Alcohol Justice
@AlcoholJustice
The Industry Watchdog
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http://alcoholjustice.org/ 13-02-2009 21:28:13
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Should Alcohol Labels Have a Cancer Warning? medcentralmd bit.ly/3UzGqx2 Well of course they should but Big Alcohol will fight this to the grave with 'Drink Responsibly'. One day that will be considered as absurd as 'Smoke Responsibly'.
#alcoholawareness Alcohol is a group 1 carcinogen,the highest classification of cancer causing substances! Linked to over 200 disease/injury conditions,from cancer,heart and liver disease,fasd, to violence and crime! No safe amount of wine,beer or liquor for health!
'What it was telling women all the way through was that if you want to be part of this then you need to be drinking alcohol'
Alice Wiseman of Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) brilliantly highlights a current example of how industry uses sporting events and gender to drive sales, consumption and harm.
'We wouldn't have people that are selling [illegal] drugs sat around the table developing our policies. There's something about thinking about alcohol producers in the same way.'
Alice Wiseman highlights the conflict of interest at the heart of industry involvement in policy.
Comparing Drinking Game Motives, Behaviors, & Consequences Among Varsity Athletes, Recreational Athletes, & Non–Student-Athletes: A Multisite University Study (new @JSADjournal 85/3)
Byron L. Zamboanga, Ph.D. Jennifer Merrill Su Yeong Kim Priscilla Lui Brown University School of Public Health
jsad.com/doi/full/10.15…
We need to see mandatory health warning labelling on alcohol products. The current voluntary system isn't working
Alcohol causes #Cancer , #CardiovascularDisease and #LiverDisease
#BigAlcohol doesn't want you to know. We think you should
'We're not talking about something that just affects a few people in society, there's hardly a family that hasn't been touched by alcohol harm.' - Professor Sir Ian Gilmore Alcohol Health Alliance UK & The BMA
Steve Steve Brine MP says he is 'All for channelling his inner nanny state' - Health and Social Care Committee
Kudos Reps. #JesseSumner & #AndrewGray & the Alaskan State Legislature for passing a bill requiring alcohol retailers post cancer warning signs at point-of-sale stating: “Alcohol use can cause cancer, including breast & colon cancers.” Alaska Native News bit.ly/3yqPqfw
Alaska passed the “Alcoholic Beverages and Cancer Act”, a first-of-its-kind bill to require all alcohol retailers in the state to post cancer warning signs at the point of sale stating: “Alcohol use can cause cancer, including breast and colon cancers.”
alaska-native-news.com/law-requiring-…
Canada needs an Alcohol Act to address the damage caused by this deadly carcinogen theconversation.com/canada-needs-a… via The Conversation Canada
FACT: Even a small amount of alcohol will slow down your ability to think clearly and may cause you to make poor decisions #MentalHealth #SoberIsCool