Background Restricting marketing of alcoholic products is purported to be a cost-effective
intervention to reduce alcohol consumption. The strength of evidence supporting this claim …

Aims: To provide an overview of studies of the effects of alcohol portrayals in movies, music
videos and soap operas on alcohol consumption among young people. Moreover, we …

The present study has two main objectives. First, to examine how alcohol use is portrayed in
the visual and textual references on Facebook, and second, to determine how friends react …

This report provides a systematic and comparative review of policies and programs across
all Canadian provinces which have the potential to reduce the considerable health and …

Despite evidence suggesting some convergence between the drinking practices of men and
women in recent years, alcohol-related behaviour appears to remain significantly gendered …

Nigeria has high levels of alcohol consumption, and little or no regulation of the alcohol
industry. There is a dearth of studies exploring young adults' drinking in a Nigerian context …

Objective: This review examines the research of the effects of alcohol advertising on the
cognitive mechanisms that precede underage alcohol use. Method: Using PRISMA …

Many correlative and experimental studies indicate that the portrayal of alcohol in the mass
media impacts viewers' alcohol expectancies, attitudes, and behaviors. Based on social …

This study explored how entertainment media accessed by young people represented
alcohol. It explored young people's interpretations of these messages and their potential …

Background Chronic, non-communicable diseases are a significant public health priority,
requiring action at individual, community and population levels, and public and political will …