UPI.com - Using
alcohol to self medicate increases addiction risk
Using alcohol as
though it were a medication -- to ease feelings of depression -- are
more likely to become alcohol dependent, U.S. researchers say.
News-Medical.net -
Higher cigarette tax leads to lower alcohol consumption!
While people may
think, that since that one intoxication could be substituted by
another – a rise in cigarette taxes could lead to an increase in
alcohol consumption. However, a recent study in the US says higher
cigarette tax can also lead to less alcohol consumption among
smokers.
Daily News &
Analysis (India) - Kids as young as 11 getting introduced to
alcohol: Rajeshwari Luther
Alcoholism and
drug addiction are assuming epidemic proportions and we are not doing
enough, said Rajeshwari Luther, director of Hyderabad-based Hope
Trust that has been offering treatment for alcoholism and drug
addiction for a decade now.
Hurriyet Daily
News (Turkey) - Turkish authority introduces ‘Alcohol is not
your friend’ tag on bottles
Signs warning
about the possible harms of alcohol consumption will be placed on the
bottles of alcoholic beverages within 10 months, according to a
statement published in the Official Gazette Aug. 11.
Daily Mail (UK) -
Over-65 drinkers in health alert: Doctors call for alcohol safety
levels to be halved for pensioners
Doctors and public
health experts said heavy drinking among the elderly was a ‘hidden
problem’ and safe limit guidelines for over-65s should be halved.
BBC News (UK) -
North East experts renew minimum alcohol price call
North East England
has been "let down" by plans to introduce minimum alcohol
pricing being shelved, experts said.
The Japan Times
(USA) - Alcohol linked to many deaths of pedestrians
Just as drinking
and driving can be deadly, so can drinking and walking. Over a third
of U.S. pedestrians killed in 2011 had blood alcohol levels above the
legal limit for driving, government data show.
Belfast Telegraph
(Northern Ireland) - Doctors hail minimum alcohol price
A minimum price of
at least 50p should be set for small amounts of alcohol in Northern
Ireland, doctors said. Some drink are sold for less than the cost of
water but the health service bill may be as high as £160 million a
year, research showed.
Coventry Telegraph
(UK) - Barbecue boozing leads to spike in alcohol-related violence
in Coventry
Police in Coventry
are warning that increased barbecue boozing has led to a spike in
alcohol-related violence.
MetroNews Canada
(Canada) - Alcohol costs exceed revenues in B.C., study shows
A group of
researchers is calling for a sober second look at alcohol policies in
B.C. after finding the costs associated with booze far outweigh the
revenues it brings in.
Arutz Sheva
(Israel) - Recommendation: Raise the Age for Buying Alcohol to 21
A special
committee of the Health Ministry has recently formulated a series of
new recommendations to reduce excess consumption of alcohol and the
resulting drunkedness, violence and auto accidents, according to a
Thursday-evening report by Channel 2 Television.
World Bulletin
(Turkey) - Turkish state to cover alcohol, drug addiction
treatment expenses
The costs of drug
and alcohol Addiction treatment will be covered by the state as part
of a new joint initiative by the Health Ministry and the Social
Security Institution (SGK).
The Border Mail
(Australia) - Govt bid to recoup cost of drunken behaviour
People may have to
pay for the costs they incur to the state while drunk if an "abuser
pays" system recommended by the Auditor-General is adopted by
the NSW government.
TVNZ (New Zealand)
- Bars want drunks fined, police shun idea
Wellington bar
owners are urging the city council to introduce fines for drunks on
the streets but police say earlier closing times for bars is the best
way to curb alcohol problems.
TimesLive (South
Africa) - Booze ad ban is 'on track'
A proposal that
alcohol advertising be banned has been approved by an
inter-ministerial committee on substance abuse.
The Local (Sweden) - Systembolaget
bans beer with grenade logo
Sweden's state controlled alcohol monopoly has ruled out distributing the Welsh export 'Fubar' beer due its label featuring a hand grenade and bullet holes.
Sweden's state controlled alcohol monopoly has ruled out distributing the Welsh export 'Fubar' beer due its label featuring a hand grenade and bullet holes.
TISPOL (Estonia) - Estonian police:
zero tolerance for drink-driving
Police in Estonia
took severe measures to prevent drink driving during the recent
midsummer festivities. Many drink drivers were detained and taken to
court. Midsummer Day is one of the biggest national holidays on June
23rd and 24th and sadly it often involves alcohol related problems
such as drink driving, road deaths and serious injuries.
Alcohol and
Alcoholism - Defining Substance Use Disorders: Do We Really Need
More Than Heavy Use?
‘Heavy substance
use over time’ seems to be a definition of substance use disorders
in line with results of basic research and epidemiology.
Additionally, it reduces stigmatization. This approach should thus be
further explored.
15min.lt
(Lithuania) - Former Lithuanian prime minister takes part in
discussions on extra stickers on tax stamps
As a consultant
for a firm making security labels, Adolfas Šleževičius, a former
prime minister of Lithuania, is taking part in discussions at the
Finance Ministry about putting additional stickers on cigarette packs
and alcoholic drinks as anti-counterfeit protection for tax stamps,
the daily Lietuvos Rytas reports.
TIME (Africa) -
Africa’s Drinking Problem: Alcoholism on the Rise as Beverage
Multinationals Circle
In Kenya,
depending on whom you ask, John Mututho is either a hero or a
villain, but in a country consuming ever more alcohol, he is
certainly a household name. In 2010, Mututho won a battle with the
beverage industry to implement Kenya’s first alcohol-control act.
2 comments:
It is great reading your news and articles. It is interesting to know that since past 30-40 years, there is increasing percentages of young people who have started to drink alcoholic beverages. There is rise in both quantity & frequency of consumption, and the age at which it starts has declined. In India around 30 % adult males & 5 % adult females consume alcohol.There is this great article I have found of effects of Alcohol consumption.
http://indiathishour.com/alcohol-the-invited-pathogen/
It is great reading your news and articles. It is interesting to know that since past 30-40 years, there is increasing percentages of young people who have started to drink alcoholic beverages. There is rise in both quantity & frequency of consumption, and the age at which it starts has declined. In India around 30 % adult males & 5 % adult females consume alcohol.There is this great article I have found of effects of Alcohol consumption.
http://indiathishour.com/alcohol-the-invited-pathogen/
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