Statistics Finland (Finland) -
Alcohol-related causes of death are decreasing
Alcohol-related
causes have been for several years among the most common causes of
death for both men and women, and the figures are high for the whole
population as well. Alcohol-related deaths include both
alcohol-related diseases and accidental poisoning by alcohol.
Yle Uutiset
(Finland) - TS: Theme parks threatened with alcohol ban
Theme parks in
Finland could in the future find it more difficult to get a license
to serve alcohol if a legislative proposal is approved by parliament.
Göteborg Daily
(Sweden) - Alcohol boom gate can be tested in Gothenburg
Swedish police
will trial automated alcohol testing in a bid to reduce the number of
alcohol affected truck drivers coming in on the ferries. Gothenburg
is one of several locations being considered, according to P4
Göteborg.
The Foriegner
(Norway) - Duty-free system to be spirited away
The Norwegian
State has decided to try to stop what they call the “smuggling”
of alcohol upon returning to this country. According to the Norwegian
Telegram Bureau (NTB), the paper ticket’s demise has meant
passengers have been able to obtain a double-quota, as proof of
travel is now electronic instead.
Circumpolar Health
(Greenland) - Alcohol in Greenland 1951-2010: consumption,
mortality, prices
The effect of
alcohol excise taxes and rationing upon consumption is evident. The
stabilisation and subsequent decline in consumption since the
mid-1990s, while alcohol prices decreased persistently, does not
preclude continued effects of prices.
Skemman (Iceland)
- Regrets after alcohol consumption following the 2008 financial
crisis in Iceland: A prospective cohort study
In a prospective
Icelandic cohort, our findings indicate that regrets after drinking
decreased following the economic recession in 2008; specifically for
males, those who were married or cohabiting, employed or with a
university education.
Reuters UK (China)
- Moutai shares lead alcohol tumble after China bans spirits from
army feasts
Chinese distiller
Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd 6000519.SS led a tumble in the country's
alcohol sector on Monday after Beijing banned its top brass from
hosting boozy banquets while working, Communist Party chief Xi
Jinping's latest anti-corruption move.
UPI.com -
Expanding waistlines may be due to alcohol
Those who can't
lose weight despite exercising and cutting back on high-calorie food
may be drinking too many calories from beverages, a U.S. dietitian
says.
Payvand (Iran) -
Deaths from alcohol soar in Iran
ISNA reported on
Sunday December 23 that recent statistics show 92 men and nine women
lost their lives due to alcohol poisoning in the past seven months,
which indicates an increase of over 100 percent compared to last
year.
Times of India
(India) - Govt plans to introduce a sin tax to curb use of
alcohol, tobacco
India has mooted
the introduction of a designated "sin tax" to finance a
part of the health budget during the 12th five year plan (2012-2017).
The Daily
Telegraph (Australia) - Mixing alcohol and drugs a troubling trend
Just after
midnight a 27-year-old man who had drunk a bottle of bourbon and five
beers came to the emergency department with chest pain. In emergency
medicine we have to worry about the worst possibility.
Examiner.com (USA)
- Government board calls for alcohol detectors in all cars
The National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) December 19 called for the
development of passive alcohol-detection technology in cars and
trucks to achieve "zero alcohol-impaired driving-related
deaths."
Hindustan Times
(India) - More girls experimenting with drugs, alcohol
A girl in her
early twenties was admitted to a private hospital in SAS Nagar in an
unconscious state about a week ago. She had mixed her alcoholic drink
with a sedative, which caused difficulty in breathing and made her
unconscious.
Radio Australia
(Philippines) - Philippines attacks 'vices' with tobacco, alcohol
tax raise
The Philippines on
Thursday raised tobacco and alcohol taxes in a reform President
Benigno Aquino hailed as helping to liberate "more Filipinos
from the vices of smoking and drinking".
Solomon Star
(Solomon Islands) - CURSE OF ALCOHOL - It’s the leading cause of
traffic accidents here
ALCOHOL is the
leading cause of traffic accidents during festive seasons in the last
12 years, statistics released yesterday revealed.
Express (Scotland)
- SNP PLAN TO BAN BUYING ALCOHOL OVER THE INTERNET
WINE club members
will be among those breaking the law under legislation planned by the
SNP Government – if they take advantage of cut-price offers
delivered from English warehouses.
Bangkok Post
(Indonesia) - Indonesia considers total alcohol ban
Indonesian
lawmakers are pushing for a ban on all alcoholic beverages throughout
the archipelago that would see drinkers punished with up to two years
in jail.
Medical Xpress -
Excessive alcohol when you're young could have lasting impacts on
your brain
Alcohol misuse in
young people causes significant changes in their brain function and
structure. This and other findings were recently reviewed by Dr
Daniel Hermens from the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind
Research Institute in the journal Cortex.
Taranaki Daily
News (New Zealand) - Alcohol harm has important implications for
Maori
With Christmas and
New Year's celebrations approaching it's timely that we focus on the
issues that contribute to binge drinking, drink-driving and the
disastrous consequences for our communities.
GoodTherapy.org -
How Age of Onset Predicts Drug and Alcohol Dependency
Transmissible risk
refers to generational risk or family risk. Some people have a family
history of physical or mental health problems, which makes them more
vulnerable to developing the same problems.
Times of India
(India) - WHO suggests raising liquor price to curb violence
against women
Even as the
national Capital remains shell shocked over the gruesome rape of the
23-year-old, the World Health Organization (WHO) has suggested
clamping down on alcohol availability and raising liquor price to
reduce its consumption as an important intervention to reduce
violence both sexual and physical against women.
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