Jakob Manthey

Nov 18, 2024 | fis.tu-dresden.de | Jakob Manthey |Universität Hamburg |Technische Universität Dresden

Background: Cannabis is one of the most widely used substances worldwide. Heavy use is associated with an increased risk of cannabis use disorders, psychotic disorders, acute cognitive impairment, traffic injuries, respiratory problems, worse pregnancy outcomes, and there are indications for genotoxic and epigenotoxic adverse effects.

Mar 26, 2024 | ias.org.uk | Jakob Manthey

Alcohol consumption is a major global public health concern, causing various social and health harms. To address these issues, governments often impose alcohol excise taxes. However, some argue that increasing alcohol taxes leads to a decrease in government revenue. This blog post examines the relationship between alcohol taxes and government tax revenue, as well as the impact of changes in these taxes on government revenue.

Mar 8, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Jakob Manthey |Britta Jacobsen |Bernd Schulte |Jürgen Rehm

We appreciate the critical comment made by our colleague Dr Sally Casswell [1]. As pointed out in her critique, the impact of marketing restrictions may not be comparable to the effects of pricing policies and availability restrictions. Casswell acknowledges that ‘ensuring a real change as a result of policy intervention’ is difficult to establish for marketing restrictions, summarizing a key finding of our systematic review [2].