UQ News (Australia) - Australia can
no longer bottle up alcohol issues
Social activism
around substance abuse should not overlook Australia’s most lethal
drug – alcohol. That’s the view of University of Queensland
researchers Associate Professor Jason Connor and Professor Wayne
Hall, from the Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research.
Independent Online
(South Africa) - Partnerships key to beating Foetal Alcohol
Syndrome
AROUND the globe,
bells rang at 9.09am as the world commemorated World Foetal Alcohol
Syndrome (FAS) Day yesterday.
Times LIVE (South
Africa) - South Africa fails to tackle its high foetal alcohol
syndrome rate
Although South
Africa has the highest foetal alcohol syndrome rate in the world,
government’s efforts to address the problem have been inadequate.
And the alcohol industry has evaded responsibility for tackling the
root causes of the disease.
Jerusalem Post
Israel News (Israel) - Health Ministry freezes up on health
implications to Treasury’s major alcohol tax cuts
Ministry doesn't
allow any interviews with public health officials, and doesn't carry
out on its promise that a senior public health official would give a
background briefing on the matter.
Montreal Gazette
(Canada) - Moving toward privatization of alcohol sales would be a
mistake for Quebec
The popular bias
that public is less effective than private dies hard. The
questionable quality of the arguments in support of the recent
recommendations of former Liberal minister Lucienne Robillard
provides another illustration of that prejudice.
University Herald
- Working Long Hours May Lead To Alcohol Abuse
Researchers found
that working more than 48 hours per week are more likely to engage in
risky alcohol consumption than those who work standard week. They
also have an increased risk of liver diseases, cancer, stroke,
coronary heart disease and mental disorders.
Medical Xpress
(Australia) - Are consumers getting the message from alcohol
warning labels?
Australia's
current alcohol warning labels are failing to effectively convey
health messages to the public, according to a new study from Deakin
University.
The Guardian
(Scotland) - Nicola Sturgeon vows to fight for minimum alcohol
price in Scotland
Nicola Sturgeon
has said she will “vigorously” defend her plans to fix a minimum
price for alcohol in Scotland despite a European court being told
that the policy could be discriminatory and breach EU free trade
rules.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - Varadkar to press ahead with minimum alcohol pricing
plan
The Government is
to press ahead with plans for minimum unit pricing of alcohol despite
an adverse ruling on the issue by the European Court of Justice.
Bioscience
Technology - Scientists Find Neuron Responsible for Alcoholism
Craving
A particular
neuron in the brain reaches out for the next drink – potentially
functioning as a seat of alcoholism and other addictions, according
to research by Texas A&M scientists.
swissinfo.ch
(Switzerland) - Alarm raised over drinking alcohol in pregnancy
Around one in a
hundred babies in Europe is born with disabilities caused by mothers
consuming alcohol during pregnancy, Addiction Switzerland has warned.
It is calling for awareness in Switzerland to be raised on the issue.
The Gateway Online
(Canada) - Feature: Student Alcoholism
Before publishing
fiction and poetry in literary magazines, fourth-year English major
Jacob Martin was addicted to alcohol and prescription medication.
The Independent
(UK) - Stop British students boozing – for their sake and all of
ours
Britain is hooked
on booze and – like other addicts – refuses to acknowledge the
problem or seek help. Joyful celebrations, times of loss and pain are
drinking occasions, as if true feelings stirred up by birthdays,
weddings or funerals would be intolerable and must be numbed down.
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