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A woman smokes a cigarette next a food stall, before the Mexican government's regulation of the general law for tobacco control, in Monterrey, Mexico, on January 14, 2023.

How Big Industry Undermines Mexico's Food and Tobacco Policy

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Policymakers should draw from the commercial determinants of health framework to counter health harming industries

Sri Lanka's Alcohol Tax Reform Spurs Economic and Health Recovery

Sri Lanka's Alcohol Tax Reform Spurs Economic and Health Recovery

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Amidst economic turmoil, the opportunity emerges for transformative fiscal policies to tackle public health challenges

The Philippines' Blind Spot for Alcohol

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Why the alcohol problem in the Philippines is complicated

The Philippines' Blind Spot for Alcohol

A Successful Battle Against the Bottle

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How the government, health-care professionals, and the community improved alcohol policies in Taiwan

A Successful Battle Against the Bottle

Reducing Alcohol-Related Deaths in Lithuania

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How the country is cutting down on deaths related to excess drinking

Reducing Alcohol-Related Deaths in Lithuania

Alcohol: A Public Health Blind Spot

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Richard Yoast on alcohol consumption and how philanthropies could help curb excess drinking   

Alcohol: A Public Health Blind Spot

Alcohol in Excess

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How the World Health Organization plans to curb excess drinking across countries

Alcohol in Excess

A Russian Prescription to Reduce Alcohol Use

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Sustained changes to alcohol policy in Russia have contributed to big gains in life expectancy

The watercolor image shows a Russian man hefting a bottle and taking a big swig from it. His shadow is cast enlarged, looming over the top of the canvas.