Announcement: Additional Information on Upcoming AAN Meetings
The upcoming speaker schedule for our national calls has been modified as we will be hearing from additional speakers at the following meetings. Please Note: Meeting times, links, and dates will remain the same.
Thursday 3/2 Meeting:
Presenter:
Jessica Neuwirth, Health and Consumer Protection Policy Analyst, Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission; Topic: Raising the Bottom Shelf: A State Approach to Minimum Unit Pricing
Presenter:
Gemma Mitchell, PhD, Institute of Social Marketing and Health, University of Stirling; Topic: NIAAA interactions with the alcohol industry (See article in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs here)
Thursday 3/16 Meeting:
Presenter:
Thomas Babor, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Public Health Sciences UCONN, will share his response to NIAAA communications with the alcohol industry in relation to Mitchell and McCambridge. (See Tom Babor’s editorial here)
A recent study published by Dr. Gemma Mitchell and Dr. Jim McCambridge in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs examines recent interactions between NIAAA staff and alcohol companies and organizations from 2013-2020. Email correspondence obtained by FOIA request outlines the willingness of NIAAA to cooperate with industry requests and provide expertise to further industry interests. (Link to JSAD Article)
New York Times Articles on NIAAA involvement with industry supported health study
Federal Agency Courted Alcohol Industry to Fund Study on Benefits of Moderate Drinking - The New York Times 3/17/2018 (Link)
Major Study of Drinking Will Be Shut Down - The New York Times 6/15/2018 (Link)
It Was Supposed to Be an Unbiased Study of Drinking. They Wanted to Call It ‘Cheers.’ - The New York Times 6/18/2018 (Link)