The Conversation – The 2026 World Cup has
been a tournament where alcohol brands hoped to win influence through
sponsorship
The 2026 men’s football World Cup has provided great goals, shock results
and plenty of entertainment. It has also been extremely lucrative, earning Fifa
billions of dollars in broadcasting rights, ticket sales and commercial
sponsorship.
https://theconversation.com/the-2026-world-cup-has-been-a-tournament-where-alcohol-brands-hoped-to-win-influence-through-sponsorship-287532
BBC (England) – England advised to avoid
alcohol around matches
England men’s players have been advised to avoid drinking alcohol on the
day before and the day after matches, under new behaviour guidelines.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cvg5yg4lng4o
Novinite.com (Croatia) – Makarska Becomes
First Croatian City to Ban Overnight Alcohol Sales
The Croatian coastal city of Makarska has become the first municipality in
the country to prohibit the nighttime
sale of alcohol in retail outlets
after the city council approved new restrictions aimed at reducing disturbances
during the busy tourist season.
https://www.novinite.com/articles/239630/Makarska+Becomes+First+Croatian+City+to+Ban+Overnight+Alcohol+Sales
Contemporary OB/GYN (USA) – CDC: 15% of US
women report drinking alcohol during pregnancy
More than 1 in 7 pregnant women in the United States reported drinking
alcohol in the past 30 days, according to a June 2026 analysis of 2021–2024
survey data, published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s
(CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
https://www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/cdc-women-drinking-alcohol-during-pregnancy
Medical Xpress – People with disabilities
are diagnosed with alcohol use disorder at much higher rates than non-disabled
people
A new study found that adults with disabilities had more than three times
the rate of AUD diagnoses compared with adults without disabilities in the
U.S., with particularly high rates among disabled men and people with serious
mental illness and acquired brain injuries.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-people-disabilities-alcohol-disorder-higher.html
WDET 101.9 FM (USA) – Detroit Evening
Report: Alcohol, cannabis ads may soon be banned from being near religious
buildings
Houses of worship may soon be added to the list of sensitive locations
where certain advertisements are not allowed within a 1000-foot radius.
https://wdet.org/2026/07/14/detroit-evening-report-alcohol-cannabis-ads-may-soon-be-banned-from-being-near-religious-buildings/
Medical Xpress – Alcohol intoxication,
stress in adolescence linked with long-term impairments
Repeated alcohol intoxication or exposure to stress appears to change how
adolescent brains respond to danger. These changes persist into adulthood.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-alcohol-intoxication-stress-adolescence-linked.html
STAT News (USA) – 12 ideas for tackling the
U.S. alcohol epidemic
Drinking’s deadly toll in the U.S. is the result of decades of policy
decisions, industry influence, and cultural inertia, as STAT shows in its
investigative series, The Deadliest Drug. The U.S. has not made a concerted
effort to reduce heavy drinking since Prohibition ended nearly a century ago.
https://www.statnews.com/2026/07/14/alcohol-health-issues-deadliest-drug-series-final-installment-solutions/
IAS Blog – Stigma isn’t only out there. It
can be written into the way we work
When we talk about stigma related to drug and alcohol use, we are drawn to
looking outwards as if it’s a beast on the horizon.
https://www.ias.org.uk/2026/07/14/stigma-isnt-only-out-there-it-can-be-written-into-the-way-we-work/
Philippine News Agency (Philippine) – Baguio
health board backs creation of alcohol regulation task force
The Baguio City Local Health Board is pushing for the creation of the City
Alcohol Regulation and Enforcement (CARE) Task Force to strengthen interagency
coordination and reduce alcohol-related harm.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1279486
NordAN (Norway) – Majority want the same
blood alcohol limit at sea as on the road
A survey conducted by YouGov for Tryg Insurance in Norway shows that 55 per
cent of respondents want the same blood alcohol limit at sea as on the road.
https://www.nordicalcohol.org/post/majority-want-the-same-blood-alcohol-limit-at-sea-as-on-the-road
NordAN (Iceland) – Icelandic prevention
organisations demand action against illegal online alcohol sales
A coalition of Icelandic prevention and public health organisations has
called on the police to immediately stop online alcohol sales that they say are
taking place in violation of Icelandic law.
https://www.nordicalcohol.org/post/icelandic-prevention-organisations-demand-action-against-illegal-online-alcohol-sales
