pub in suburban south Manchester. This was no cosy affair in which to take a … [Read more...] about All washed up in Manchester and the Midwest

Rejigging our alcohol consumption can help adapt to our current situation and prepare for the challenges ahead. The easing of lockdowns is not the end or the beginning of the end. It is just, perhaps, the end of the beginning.  The UK still faces the deepest depression for perhaps 300 … [Read more...] about Minimal drinking helps prepare for covid-19