Copenhagen Post (Denmark)
- Enhedslisten calls for ban on alcohol advertising
Nearly
3,000 people die of alcohol-related causes in Denmark each year,
leading members of the far-left party Enhedslisten (EL) to argue that
it is time for alcohol to join tobacco and other products on the list
of items not allowed to be advertised.
The
Local (Sweden) - 'Government must act on alcohol tax': minister
The
government must fulfil its pre-election promise to raise taxes on
alcohol by 2014, said Health Minister Maria Larsson on Thursday,
adding that time is ticking on the matter to be resolved before its
second terms draws to a close.
TNP
(Norway) - Norwegian Wine Monopoly Sets Eye on Alcohol Sales at
Airports
Alcoholic
beverage sales in the Wine Monopoly (Vinmonopolet) stores falls,
while there is an increase in duty free shops. So, the Wine Monopoly
(Vinmonopolet) wants to take over alcohol sales at airports.
The
Local (Norway) - Liquor monopoly wants tax-free licence
The
Norwegian state liquor monopoly wants to take over the sale of wine
and spirits in tax-free, saying that airport sales threaten the
alcohol vendor's legitimacy and financing.
Baltic
News Network (Latvia) - New set of rules for alcoholic drinks
adverts comes into force in Latvia
Friday,
July 19 marks the coming into force of amendments to the Law on the
Circulation of Alcoholic Drinks. These amendments provide a set of
rules that will reduce alcohol consumption rates, especially in
regard to underage persons, says Ilze Zunde, head of the consumers
information and communication department of the Consumers’ Rights
Protection Centre (CRPC).
YLE.fi
(Finland) - FINLAND OPINION: DO IMMIGRANTS DARE SPEAK UP ABOUT
ALCOHOLISM?
Finland’s
worst enemy at this time is not Russia, nor is it immigrants,
Islamists or even extremists. It is alcohol, according to freelance
journalist and opinion writer Wali Hashi. The following is an English
version of Hashi's most recent opinion piece.
WHO
(Estonia) – Case study on socially determined inequities in
alcohol consumption patterns in Estonia
This
alcohol and equity case study focuses on examining socially
determined inequities in alcohol consumption patterns in Estonia.
That is, it focuses on analysis of differences or differentials in
social determinants that are considered to be avoidable, unfair and
remediable – namely inequities.
The
Baltic Course (Estonia) - Alcohol-caused mortality rate in Estonia
is highest in EU
Leading
statistician of the Statistics Board Marianne Leppik wrote in the
board’s blog entry that alcohol-related mortality rate in Estonia
is the highest among all EU countries, writes LETA/National
Broadcasting.
Huffington
Post UK (UK) - Alcohol Is Killing An Increasing Number Of Women In
Their 30s And 40s, Study Suggests
There
has been a "worrying" increase in the number of women in
their 30s and 40s who are dying from alcohol misuse, research
suggests.
Scotsman
(Scotland) - Pregnant women in alcohol warning after quiz
Thousands
of pregnant women have been quizzed about their drinking habits, amid
concerns about the effects of alcohol on their health and their
babies, figures reveal.
Telegraph.co.uk
(UK) - Health advisers quit over scrapping of minimum alcohol
price
A
group of government advisers has resigned in protest at David
Cameron’s decision not to introduce a minimum price for alcohol.
Cordis
News (EU) - Toward evidence-based public policy for alcohol
Europeans
are the world's heaviest drinkers. Per capita consumption is
equivalent to each EU citizen aged 15 years or older drinking around
12 litres of pure alcohol per year, or just under three standard
drinks per day in most European countries.
Zambia
Daily Mail (Zambia) - Productivity and alcohol abuse by youths
PRODUCTIVITY
has now become an everyday watchword. It is crucial to the welfare
of industrial firms as well as for the community, social and economic
progress of the country.
The
Local.es (Spain) - Spaniards outstrip expats in smoking spend
Spaniards
are among the world's heaviest smokers and spend more per person on
both alcohol and tobacco than foreign residents in the country.
NHS
Choices (UK) - Media blames 'ladettes' as alcohol-related deaths
rise
"More
young women dying of alcohol abuse," The Times reports, with
much of the media covering the story that the risk of death from an
alcohol-related health condition has increased for women in their 30s
and 40s.
Toronto
NewsFIX - Alcohol increases haemorrhagic stroke risk
Heavy
drinkers run an increased risk of having the kind of stroke caused by
bleeding into the brain.
Otago
Daily Times (New Zealand) - Alcohol poisoning rates rise 10%
yearly for 5 years
Alcohol
poisoning rates in the South have risen an average of 10% annually
for the past five years, a new Southern District Health Board alcohol
report says.
Northampton
Herald and Post (UK) - New approach to alcohol related violence
paying dividends
THE
new approach by police to dealing with anti-social behaviour linked
to alcohol is paying dividends. The force is pleased with the results
of their new approach in Northampton town centre last Friday and
Saturday nights.
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