Telegraph.co.uk (UK) - Online
alcohol marketing encourages 'culture of intoxication' in young
people, study suggests
Young people tend
to view targeted alcohol marketing via social media sites as ''useful
and informative'' instead of recognising it as advertising, research
finds.
Trend.az
(Kazakhstan) - Vice Minister: Kazakhstan plans to increase excise
taxes on alcohol and tobacco
Kazakhstan is
considering the possibility of increasing excise tax on alcohol and
tobacco. "A gradual increase in excise taxes on strong alcohol
and tobacco products is envisaged in order to discourage consumption
of these socially harmful goods," Vice Minister of Economy and
Budget Planning of Kazakhstan, Lena Karmazina said on Monday at the
Senate (upper house) of the Kazakh Parliament, while presenting the
draft law on the national budget for 2014-2016.
Oncology Nurse
Advisor - Alcohol and Cancer Risk (Fact Sheet)
Alcohol is the
common term for ethanol or ethyl alcohol, a chemical substance found
in beer, wine, and liquor, as well as in some medicines, mouthwashes,
household products, and essential oils (scented liquids taken from
plants). Alcohol is produced by the fermentation of sugars and
starches by yeast.
Bdlive (South
Africa) - Minister blasts alcohol industry’s ‘arrogance’
HEALTH Minister
Aaron Motsoaledi on Wednesday took aim at the alcohol industry for
resisting government regulation, describing its stance as the
"arrogance of money thinking it can direct events".
WalesOnline
(Wales) - Fall in the number of people referred for alcohol and
drug misuse treatment in Wales
New figures
released by the Welsh Government show there were 25,000 referrals for
treatment of alcohol or drug misuse in 2012-13 – a fall of 5%
compared to the previous year, with 54% of these related to alcohol.
The Parliament
(EU) - NGOs have 'high hopes' for EU action plan on alcohol
The European
commission has made its intentions clear with recent proposed action
plan to reduce alcohol related harm, writes Mariann Skar.
Ottawa Citizen
(Canada) - Op-Ed: Alcohol convenience is bad for our health
Mac’s
Convenience Stores is promising Ontarians a deal: 27 new convenience
stores, the expansion of others, and a bunch of new jobs if they are
allowed to sell beer, wine and spirits. But is Mac’s jobs for booze
pledge really a good deal for Ontarians?
ERR News (Estonia)
- Temperance Movement Welcomes Proposed Minimum Unit Price
The Estonian
Temperance Union has praised Minister of Social Affairs Taavi Rõivas
for considering a minimum unit price on alcoholic beverages.
Ninemsn
(Australia) - Aussie drinkers poured into four labels
A Victorian study
has poured punters into four types of tipplers: the initiator, the
follower, the moderator and the protector.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - NI Executive to push for lower blood-alcohol limits
Stormont ministers
are to consider a package of measures designed to reverse a rise in
the number of road deaths after years of significant declines.
Malaysia Sun
(Ireland) - Alcohol bill unpopular but necessary
Whilst unpopular,
the measures to rein in alcohol use, misuse, and in particular
alcohol abuse, have become necessary.
Scotsman
(Scotland) - End in sight for Glasgow’s early morning pubs
TIME is to be
called on early morning drinking in Scotland’s largest city with
council bosses set to tighten licensing laws.
Boston Globe
(Russia) - Why Russia’s drinkers resist AA
IT USED TO BE a
common sight in Moscow: two men, swaying on a corner and holding up
three fingers in the air. A bottle of vodka cost 3 rubles back then,
which meant that if there were three of you, it was an easy, cheap
split. The three-finger salute was the universal sign that you were
looking for investment partners.
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