The Copenhagen Post (Denmark) - Parents
drink, children follow
In a new study,
the national public health institute, SIF, shows that children
between the ages of 13 and 15 are more likely to drink, and have been
drunk, if their parents drink daily, when compared to those children
whose parents drink less frequently.
VTI (Sweden) -
Fataly risk of alcohol involved driving in Sweden
The risk of a
driver to be killed or injured in a crash increases considerably
under the influence of alcohol. The risk increases with increased
alcohol concentration.
ADD (Sweden) - 160
Swedish CSOs recognize alcohol as a hindrance to development
The Swedish NGO
umbrella organisation “Forum Syd” has adopted a policy document
which points at alcohol as a hindrance to development and a factor
which can obstruct work for rights and poverty reduction. 160 NGOs
are members of Forum Syd.
Postimees -
Alcohol dependence is undertreated in Estonia – specialist
Alcohol use
disorder is the most undertreated medical problem in Estonia, says
Jaanus Harro, University of Tartu professor and councillor at the
executive committee of the European College of
Neuropsychopharmacology who steers an international conference on
alcohol dependence in Tallinn on Friday.
ERR News (Estonia)
- Temperance Activists Warn Against Lifting Open Container Ban
The Temperance
Union said a bill aiming to end the ban against public consumption of
alcoholic beverages is a move in the wrong direction.
Hurriyet Daily
News (Turkey) - Restrictions on alcohol sales go into effect today
in Turkey
A series of
controversial regulations placing limits on the sale and advertising
of alcoholic beverages in Turkey takes effect as of today, despite
criticism from many small shop owners.
HealthCanal.com -
Alcohol-Free Wombs: Ulster Experts Focus On Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder
University of
Ulster healthcare researchers will join leading medical professionals
today to focus on the risks of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD).
MedPage Today -
Risk for Fetal Alcohol Damage Higher for Kids in Care Systems
Children living in
orphanges, foster care, and similar settings had higher rates of
fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
(FASD) compared with those in the general population, according to a
meta-analysis.
The Australian -
Study links high lead levels to anxiety, alcohol problems
CHILDHOOD lead
exposure in the South Australian city of Port Pirie has been linked
to psychological illness and substance abuse problems in adulthood.
IrishCentral
(Ireland) - Irish university launches first ever alcohol free
dorms
As Irish
universities return for the start of a new college term, one school
is piloting an unlikely new initiative: alcohol free dorms.
Eyewitness News
(South Africa) - Foetal alcohol syndrome still destroying
communities
The Western Cape
Heath Department officials say awareness around foetal alcohol
syndrome is crucial as it traps communities in a cycle of poverty.
Lawyers Weekly
Canada (Canada) - Grappling with the challenge of fetal alcohol
disorder in law
The man pleading
guilty to sexual assault set off alarm bells in the judge’s head.
“It was his speech, plus the fact that he would answer that he
understood something, but could not then say it back to me in his own
words, or even repeat my words,” Chief Judge Carol Snell of
Saskatchewan’s Provincial Court explained.
BBC News
(Scotland) - Tories seek review of ban on alcohol at Scottish
football matches
The Scottish
Conservatives want a review of the ban on the sale of alcohol at
Scottish football matches. Strict controls were introduced in 1980
after violent clashes during the Scottish Cup final at Hampden.
Irish Independent
(Ireland) - Gerry Adams 'shocked' by Lapgate alcohol bill
Sinn Fein leader
Gerry Adams said he was "shocked" by the revelation that a
whopping €1,440.80 was spent on alcohol in the Dail bar on the
night of the late-night vote on the abortion bill.
Prague Daily
Monitor (Chech Republic) - Experts: Some 500,000 Czechs have
problems with alcohol
An estimated
500,000 to 700,000 people in the 10.5 million Czech Republic have
problems with alcohol dependence, representatives of the 65-year-old
Addiction and Substance Dependence Clinic in Prague said Thursday.
Medical Xpress -
Study quantifies direct effect of alcohol misuse on 20-somethings
University of
Otago, Christchurch researchers have for the first time quantified
exactly what damage alcohol abuse is inflicting on 20-somethings, and
in turn society.
Irish Times
(ireland) - Alcohol has ‘enormous bearing’ on suicide and
self-harm rates, says Lynch
Alcohol has an
“enormous bearing” on suicide and self-harm rates in Ireland,
Minister of State with responsibility for Mental Health Kathleen
Lynch said yesterday.
Cambridge News
(UK) - UK is 'addiction capital of Europe'
The UK is the
"addiction capital of Europe", with some of its highest
rates of opiate addiction and dependence on alcohol, a major new
report warns.
NEWS.com.au
(Australia) - Super binge drinkers guzzle 3090 drinks a year
AUSTRALIA'S binge
drinkers have graduated into super binge drinkers consuming more than
3090 standard drinks a year.
Radio New Zealand
(New Zealand) - Hospitality NZ supports plan to make public
drunkenness illegal
Hospitality New
Zealand says it supports a plan by the Wellington City Council to
make public drunkenness illegal, and wants the police to have the
ability to fine people.
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