Case library

Cases of alcohol industry misconduct from around the world exposing the predatory practices.

A library of all the unethical methods of Big Alcohol – aggressive lobbying, unethical marketing, sabotaging of rules and institutions and much more, all in one place.

Misconduct Report Mar 25 '25
New Study Reveals Zero-Alcohol Products Prompt Adolescents to Think of Alcohol

This online study examined whether adolescents implicitly categorise images of zero-alcohol drinks as alcoholic beverages. The study shows ...

Misconduct Report Oct 12 '23
It’s Time for Governments to Step Up and Treat Alcohol Marketing as the Child Rights Violation It Is 

In a world where the well-being of our youth is a shared concern, the harsh truth remains: health-harming industries, such as the alcohol ...

Misconduct Report Aug 30 '22
One in Three Young People in Ireland Who Use Alcohol Has an Alcohol Problem

A new report by Ireland’s Health Research Board (HRB) has found that while youth are now staying alcohol-free for longer, those who ...

Misconduct Report Aug 26 '22
Alcohol Use Increases Among Australian Teenage Girls in Worrying Trend

Alcohol use among teenaged girls in Australia has sharply increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is especially concerning since ...

Misconduct Report Jun 23 '22
Giving Kids Non-Alcohol Beer Is Risky, Parents Are Warned

Giving children alcohol – even no and low alcohol beers – is a risky practice. In the Czech Republic, parents do this without ...

Misconduct Report Oct 19 '21
UNICEF: ‘The State of the World’s Children’ Report Addresses Alcohol Harm

The latest UNICEF report titled ‘The State of the World’s Children’ explore the mental health of children, adolescents ...

Misconduct Report Oct 1 '21
Alcohol Issues Newsletter – No. 30

Welcome to our weekly Alcohol Issues Newsletter No. 30 with carefully curated alcohol policy news, latest highlights from our science ...

Misconduct Report Sep 30 '21
Social Media and Alcohol Harm: Troubling Depictions of Underage Alcohol Use on TikTok

A recent study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs found that the majority of the videos using the hashtag #alcohol on ...

Misconduct Report Aug 3 '21
Alcohol Marketing Policies and Adolescent Alcohol Use in Sri Lanka

In this qualitative study, the overarching theme identified a lukewarm alcohol marketing policy environment. This situation was facilitated ...