Baltimore Sun
(USA) - Study ties Md. alcohol tax increase to decline in
gonorrhea cases
Sexually
transmitted diseases didn't factor heavily into the debate when state
lawmakers approved an increase in the sales tax on alcohol four years
ago. But research published Wednesday suggests a surprising
consequence to the levy: thousands of fewer cases of gonorrhea.
RT (Ireland) -
Whiskey business: Irish government introduces strict alcohol bill
to curb binge drinking
Ireland’s
reputation for heavy drinking could be about to change. A new draft
law tackling the sale of cheap booze is set to introduce a minimum
price tag on all alcoholic beverages, as well as limit advertising
and distribution.
The Independent
(UK) - Middle-class parents more likely to turn their children to
alcohol
Teenagers from
middle class families are twice as likely to become regular drinkers
after parents allow them to drink at home.
Khmer Times
(Cambodia) - Health Workers Call for Tougher Alcohol Laws
Health advocacy
groups called on the government to speed up the adoption of a law on
alcohol regulation yesterday, given their extensive research which
found worrying links between the consumption of alcohol and citizens’
health, traffic accidents, domestic violence and family financial
problems.
Scotsman
(Scotland) - More alcohol issues in poorest areas
Calls have been
made to tackle alcohol abuse among the poorest communities as new
figures revealed chronic liver disease mortality rates were more than
six times higher in the most deprived areas last year.
News-Medical.net -
Seeing alcohol abuse, drug use can make teens engage in antisocial
behavior on the same day
Seeing others
drink alcohol or use drugs makes it more likely that teenagers will
engage in antisocial behavior on the same day, according to new
findings from Duke University.
Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Greater recognition of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
(FASD) within the court system in Marlborough
Judges and lawyers
are changing the way they communicate to help mentally impaired
defendants navigate the justice system.
The Baltic Course
(Lithuania) - Lithuanian excise duties on tobacco, alcohol set to
rise in March 2016
The Lithuanian
Seimas [parliament] on December 8th raised excise taxes on tobacco
and alcohol, which will come into effect on March 1, 2016.
Politics.co.uk
(EU) - EU council calls for an alcohol strategy
“Europe is the
heaviest drinking region in the world, so it is vital the EU has a
strategy that allows Member States to effectively tackle alcohol
harm. There have been repeated calls for the Commission to produce an
EU Alcohol Strategy, including from the Parliament, Member States and
health bodies. Today’s call from the Council must be heeded. With
alcohol harm costing societies in Europe €155,8 billion each year,
we can’t afford for the Commission not to take action in this vital
policy area.”
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