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Alcohol industry uses tobacco tactics to downplay deadly risks and block reforms, studies show

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Urgent action is needed to protect public health from alcohol industry influence and to curb alcohol-related disease and death, according to international researchers.  

Alcohol industry-backed apps mislead users, could boost drinking, new study warns

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Alcohol industry-funded (AIF) apps promoted to reduce alcohol consumption contain health misinformation and may encourage users to drink, potentially causing more harm than good, say researchers in a first-of-its-kind report.