The Foreigner (Norway) - Christmas
stress ups Norway drinking
25 percent of
Norwegians drink to relieve the stress of the Christmas period. One
in three in Oslo admits to doing so, a survey conducted by Ipsos MMI
suggests.
ERR News (Estonia) - Searching for
Historical Roots of Affair With Bottle
Which of Estonia's
historical foreign occupiers is most responsible for the firewater
epidemic? The Germans were the first to set a bad example, according
to historians, but only the first.
Eubusiness -
Alcohol causes a quarter of Europe road deaths
Alcohol abuse is
responsible for around a quarter of the 30,000 people who die in road
accidents across the European Union every year, the bloc's drugs
agency said in a report published on Friday.
Helsinki Times
(Finland) - Holidays induce a spike in alcohol sales
The sales of Alko,
Finland’s alcoholic beverage retailing monopoly, are projected to
surge by 90 per cent in terms of litres over the two weeks leading up
to Christmas.
Reuters
(Denmark/Finland) - Lundbeck's alcohol dependency drug wins EU
green light
A novel drug to
fight alcohol dependency was given a green light by European
regulators on Friday, providing a boost to Danish drugmaker Lundbeck
at a time when its top product faces a big drop in sales.
The Local (Sweden)
- Pilot sticker lands French wine with Swedish ban
The Swedish state
alcohol-monopoly has banned a French wine from its shelves because
the label shows a pilot in action, prompting the importer of the
"Flying Solo" wine to appeal the ban.
The Local (Sweden)
- Systembolaget to bring booze to Swedes' offices
After its home
delivery trials failed to created a stir, Sweden’s state-run liquor
store monopoly Systembolaget announced on Friday that it would be
trialing delivery to customers’ work places.
Politics.co.uk
(UK) - Cameron defies Clegg over 'illiberal' alcohol pricing
policy
David Cameron is
continuing to commit to a policy of minimum alcohol pricing of 45p
per unit, despite many Cabinet members opposing the move.
Deutsche Welle
(Germany) - Too much meat and alcohol
Many Germans still
stick to their unhealthy diet of too much meat and alcohol. Though
there are some positive trends, too many Germans are still overweight
and also at risk of other illnesses like cancer.
Telegraph.co.uk
(UK) - David Cameron fights to save minimum alcohol pricing
David Cameron is
fighting to save his plans for minimum alcohol pricing to tackle
Britain's binge drinking epidemic, after a revolt among senior
Cabinet ministers.
Deccan Herald -
Alcohol, marijuana worsen white-matter integrity
Chronic alcohol
and marijuana consumption during youth is associated with compromised
neurocognitive abilities in later adolescence and adulthood,
researchers say.
WalesOnline
(Wales) - Minimum price on alcohol will help save lives
ALCOHOL
consumption in the UK has increased rapidly in recent years, and now,
according to the World Health Organisation, it is the leading risk
factor for premature death and disability in developed countries
after tobacco and blood pressure.
Radio 1 (UK) -
Thousands of people at risk through Christmas drinking
Thousands of
people will be putting their lives at risk over Christmas because of
accidents and illnesses caused by alcohol, say A&E doctors.
Eurekalert -
Alcohol marketers use drinker identity and brand allegiance to
entice underage youth
While exposure to
alcohol marketing is prevalent, and associated with both initiation
and progression of alcohol use in underage youth, exactly how it
works is not well understood. A new study of alcohol-specific
cognitions – whether someone thinks of him/herself as a drinker or
having a favorite brand of alcohol – has found that drinker
identity and brand allegiance are indeed factors linking alcohol
marketing and problematic drinking among experimental underage
drinkers.
The Hindu - In
2010, high BP, smoking and alcohol were the big killers
The leading risk
factors for global disease burden in 2010 were high blood pressure,
tobacco smoking (including second-hand smoking) and alcohol use; 20
years earlier, they were childhood underweight, household pollution
from sold fuels and tobacco smoking, including passive smoking.
BBC News - Alcohol
dependency: When social drinking becomes a problem
Alcohol-related
health issues among baby boomers are on the rise. Daily drinking can
start off as a social event but turn into dependency, addiction
experts say. So when does social drinking become alcoholism?
The Nation
(Thailand) - Alcohol sales set to be banned at roadside stalls
Starting from the
New Year holiday period, roadside food stalls will be banned from
selling alcoholic drinks, while all sales of alcoholic beverages will
be limited to 11am-2pm and 5pm-midnight, Public Health Minister
Pradit Sinthawanarong said yesterday.
The Guardian (UK)
- Social workers need more training on drug and alcohol issues
Alcohol and other
drug issues are a central part of much of social work practice, and
if key issues in this area are missed, interventions linked to other
behaviours or problems will not be so effective. So why are so many
social work degrees leaving students uneducated about problematic
substance use?
Science Daily -
Alcohol Pricing Policies Save Lives and Increase Profits, Experts
Say
Setting minimum
prices for alcohol increases health and economic benefits, say
international experts, who met December 10 for a seminar on alcohol
pricing and public health.
Forbes (USA) - A
Sober Assessment of High-Risk Drinking on College Campuses
A few years ago,
in the middle of a snowy night, an officer of the Cornell University
Police Department found a shirtless young man sitting on a rock in
the creek in one of our gorges, dangling his feet in the water. Asked
what he thought he was doing, the student explained that he was
calling a friend to pick him up.
Medical Xpress -
Alcohol hinders recovery from injury, research finds
A Massey
University researcher has found drinking alcohol after suffering a
soft tissue injury significantly increases recovery times.
Scoop.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Kapiti Police: strong line to prevent alcohol-related
harm
Kapiti Police are
extremely happy with the decision of the Liquor Licensing Authority
(LLA) to not renew the on-licence for the Retro Bar in the Kapiti
Lights Complex.
Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia) - New alcohol alliance predicts 300 drink
deaths this summer
HEAVY drinking
will kill 300 people and cause thousands more to be assaulted or put
in hospital this summer, according to fresh analysis from a new body,
the NSW/ACT Alcohol Policy Alliance.
The Age
(Australia) - The national abuse of alcohol makes it our most
harmful drug
THE hundreds of
ways we describe being drunk, many of an unprintable nature, are a
measure of a pervasive and damaging drinking culture. In this season
of schoolies week, Christmas and New Year, Australia's drinking
habits are on display in all their mindless and all-too-often tragic
excess.
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