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.

India: Alcohol Use by Women Rose During Pandemic. How Big Alcohol Is Converting Women to Alcohol Consumption

Big Alcohol pushed Indian state governments to allow alcohol e-commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic. This strategy converted more Indian ...

U.S. Regulator Clamps Down on Alcohol Delivery Service Drizly After Data Breach

The FTC seeks to clamp down on alcohol delivery service Drizly and its CEO after data breach. Alcohol delivery app Drizly has agreed to ...

The Devastating Impact of Alcohol in Oregon, United States

Alcohol-induced deaths in the state of Oregon, U.S. increased 2.5 times from 1999 to 2020. Despite the heavy alcohol burden, the state has ...

Dramatic Rise in Alcohol Deaths in United States Directs Focus on Decades-Long Alcohol Policy Failures

Alcohol deaths in the United States have been rising over the years. The COVID-19 pandemic and the products and practices of the alcohol ...

Alcohol Companies Fail to Conduct Alcohol Online Retail and Delivery Responsibly

Alcohol companies have failed to implement mandatory electronic age verification for same-day alcohol deliveries in New South Wales, ...

Uber Took Over Drizzly to Sell More Alcohol, But U.S. Three-Tier Alcohol Policy System Sets Boundaries

Last year Uber bought Drizly. The aim was to fully integrate Drizly into the UberEats app and increase the availability of alcohol even ...

Alcohol Consumption at Home: Very Cheap, Increasingly Common, Harmful – Case Study from Australia

The pandemic was (and is) a challenging time for most people. The anxiety of contracting the coronavirus and its variants was compounded by ...

USA and COVID-19: Big Alcohol Lobby Weakens Alcohol Policy Protections and Alcohol Harm Skyrockets

The Big Alcohol lobby in the United States (U.S.) has been relentlessly pursuing a state alcohol deregulation agenda. State law makers have ...

South Korea: Alcohol Industry Pushes for Weakening of Alcohol Policy

The alcohol industry in South Korea recorded more sales in 2020 even amidst the raging COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, Big Alcohol is pushing to ...

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