Science Nordic (Sweden) - Sick
Swedes keep on swigging
Even though
alcohol consumption can delay a return to work, a new survey shows
that Swedes like their liquor, particularly at sporting events, and
even when they are on sick leave.
Addiction (Norway) - The
collectivity of drinking cultures: is the theory applicable to
African settings?
Skog's theory of
collective drinking behaviour implies that countries with a strict
informal social control of drinking alcohol would not exhibit
‘collective displacement’ of consumption (a linear association
between population mean consumption and percentile values across the
full range of the distribution), as do countries with less informal
social control.
Postimees
(Estonia) - Consumption of alcohol in Estonia did not change last
year – study
The consumption of
alcohol by residents of Estonia did not change in 2012 compared to
the previous year, averaging 10.6 liters of pure alcohol per capita,
it appears from the fresh alcohol market survey by the Estonian
Institute of Economic Research (EKI).
Al-Arabiya (Egypt)
- Egypt faces social pressure to end alcohol sales
Egypt’s liquor
stores are under growing pressure to stop selling alcohol, they say,
not from the country’s Islamist government, but from society
itself.
Healio -
Adolescents' first drink tied to alcohol-related problems in
adulthood
Adolescents who
have their first drink during puberty are more likely to develop
frequent drinking habits later in life, results from a new study
show.
Newstalk 106-108
fm (Ireland) - Irish Alcohol consumption drops by 20% in 12 years
The alcohol
consumption in Ireland has fallen by 20% over 12 years, with the idea
that all Irish people now drink to excess now believed to be far from
the truth.
The Guardian (UK)
- Parliament too alcohol fuelled, say MPs
One in four MPs
thinks parliament, where the price of alcohol is subsidised, has an
unhealthy drinking culture.
EurActiv (EU) -
EU's alcohol strategy needs further push, MEPs say
Europeans are the
heaviest drinkers in the world and in some EU member states, such as
Luxembourg and the Czech Republic, the alcohol consumption is 2.5
times more than what an average person in the world drinks. The
Commission's new strategy on alcohol, to be published later this
year, has to better address the issue of alcohol-related harm, MEPs
say.
TIME (USA) -
Safety Board Recommends Defining Legally Drunk With Lower Blood
Alcohol Level
The government
wants to drop the blood alcohol limit for being legally drunk in
order to avoid drunk driving fatalities.
TIME (USA) - Task
Force Recommends Screening All Adults for Alcohol Misuse
Questions about
alcohol use should be a part of regular physical checkups, according
to a panel of experts.
News-Medical.net -
Alcohol advertising pre-disposes young people to have favorable
attitudes toward drinking
The alcohol
industry has developed and regulates its own guidelines regarding
advertising. A new study has investigated the ability of panels to
find consensus around code violations.
FRANCE 24 (Turkey)
- Turkish parliament considers bill limiting alcohol sales
Turkey's
parliament is reviewing a bill that would restrict alcohol sales,
including banning purchases at educational, sports and health
institutions. The bill has the beverage industry worried, including
Diageo, owner of Turkey’s leading raki brand.
Examiner.com (USA)
- Study: Female college students abuse alcohol more than men
New research shows
that female college student drinkers exceed National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) guidelines for weekly drinking
more frequently than their male counterparts.
WSYM-TV - New
Study Finds Alcohol Increases Risk of Breast Cancer
A lot of us unwind
after a tough day with a drink, but sobering new research says just a
few of those a week, could put some women's health at risk.
Medical Daily -
Mixing Excessive Alcohol And Smoking Can Make Your Brain Old
Before Its Time
A new study found
that heavy drinkers who smoke excessively develop problems with
memory, thinking and problem solving skills earlier than those who do
not.
Tribune-Review
(USA) - Hagel believes alcohol is ‘a very big factor’ in many
of military’s sexual assault and harassment cases
Defense Secretary
Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000
people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual
assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the
Pentagon's control.
MADD - Get the
Facts on Privatized Alcohol Sales-MADD Canada Releases Newly-Updated
Alcohol Policy Paper
MADD Canada is
pleased to share its newly-updated alcohol policy paper, "Provincial
Liquor Boards: Meeting the Best Interests of Canadians." The
paper supports the role of provincial liquor boards and outlines the
negative health and public safety impacts associated with privatized
alcohol sales.
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