After cannabis legalisation in Thailand, adolescent cannabis-related hospitalisations rose sharply: +1,762 excess cases in 68 weeks. Policy reform must protect youth through prevention, surveillance, and care.
📈 Thailand's alcohol policy debate: Centre for Alcohol Studies (CAS) & NESDC call for a dynamic tax overhaul after a trial lifting the 2-5 PM sales ban saw holiday road deaths spike 4.8x.
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🇹🇭 On Visakha Bucha Day, alcohol sales are prohibited nationwide in Thailand. This supermarket notice shows how policy is translated into practice. At CAS Thailand, we study not only alcohol policies, but also how they are implemented in real-world settings. #AlcoholPolicy #GlobalHealth
New publication on smartwatch accuracy & exercise experience in Thailand.
Apple Watch and @garmin.com had the best heart-rate accuracy, but heart rate alone is not the whole story.
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#DigitalHealth #Wearables
Thailand has permanently extended afternoon alcohol sales hours.
A study found
• 41.4% of public disagreed
• 43.3% said harms outweigh benefits
• 70% of tourists said little/no impact on visiting Thailand
• 6.9% of businesses reported higher sales
#AlcoholPolicy #Thailand
Effective alcohol policy requires both evidence and dialogue.
The Center for Alcohol Studies (CAS), PSU hosted a stakeholder workshop on alcohol advertising and marketing regulations, bringing together legal experts, business operators, and civil society.
Supported by HSRI.
#AlcoholPolicy
This is a direct quote from the new CEO of Diageo, one of the world's largest multinational alcohol companies.
The decline in youth drinking is clearly a threat to the huge profits of alcohol producers like Diageo, so they will do what they can to increase youth drinking.
The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has recommended restructuring the alcoholic beverage tax system to help reduce consumption.
🔓The language of alcohol: Similarities and differences in how drinkers and policymakers frame alcohol consumption
Emma Moreton @dremmadavies.bsky.social @jamesmorris24.bsky.social @cooke-r.bsky.social
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IntroductionIn light of the growing global trend toward health awareness, wearable technologies like smartwatches have become essential for monitoring physio...
The suppressed report that concluded there is no protective or safe level of alcohol consumption, now published. It was commissioned by US Congress
Report jsad.com/doi/10.15288...
Editorial jsad.com/doi/epdf/10....
"Despite the study’s adherence to its mandate, its findings were sidelined.”
Introduction The primary objective of the paper was to compare semantic domains reported by drinkers and policymakers in their alcohol consumption narratives. The research question was ‘How do drink...
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"[Thailand's] National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has recommended restructuring the alcoholic beverage tax system to help reduce consumption".
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The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has recommended restructuring the alcoholic beverage tax system to help reduce consumption.
