Institute of Alcohol Studies

South Australia is moving to tighten regulation of rapid online alcohol deliveries, introducing limits on delivery hours & a mandatory 2-hr delay between purchase and delivery.

Premier Peter Malinauskas said: “The regulation of that practice has not kept pace with the service.”

There’s nothing neutral about the algorithms that deliver us online alcohol marketing. When ads are targeted at people in recovery, heavy drinkers, or groups identified as vulnerable consumers, the harms can be significant.

Watch ‘Digital Intoxication’: https://youtu.be/9tIye2pKvYw

Ready-to-drink canned cocktails are no longer viewed as “low-rent” by the alcohol industry, according to the FT.

Alcohol giants invest in RTDs such as BuzzBallz to attract Gen Z consumers with products that are cheaper, more heavily marketed & often higher in strength…

“The kudos of doing something first was really appealing to a small government which was pushing for independence.”

On the Alcohol Alert podcast, Dr @AlastairMacG57 & Dr Lesley Graham, @SHAAPAlcohol, discuss capturing the “perfect moment� for MUP.

👂 : https://www.ias.org.uk/podcast/shaaps-20th-anniversary-lessons-from-two-decades-of-alcohol-policy-reform/