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Charles Parry

@charlesparry1.bsky.social
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Chief Specialist Scientist: Mental Health Alcohol Substance Use & Tobacco Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council (part time) | Independent Alcohol/Drug Research/Policy Consultant

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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
#SONA2026: South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, links alcohol to child stunting, violence & crashes; backs outlet limits, shorter hours, smaller containers, ad curbs, excise/MUP & illicit trade action
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Political (business) interference is science is not acceptable and will cost lives! www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Exclusive: The Trump Administration killed a draft proposal to halve alcohol limits, sources say
Public health experts and researchers warned the change could lead to higher alcohol consumption and, ultimately, more alcohol-linked death and disease.
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
UCT and SAMRC have launched CHASE-SA, a major research initiative tackling harmful alcohol use in South Africa and Botswana. Mapping the full alcohol environment and co-creating solutions with communities, the project aims to ↓ alcohol-related harm & strengthen public health #AlcoholHarm #CHASE-SA
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
An ex-insider's perspective on alcohol advertising: themediaonline.co.za/2025/11/what...
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What the alcohol advertising industry and alcohol producers get away with
South Africa has a problem with alcohol, and I contributed to it. From 2002 to 2013, I worked in advertising,
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Mind the gap: rethinking global alcohol metrics in high-abstention low-income and middle-income countries. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
fare.org.au/act-the-firs...
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Let's just be honest, this is alcohol advertising & these busses should not be on our streets normalising alcohol use for children. It is time there were substantially more restrictions on alcohol advertising in SA, ideally limiting advertising to points of sale only as per 2013 draft legislation
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Given increasing evidence that any alcohol consumption (with a few minor exceptions) is harmful to the health of consumers, one has to ask: "Is this really a benefit, & is the alcohol industry funding this in any way?" @WHO @HealthCanada3 @AirCanada www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
dailymaverick.co.za
Air Canada serves free alcohol in economy as passengers balk at airline fees
MONTREAL, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Air Canada AC.TO is betting on free beer and wine at the back of the plane to help fill more seats, an executive said on Wednesday, as North American airlines face passenge...
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Global Alcohol Policy Conference (#GAPC2026) is in Rio next year. Hope to see you there!
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Alcohol industry continues longstanding tradition of "promoting profits over people". Pro-health researchers, lobby groups and governments need to expose such behaviour and take action against industry push back against alcohol policy reforms. @globalgapa.bsky.social. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Exclusive: Alcohol lobby takes on WHO in battle over health impacts
The Belgian beer industry, Mexico's tequila makers and Heineken all lobbied governments this summer to resist a push by the U.N.'s health agency to introduce tougher rules targeting alcohol, letters and an email reviewed by Reuters show.
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Doug Parry @dougaparry.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Excited to be attending @mepsy.bsky.social #MePsy25 for the first time, this week! I’ll be sharing work in progress & findings from 3 projects on: (1) online risks and digital literacy (interviews) (2) digital disconnection discourses (NLP) (3) digital trace data methods (position) ⬇️ for details:
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
www.quora.com/Beer-Why-is-...
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Beer: Why is Stella Artois known as the "Wife Beater"?
Answer (1 of 9): Other answers explaining why there is an association between Stella Artois and “wife beater” are always, “I would never imply” and then go on to imply that the alcohol content of Stel...
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
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There's One Simple Method to Reduce Alcohol Intake, Scientists Say, And It Works
Researchers have discovered an effective method of getting people to drink less alcohol: Highlight the increased risk of cancer that comes with imbibing and pair that with counting each and every drin...
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
A gigantic step back for global efforts to counter harms associated with alcohol use. Do efforts need now to intensify at national and regional levels - especially in Africa, Asia & Latin America? @globalgapa.bsky.social @iogt-movendi.bsky.social movendi.ngo/policy-updat...
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Movendi Analysis: Second Revised Version of Political Declaration Text - Movendi International
Alcohol industry language, no alcohol policy action: UN Political Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health risks becoming meaningless. Alcohol industry interference in the drafting of the political decla...
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Maybe we needs to take a leaf out of Thai culture where giving gifts of alcohol can be viewed as insulting. It can take more thought/effort to find other gifts, but do we (I include myself) really want to give a gift to someone that increases risk for cancer, heart disease etc.?
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
If all this gifted alcohol is consumed by Ministers themselves, unless they share widely, how often do they work under influence of alcohol? Do they have any worries about increased risk for liver cirrhosis, cancer & heart disease? At least they have drivers! www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
dailymaverick.co.za
International relations go better with liquor, as Lamola’s haul of gifts shows
Alcohol, obscure artworks and other tat appear to be favoured as gifts given by foreign embassies to South Africa's minister of international relations.
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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WHO calls for increase in health taxes to save lives | News24
The World Health Organisation urged countries to massively increase the price of tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks to raise public revenue and cut chronic disease.
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Alcohol-related cancer deaths in the U.S. have surged, hitting men and those 55+ hardest—urgent action and awareness needed. ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
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Escalating impact of alcohol-related cancer mortality in the US: A call for action.
10519Background: Alcohol consumption is known to be a significant risk factor for cancer. This year, the US Surgeon General recommended adding cancer risk warning labels to alcoholic beverages, emphas...
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Time to call out gaslighting by the liquor industry! Legal beer consumption is on an upward trajectory despite the modest excise tax hikes that have occurred in South Africa, undermining the industry claims of growing illicit trade. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
dailymaverick.co.za
Alcohol and cigarettes in the Budget — anchor policy in data, not industry spin
The Treasury’s excise tax revenue data speak volumes. Legal beer consumption is on an upward trajectory despite the modest tax hikes. However, illicit cigarettes represent billions in lost revenue.
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Charles Parry @charlesparry1.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Peer reviewed paper shows corporate influence on alcohol policy in South Africa & how this is likely to be primary reason why 2016 Liquor Amendment Bill has gone no-where over past 9 years. Time for limiting alcohol industry influence on alcohol policy? 🤔 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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