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New American report: Alcohol Companies Use New Media to Lure Young Drinkers
2010-06-11
The alcohol industry uses the whole menu of new social media to reach new drinkers and to promote their brands. Sophisticated marketing techniques are being used, concludes a new report just launched in the US.
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Protection from illicit drugs – a child rights issue
2010-06-03
- Protecting children from illicit drugs is not an option for State Parties to the Convention of the Rights of the Child. It is an obligation. This is the conclusion in a report that was presented at the World Forum Against Drugs in Stockholm.
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Forum Syd Sweden addresses alcohol and development
2010-06-03
Alcohol is now recognised as a strategic development issue in Forum Syd, Sweden, according to a decision taken in the general assembly of the Forum. – A decision of great importance, comments Per-Åke Andersson from IOGT-NTO in Sweden.
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Updated with Dr. M. Chan's closing remarks:
A Global Alcohol Strategy adopted by the World Health Assembly
2010-05-20
 The World Health Assembly passed on the 20th of May a resolution endorsing a Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol. It was a very interesting discussion in the Assembly where some 35 member states spoke - all in favour of the strategy. Three NGOs/civil society alliances also made statements supporting the resolution.
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Welcome to the ADD web site!
We invite you to use this web site as your gateway to more information on alcohol and drugs as a development issue. Here you have access to relevant articles, publications and scientific reports, as well as links to other resources on the web.
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UN General Assembly asks for High Level meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases
2010-05-14
Yesterday the United Nations General Assembly decided to convene a high-level UN meeting in September 2011 on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases. Heads of State and Government will be attending
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KBS conference in Uganda
Researchers to discuss epidemiology and policy
2010-05-14
The Kettil Brunn Society KBS will hold a thematic meeting on alcohol epidemiology and policy in Kampala, Uganda in November.
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Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity – Second Edition published
2010-03-12
A well grounded Global Strategy to Reduce Harmful Use of Alcohol
2010-03-26
CRISA conference in Nigeria
Alcohol, Drugs and HIV/AIDS in Africa
2010-03-09
Alcohol industry’s self regulation of advertising does not work
2010-01-28
WHO Executive Board recommends alcohol strategy to Assembly
2010-01-25
Health researchers call for alcohol industry to prove no harm in funding of sports
2010-01-28
Cooperation on alcohol and drug prevention
2010-01-04
Alcohol policy training in Malawi and Botswana
2009-12-21
Drinks industry supplanting government role in Sub-Saharan Africa
2009-12-15
Draft Global Alcohol Strategy goes to WHO Executive Board
2009-12-07
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