Alcohol Justice (FKA Marin Institute)
@alcoholjustice.bsky.social
Advancing evidence-based policies that promote public health and safety.
https://www.alcoholjustice.org
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As we anxiously anticipate attenuated--if not actively dangerous--alcohol consumption guidelines coming from the USDA in the coming weeks, JHSPH dissects the bad data and corrupt interpretations behind "healthy drinking".
Updated research unravels claims about alcohol’s potential health benefits and links drinking at any amount with increased cancer risk.
@drjthrul.bsky.social shares how these findings can help people make their own decisions about drinking.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/977-the-heal...
@drjthrul.bsky.social shares how these findings can help people make their own decisions about drinking.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/977-the-heal...
November 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
As we anxiously anticipate attenuated--if not actively dangerous--alcohol consumption guidelines coming from the USDA in the coming weeks, JHSPH dissects the bad data and corrupt interpretations behind "healthy drinking".
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we would like to recognize not just the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer, but the many tireless and passionate people working at that nexus to save lives.
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During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Alcohol Justice Calls for Recognition of the Breast Cancer-Alcohol Link
/PRNewswire/ -- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this year Alcohol Justice recognizes the researchers and advocates fighting for national...
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October 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we would like to recognize not just the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer, but the many tireless and passionate people working at that nexus to save lives.
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
Sending love, support, and solidarity to all our neighbors in the Canal.
October 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Sending love, support, and solidarity to all our neighbors in the Canal.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, but how many are aware of the link between breast cancer and alcohol?
Dr. Priscilla Martinez of @argdotorg.bsky.social gives the hows and whys of alcohol and breast cancer: what happens in the body AND the boardroom.
www.alcoholpolicy.org/latest/the-s...
Dr. Priscilla Martinez of @argdotorg.bsky.social gives the hows and whys of alcohol and breast cancer: what happens in the body AND the boardroom.
www.alcoholpolicy.org/latest/the-s...
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www.alcoholpolicy.org
October 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, but how many are aware of the link between breast cancer and alcohol?
Dr. Priscilla Martinez of @argdotorg.bsky.social gives the hows and whys of alcohol and breast cancer: what happens in the body AND the boardroom.
www.alcoholpolicy.org/latest/the-s...
Dr. Priscilla Martinez of @argdotorg.bsky.social gives the hows and whys of alcohol and breast cancer: what happens in the body AND the boardroom.
www.alcoholpolicy.org/latest/the-s...
NHANES is just latest national data source dismantled by the administration. The decisions are sometimes justified by accusations of redundancy.
Yet, as we explained last year, a telescope is not redundant with binoculars.
alcoholjustice.org/enews/trends...
Yet, as we explained last year, a telescope is not redundant with binoculars.
alcoholjustice.org/enews/trends...
October 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
NHANES is just latest national data source dismantled by the administration. The decisions are sometimes justified by accusations of redundancy.
Yet, as we explained last year, a telescope is not redundant with binoculars.
alcoholjustice.org/enews/trends...
Yet, as we explained last year, a telescope is not redundant with binoculars.
alcoholjustice.org/enews/trends...
The UN Political Declaration on NCDs shows every sign of industry leaning heavily on complicit delegations, culminating in this: the man who would "Make America Healthy Again" turning a blind eye to the leading preventable causes of death in the U.S.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
RFK Jr. 'rejects' a U.N. declaration on non-communicable diseases
Global health leaders expressed dismay at Kennedy's objection but vowed to move forward without the support of the U.S.
www.npr.org
September 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The UN Political Declaration on NCDs shows every sign of industry leaning heavily on complicit delegations, culminating in this: the man who would "Make America Healthy Again" turning a blind eye to the leading preventable causes of death in the U.S.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
The USDA Dietary Guidelines are due to be released in a couple weeks, but we know Sec. Kennedy will be burying key evidence of alcohol's harms. Take a moment to contact your member of Congress and ask them to release the report.
www.votervoice.net/AlcoholJusti...
www.votervoice.net/AlcoholJusti...
HHS Must Release the Suppressed Alcohol Harm Report
Join public health and safety advocates as we TAKE ACTION to call on Congress to push for the publication of the suppressed Alcohol Intake and Health report. It’s well past time to RELEASE THE REPORT ...
www.votervoice.net
September 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The USDA Dietary Guidelines are due to be released in a couple weeks, but we know Sec. Kennedy will be burying key evidence of alcohol's harms. Take a moment to contact your member of Congress and ask them to release the report.
www.votervoice.net/AlcoholJusti...
www.votervoice.net/AlcoholJusti...
Big Alcohol acknowledges that greater alcohol-related mortality goes hand in hand with fewer people drinking.
So consumption is becoming more lethal on a case-per-case basis. How much is due to getting that extra drink into a diminishing consumer base?
www.drinksinsider.com/p/gallup-fin...
So consumption is becoming more lethal on a case-per-case basis. How much is due to getting that extra drink into a diminishing consumer base?
www.drinksinsider.com/p/gallup-fin...
September 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Big Alcohol acknowledges that greater alcohol-related mortality goes hand in hand with fewer people drinking.
So consumption is becoming more lethal on a case-per-case basis. How much is due to getting that extra drink into a diminishing consumer base?
www.drinksinsider.com/p/gallup-fin...
So consumption is becoming more lethal on a case-per-case basis. How much is due to getting that extra drink into a diminishing consumer base?
www.drinksinsider.com/p/gallup-fin...
How many reports about alcohol did the U.S. government release in the past year?
How many reports about alcohol did the U.S. government suppress in the past year?
What do they say? Why does it matter?
("2," "1," and "Read on to find out," respectively.)
alcoholjustice.org/faq-alcohols...
How many reports about alcohol did the U.S. government suppress in the past year?
What do they say? Why does it matter?
("2," "1," and "Read on to find out," respectively.)
alcoholjustice.org/faq-alcohols...
Alcohol's Impacts on Health - Alcohol Justice
For years, the media environment has been saturated with these terms meant to imply alcohol consumption conveys health benefits. But do they stand up to
alcoholjustice.org
September 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
How many reports about alcohol did the U.S. government release in the past year?
How many reports about alcohol did the U.S. government suppress in the past year?
What do they say? Why does it matter?
("2," "1," and "Read on to find out," respectively.)
alcoholjustice.org/faq-alcohols...
How many reports about alcohol did the U.S. government suppress in the past year?
What do they say? Why does it matter?
("2," "1," and "Read on to find out," respectively.)
alcoholjustice.org/faq-alcohols...
The industry's hypocrisy is relatively straightforward and in line with business self-interest.
What's funny is, this isn't the first time we've seen industry overreaction lead to better media coverage of health concerns--and greater public awareness of the risk.
www.jsad.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
What's funny is, this isn't the first time we've seen industry overreaction lead to better media coverage of health concerns--and greater public awareness of the risk.
www.jsad.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
September 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The industry's hypocrisy is relatively straightforward and in line with business self-interest.
What's funny is, this isn't the first time we've seen industry overreaction lead to better media coverage of health concerns--and greater public awareness of the risk.
www.jsad.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
What's funny is, this isn't the first time we've seen industry overreaction lead to better media coverage of health concerns--and greater public awareness of the risk.
www.jsad.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Stephanie Mencimer was early off the block making the alcohol-cancer link known--tremendous, balanced, and well-researched article from a, ahem, CAPA-award winning journalist.
Did you know even moderate alcohol consumption is linked to various cancers -- indeed, that 15% of breast cancers are attributed to it, and that men who don't drink alcohol have lower rates of colon cancer?
Great piece by @smencimer.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
Great piece by @smencimer.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
Drinking may have given me cancer. The alcohol industry has worked hard to downplay it.
The science is clear that alcohol raises the risk of breast cancer, but boozemakers have downplayed the link.
www.motherjones.com
September 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Stephanie Mencimer was early off the block making the alcohol-cancer link known--tremendous, balanced, and well-researched article from a, ahem, CAPA-award winning journalist.
Drafts of the Alcohol Intake & Health study that Kennedy tried to bury are still available on the HHS website, but we archived a copy just in case.
alcoholjustice.org/wp-content/u...
alcoholjustice.org/wp-content/u...
alcoholjustice.org
September 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Drafts of the Alcohol Intake & Health study that Kennedy tried to bury are still available on the HHS website, but we archived a copy just in case.
alcoholjustice.org/wp-content/u...
alcoholjustice.org/wp-content/u...
Powerful words from Dr. Diana Fishbein on how much we stand to lose from recklessly gutting federal SUD funding.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/29/o...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/29/o...
August 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Powerful words from Dr. Diana Fishbein on how much we stand to lose from recklessly gutting federal SUD funding.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/29/o...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/29/o...
With the explosion of ready-to-drink cocktails, and beverage companies chasing the easy money in youth friendly mass-market products, this kind of mistake was a matter of when, not if.
www.foodandwine.com/high-noon-ce...
www.foodandwine.com/high-noon-ce...
Alcohol Found in Energy Drink Cans Prompts Urgent Multi-State Recall
That can of Celsius in your fridge might be more than just an energy boost. High Noon says a labeling mix-up led to vodka seltzers being disguised as energy drinks — and the brand is now recalling the...
www.foodandwine.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
With the explosion of ready-to-drink cocktails, and beverage companies chasing the easy money in youth friendly mass-market products, this kind of mistake was a matter of when, not if.
www.foodandwine.com/high-noon-ce...
www.foodandwine.com/high-noon-ce...
Seems like industry lobbyists have pushed the UN to cut back its Political Declaration on NCDs , removing references to commercial determinants of health and watering down calls for aggressive tax policy.
Allies, esp. outside the US--see NCD Alliance's call to action.
mailchi.mp/ncdalliance/...
Allies, esp. outside the US--see NCD Alliance's call to action.
mailchi.mp/ncdalliance/...
Advocacy Alert: HLM4 Political Declaration at Grave Risk
mailchi.mp
July 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Seems like industry lobbyists have pushed the UN to cut back its Political Declaration on NCDs , removing references to commercial determinants of health and watering down calls for aggressive tax policy.
Allies, esp. outside the US--see NCD Alliance's call to action.
mailchi.mp/ncdalliance/...
Allies, esp. outside the US--see NCD Alliance's call to action.
mailchi.mp/ncdalliance/...
July 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Boomers spent their adulthoods inundated with the messages that alcohol was health-conducive.
Now they're the heaviest-drinking generation, at a time when the impacts are becoming more and more stark.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/w...
Now they're the heaviest-drinking generation, at a time when the impacts are becoming more and more stark.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/w...
How the Risks of Drinking Increase in Older Age
www.nytimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Boomers spent their adulthoods inundated with the messages that alcohol was health-conducive.
Now they're the heaviest-drinking generation, at a time when the impacts are becoming more and more stark.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/w...
Now they're the heaviest-drinking generation, at a time when the impacts are becoming more and more stark.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/w...
In the U.S., alcohol retail prices were the least affected by inflation of any beverage category, while alcohol taxes have lost over half of their value to inflation.
Any claim the industry might make to being burdened by tax hikes is an overt lie.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Any claim the industry might make to being burdened by tax hikes is an overt lie.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
WHO pushes countries to raise prices on sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50%
The World Health Organization is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50% over the next 10 years through taxation, its strongest backing yet for taxes to help tackle chronic public health problems.
www.reuters.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
In the U.S., alcohol retail prices were the least affected by inflation of any beverage category, while alcohol taxes have lost over half of their value to inflation.
Any claim the industry might make to being burdened by tax hikes is an overt lie.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Any claim the industry might make to being burdened by tax hikes is an overt lie.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
"Drink in moderation" means nothing.
It's MEANT to mean nothing.
The current guidelines--1/day for women, 2 for men--already could lead to serious health problems. Recommending "moderation" means that HHS simply doesn't care what you die from.
🛟 #usda #alcohol
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
It's MEANT to mean nothing.
The current guidelines--1/day for women, 2 for men--already could lead to serious health problems. Recommending "moderation" means that HHS simply doesn't care what you die from.
🛟 #usda #alcohol
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Exclusive: US to drop guidance to limit alcohol to one or two drinks per day, sources say
U.S. Dietary Guidelines are expected to eliminate the long-standing recommendation that adults limit alcohol consumption to one or two drinks per day, according to three sources familiar with the matter, in what could be a major win for an industry threatened by heightened scrutiny of alcohol's health effects.
www.reuters.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
"Drink in moderation" means nothing.
It's MEANT to mean nothing.
The current guidelines--1/day for women, 2 for men--already could lead to serious health problems. Recommending "moderation" means that HHS simply doesn't care what you die from.
🛟 #usda #alcohol
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
It's MEANT to mean nothing.
The current guidelines--1/day for women, 2 for men--already could lead to serious health problems. Recommending "moderation" means that HHS simply doesn't care what you die from.
🛟 #usda #alcohol
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
As the California legislative flips and bills move to the opposite houses, we're finally rolling out our CA alcohol legislation roundup.
We'll update more as these bills move along, guts are gutted and amends amended, and Sacramento chaos keeps churning along.
alcoholjustice.org/legislative-...
We'll update more as these bills move along, guts are gutted and amends amended, and Sacramento chaos keeps churning along.
alcoholjustice.org/legislative-...
Alcohol Justice | Legislative activity | state and federal legislative activity
Alcohol Justice monitors state and federal legislative activity (including budget proposals) in five alcohol policy areas: Taxes, Alcopops/Dangerous...
alcoholjustice.org
June 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
As the California legislative flips and bills move to the opposite houses, we're finally rolling out our CA alcohol legislation roundup.
We'll update more as these bills move along, guts are gutted and amends amended, and Sacramento chaos keeps churning along.
alcoholjustice.org/legislative-...
We'll update more as these bills move along, guts are gutted and amends amended, and Sacramento chaos keeps churning along.
alcoholjustice.org/legislative-...
AJ stands with the US Alcohol Policy Alliance in saying: SAVE THE STOP ACT.
STOP Act funding has done wonders to reduce underage consumption . A small investment with generational impact.
If you have a moment, click below to send a message to Congress.
alcoholjustice.org/tell-congres...
STOP Act funding has done wonders to reduce underage consumption . A small investment with generational impact.
If you have a moment, click below to send a message to Congress.
alcoholjustice.org/tell-congres...
Tell Congress: Save the STOP Act - Alcohol Justice
alcoholjustice.org
May 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
AJ stands with the US Alcohol Policy Alliance in saying: SAVE THE STOP ACT.
STOP Act funding has done wonders to reduce underage consumption . A small investment with generational impact.
If you have a moment, click below to send a message to Congress.
alcoholjustice.org/tell-congres...
STOP Act funding has done wonders to reduce underage consumption . A small investment with generational impact.
If you have a moment, click below to send a message to Congress.
alcoholjustice.org/tell-congres...
The STOP Act may be on the chopping block. This small but mighty program helps keep our kids safe from alcohol-related harms.
Losing it is just one of the ways that the devastation at HHS hurts youth and young adults in Marin, California, and the USA.
www.marinij.com/2025/04/26/m...
Losing it is just one of the ways that the devastation at HHS hurts youth and young adults in Marin, California, and the USA.
www.marinij.com/2025/04/26/m...
Marin Voice: Cuts to National Institutes of Health are a blow to our county’s younger generations
Picture an ancient vase, shattered on a museum floor and then swept into the dustbin. Now picture a research team, taking their results offline and darkening the lights at an institute that they ha…
www.marinij.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The STOP Act may be on the chopping block. This small but mighty program helps keep our kids safe from alcohol-related harms.
Losing it is just one of the ways that the devastation at HHS hurts youth and young adults in Marin, California, and the USA.
www.marinij.com/2025/04/26/m...
Losing it is just one of the ways that the devastation at HHS hurts youth and young adults in Marin, California, and the USA.
www.marinij.com/2025/04/26/m...
Reposted by Alcohol Justice (FKA Marin Institute)
🚨 I have been working with several addiction scientists and clinicians through the Addiction Science Defense Network (www.npscoalition.org/projects/add...) to craft a statement of concern about recent executive orders and actions that can be shared with members of congress.
Addiction Science Defense Network | npsc
The ASDN is an information exchange and action network for individuals and organizations devoted to studying, treating and preventing problems caused by psychoactive substance use, including alcohol, ...
www.npscoalition.org
April 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🚨 I have been working with several addiction scientists and clinicians through the Addiction Science Defense Network (www.npscoalition.org/projects/add...) to craft a statement of concern about recent executive orders and actions that can be shared with members of congress.
Reposted by Alcohol Justice (FKA Marin Institute)
(2/2) A recent Pew survey examines perceptions among Americans who drink of the health risks associated with alcohol consumption, and how recent news of the association between alcohol and cancer will or will not change volume and frequency of alcohol consumption. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
How Americans view alcohol’s benefits and risks
A majority of Americans ages 21 and older (57%) say their own alcohol use does not increase their risk of serious physical health problems.
www.pewresearch.org
April 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
(2/2) A recent Pew survey examines perceptions among Americans who drink of the health risks associated with alcohol consumption, and how recent news of the association between alcohol and cancer will or will not change volume and frequency of alcohol consumption. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...