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This study examines the relationship between the two across five EU countries. Online survey measuring knowledge of alcohol-related health consequences and alcohol policy support was conducted in October-November 2024 (N\u2009=\u20093620). Associations were analysed using adjusted linear regression models. Support for alcohol control measures was largely consistent across the countries and was lowest for increasing alcohol price and highest for implementing drink-driving measures. Factor analysis of 15 policy items showed four factors: Supportive and Educational interventions, Marketing and Youth Protection policies, Point of Sale and Display Regulation policies and Pricing and Physical Availability control policies. After adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics and alcohol consumption patterns, knowledge of alcohol causing cancer was positively associated with support for Point of Sale and Display Regulation (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.18, 95% CI: 0.11 to 0.25) and Pricing and Physical Availability control policies (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.12, 95% CI: 0.05 to 0.19). Belief that wine benefits heart health was negatively associated with support for Marketing and Youth Protection policies (\u03b2 = \u22120.09, 95% CI: \u22120.16 to \u22120.02) and Pricing and Physical Availability control policies (\u03b2 = \u22120.11, 95% CI: \u22120.18 to \u22120.04). This study replicates the previous findings demonstrating the relationship between cancer knowledge and support for population-level alcohol policies in the European context. Interventions aimed at increasing this knowledge should be considered a critical foundation for effective alcohol control efforts, as informed publics are more likely to support and engage with population-level measures.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/eurpub\/ckag008","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,13]],"date-time":"2026-01-13T12:29:09Z","timestamp":1768307349000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Support for alcohol policies and its association with knowledge of alcohol-related health consequences: findings from 5 EU countries"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"36","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7260-8064","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Da\u0161a","family":"Kokole","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"WHO Regional Office for Europe, UN City , Copenhagen,","place":["Denmark"]},{"name":"Department of Health Promotion, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University , Maastricht,","place":["The Netherlands"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Neufeld","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"WHO Regional Office for Europe, UN City , Copenhagen,","place":["Denmark"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Aleksandra","family":"Olsen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"WHO Regional Office for Europe, UN City , Copenhagen,","place":["Denmark"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Carina","family":"Ferreira-Borges","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"WHO Regional Office for Europe, UN City , Copenhagen,","place":["Denmark"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Catherine","family":"Paradis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"WHO Regional Office for Europe, UN City , Copenhagen,","place":["Denmark"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5665-0385","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"J\u00fcrgen","family":"Rehm","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research , Toronto, ON,","place":["Canada"]},{"name":"Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute , Toronto, ON,","place":["Canada"]},{"name":"Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto , Toronto, ON,","place":["Canada"]},{"name":"Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto Epidemiology Division, , Toronto, ON,","place":["Canada"]},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto , Toronto, ON,","place":["Canada"]},{"name":"Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Center for Interdisciplinary Addiction Research (ZIS), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) , Hamburg,","place":["Germany"]},{"name":"Program on Substance Abuse, Public Health Agency of Catalonia, Program on Substance Abuse and WHO CC, Public Health Agency of Catalonia , Barcelona,","place":["Spain"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Daniela","family":"Correia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"WHO Regional Office for Europe, UN City , Copenhagen,","place":["Denmark"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026040913535616600_ckag008-B1","volume-title":"Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders","author":"World Health Organization","year":"2024"},{"key":"2026040913535616600_ckag008-B2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e751-61","DOI":"10.1016\/S2468-2667(25)00174-4","article-title":"National, regional, and global statistics on alcohol consumption and associated burden of disease 2000\u201320: a modelling study and comparative risk assessment","volume":"10","author":"Shield","year":"2025","journal-title":"Lancet Public Health"},{"key":"2026040913535616600_ckag008-B3","volume-title":"Empowering Public Health Advocates to Navigate Alcohol Policy Challenges: Alcohol Policy Playbook","author":"World Health Organization","year":"2024"},{"key":"2026040913535616600_ckag008-B4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"56","DOI":"10.1186\/s13104-024-06707-w","article-title":"How much do Europeans know about the link between alcohol and cancer? 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