Helsinki Times
(Finland) - Alcohol sustains high homicide rates
Over 40,000
assaults and attempted homicides were reported to the Finnish police
in 2011. The figures represent a 20 per cent increase from 2010 and,
according to Helsingin Sanomat, and are chiefly explained by the
criminalisation of domestic violence-related minor assaults and new
police guidelines.
THL (Finland) -
Adolescent smoking and alcohol use declined in 1995-2011, use of
other substances on the rise
Finnish
16-year-olds drink less alcohol than their peers in the 1990’s, but
the declining trend in binge drinking during 1995-2011 has stopped.
The number of young people, who reported combining alcohol with
drugs went down during 1995-2007, but has trended upward in 2011.
Stockholm
University (Finland) - Even small amounts of alcohol increase
cancer risk
Drinking a glass
of wine a day is considered healthy, but new research shows that even
small amounts of alcohol can increase the risk of cancer. In a study
published in the British journal Carcinogenesis, researchers at
Stockholm University, in a European collaboration project, have
examined the damage to the genome that occurs when we drink alcohol,
which, in turn, can lead to cancer.
Science Alerts
(Denmark) - "No alcohol, no party": An explorative study
of young Danish moderate drinkers
Danish youth has
for years had the highest alcohol consumption in Europe, however
recent surveys show that consumption levels have diminished slightly
and that the age of first intoxication has been raised. To explore
young moderate drinkers’ attitudes, values, and behaviour in
relation to alcohol consumption.
The Age
(Australia) - Alcohol abuse is crushing future generations
EVERY Australian
should hang their head in shame on hearing how alcohol is permanently
damaging Aboriginal children in remote communities. Generations of
Aborigines have been soaked in alcohol abuse, leading to alarming
rates of violence, neglect, chronic mental illness and premature
deaths.
Los Angeles Times
(USA) - "Pre-drinking" or "pre-funking" common
among young alcohol users
They call it
"pre-drinking," "pre-partying" or "pre-funking,"
and it usually involves chugging cheap alcoholic drinks before
heading out to a bar, club or sporting event.
PsychCentral.com -
Impulsive College Women at Risk for Alcohol Problems
A negative element
associated with gender equality is the observation that during the
last three decades, young women have been drinking more.
Reuters (USA) -
Liquor costs more at state-owned stores in U.S.: study
U.S. states that
have a monopoly over their liquor sales seem to charge slightly more
for alcohol than states without such control, the so-called "license
states," according to a U.S. Study.
Medical
Express - Genetic link between pancreatitis and alcohol
consumption
A new study
published online today in Nature Genetics reveals a genetic link
between chronic pancreatitis and alcohol consumption. Researchers
from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and more than 25
other health centers across the United States found a genetic variant
on chromosome X near the claudin-2 gene (CLDN2) that predicts which
men who are heavy drinkers are at high risk of developing chronic
pancreatitis.
Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia) - Group buying sites luring under-age drinkers,
say experts
PUBLIC health
experts have called for a crackdown on websites that promote
''ridiculously cheap'' alcohol, claiming they fuel Australia's
drinking problem and appeal to under-age drinkers.
The Age -
'Alarming' alcohol abuse by African youths
A Victorian judge
has questioned whether the cheap price of alcohol is contributing to
an alarming trend of excessive drinking by youths of African descent.
Medical Express -
Environmental factors can mitigate genetic risk for developing
alcohol problems
Alcohol use during
adolescence is harmful on multiple levels, including an increased
risk for developing alcohol use disorders (AUDs) later in life.
Recent research suggests that genetic influences are moderated by
environmental factors.
The Moscow Times -
Airlines Seeking Right to Seize Alcohol From Passengers
Russian carriers
are lobbying the government to amend the Aviation Code to allow them
to confiscate alcohol from passengers in an effort to stop
alcohol-induced violence on flights.
Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia) - Drink labels don't deter, study finds
ALCOHOL warning
labels may increase awareness among adolescents about the dangers of
drinking, but are unlikely to curb risky behaviour such as
drink-driving and bingeing, Sydney researchers have found.
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