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Powerful industries are driving ill-health and premature mortality – when will we say, enough is enough?
7,000 people in the European WHO region die every day from preventable causes Enough is enough – those were the words of Dr Hans Henri P Kluge, the WHO regional
Web of influence of the global alcohol industry undermines work to offset harm its product causes
Which is worse, covert cups of coffee with the alcohol industry or a PR stunt in full view of public glare? It’s a toss-up, because both have a chilling effect on
Chilling alcohol statistics reveal lost and disrupted lives
The recently published Health Research Board report – Alcohol: availability, affordability, related harm, and policy in Ireland, pulls on a wide variety of data sources, which, when brought together paint a
Alcohol industry denies cancer and other health risks
Just like the tobacco industry before it, the alcohol industry is adept at doing anything to protect its health-harming product – including denying the health risks associated with alcohol. For
Drinks industry has zero interest in answering the real questions
A statement from Drinks Ireland – the alcohol industry’s representative body – in relation to the alcohol marketing of zero products, once again utilizes the well-worn industry tactic of criticising