The Local.se (Sweden) - Double the
Swedes go alcohol-free for the holidays
Swedish sales of
alcohol-free glögg have doubled in two years, new statistics from
the state liquor monopoly Systembolaget reveal.
Medical Xpress -
Underage youth exposed to alcohol advertising through social media
Researchers from
RAND Europe and the University of Cambridge investigated the
marketing campaigns of five alcohol companies – Fosters, Magners,
Carling, Stella Artois and Tia Maria – to assess their use of
social media websites for advertising. The researchers tried to
determine whether children and young adults could be exposed to these
campaigns.
Otago Daily Times
(New Zealand) - New alcohol laws have noticeable effect
Police in Otago
have already wielded new powers aimed at curbing alcohol-related
disorder and at least three people in the region have been given
infringement notices for breaching alcohol bans.
Philippine Star
(Philippines) - Cigarette, alcohol taxes up 81.5%
Collection of
taxes from makers of cigarettes and alcoholic drinks surged 81.5
percent in the 11 months of the year, due largely to the sin tax
reform law which took effect in January.
Medscape (USA) -
US Women Not Interested in Alcohol as Breast Cancer Risk
For the most part,
American women are uninterested in learning how to cut their alcohol
consumption to reduce breast cancer risk, according to a survey of a
nationally representative sample of nearly 1700 women.
The Guardian (UK)
- Alcohol consumption in UK adults continues to fall – ONS
Three in five
adults say they drank alcohol in the past week, continuing a decline
recorded by official figures over the past seven years.
SBS (Australia) -
Curb on drinking hours mooted to cut alcohol-fulled violence
Police across
Australia say they are becoming increasingly frustrated with the
levels of alcohol-related violence on city streets each night - and
there's talk of taking a leaf from New Zealand's.
Myiris.com (India)
- Teens alcohol consumption triples during Christmas, New Year:
Survey
Alcohol
consumption among teenager's triples during the Christmas and New
Year's Eve between ages of 14 to 19, especially in cities like
Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore, Chandigarh etc, reveals the
Assocham survey conducted under its Assocham Social Development
Foundation (ASDF).
Businessweek (USA)
- New Year’s Tops Christmas in Share of Fatalities Tied to
Alcohol
Deadly U.S.
crashes tied to New Year’s are more likely to be alcohol-related
than accidents during other holiday periods, with Christmas having
the lowest share of fatalities linked to drinking, a safety group
said.
ClaimsJournal.com
(USA) - 1 in 5 Drinkers Say They Drove Near or Over Alcohol Limit
A fifth of U.S.
motorists who drink say they’ve driven at least once in the past
year when they thought their alcohol level might’ve been close to
the legal limit or above it, a safety group said.
Scottish Daily
Record (Scotland) - Scotland has one of highest death rates from
chronic liver disease in Europe, say health bosses
SCOTLAND has one
of the highest death rates from chronic liver disease in Europe,
according to official figures published today.
New York Times
(UK) - Partying Until Drunk and Disorderly in Britain
It was just after
4 a.m., the last clubs were closing and the police had three young
men pinned against a brick wall and a fourth on the ground.
Scoop.co.nz - 4am
closing may help reduce alcohol harm, say police after start of new
law
Police say that
last night they had a first indication that reducing trading hours
for bars might help to reduce alcohol-related harm.
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