UCLALekeisha A. SumnerLekeisha A. Sumner is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at UCLA. Thisop-ed appeared in The Conversation.Recent headlines of celebrities and their loved ones who have died by suicide — Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain, and Tina Turner’s son Craig Turner — have made thisleading cause of death a topic of mainstream conversations. Globall
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New research published today (18 July 2018) shows the significant role that drinking venues and alcohol brands play in marketing alcohol products to young people on social media. The report highlights how the regulatory system for alcohol marketing (under the UK advertising Codes of Practice regulated by the Advertising Standards Authority) is struggling to keep up with the pace and nature of tech
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Conclusions and Implications
Our research indicates that young people are relatively critical of the motives of alcohol companies in promoting their products as well as in their display of ‘responsible drinking’ messages. Our respondents identified stark differences between the images of glamorous and carefree alcohol consumption in some posts and the more likely outcome of drinking heavily. A
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Daughter of late rocker Kurt Cobain says the U.S. needs to deal more openly with mental health and addiction (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
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