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Young people, alcohol and risk: A Culture of Caution
August 2025
Article on the PopNAD website giving an overview of the recently published book of the same title.

Booze up: is gen Z's 'sensible' relationship with alcohol moving towards hedonism?
August 2025
Laura Fenton is quoted in this Guardian article exploring the recent increase in gen Z's alcohol consumption.

Why are Gen Z drinking less alcohol than older generations?
July 2025
John Holmes speaks about the decline in youth drinking in this feature article in The BMJ.

Who pays more? Analysing the impact of the UK's 2023 alcohol duty reform
July 2025
Blog post by Luke Wilson for the Institute of Alcohol Studies.

Why are young people drinking less? 
June 2025
John Holmes and Amy Pennay of La Trobe University speak on the Institute of Alcohol Studies podcast about their new book: 'Young People, Alcohol, and Risk: A Culture of Caution'.

How to make America healthy: the real problems — and best fixes
June 2025
Colin Angus contributes to this Nature article exploring the reasons why the USA has lower life expectancy than other wealthy nations.

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