DW (India) - Why
alcohol consumption is on the rise in India
As Indians make more money, they spend more on branded liquors, a study
shows, but illicit alcohol remains a profitable trade.
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STV News
(Scotland) - 'Country in collective denial over harmful effects of alcohol'
Alcohol is a “part of the fabric of daily life in Scotland”, a group
campaigning for more stringent laws on advertising has claimed.
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SBS (Australia) -
How you can help a loved one suffering from alcohol dependence
Alcohol is an intrinsic part of Australian culture and plays a central role
in many people’s social lives. People with alcohol use disorders drink to
excess, endangering both themselves and possibly others.
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Food Dive (USA) -
Consumer groups sue for nutritional labeling on alcoholic beverages
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, the Consumer Federation of
America and the National Consumers League sued the U.S. Treasury Department
this week to force a comprehensive labeling requirement for all alcoholic
beverages.
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Sunday World
(Ireland) - Mental health in Ireland ‘critically low’ as half of adults turn
to alcohol to cope
Many Irish people are struggling with their mental health and turning to
alcohol to cope, a new survey has revealed.
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Irish Examiner
(Ireland) - Alcohol industry body offering teachers training about drinking
despite health department advice
Secondary school teachers are being offered training in how to lead
classroom lessons about alcohol by Drinkaware Ireland, an organisation that is
funded by the alcohol industry, distilleries, and breweries.
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Irish Examiner
(Ireland) - Irish Examiner view: We need to stand up to the alcohol Industry
From time to time one sees online reproductions of old — very old — tobacco
advertisements in which smiling, white-coated doctors recommend particular
brands of cigarette as being less irritating than their competitors.
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Public Health
Research and Practice (Australia) - New research finds restricting alcohol
trading hours substantially reduces violence
Restricting alcohol trading hours can substantially reduce rates of
violence and relaxing trading hours has the opposite effect, according to the
first systematic review of alcohol trading hours and violence in more than five
years.
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Bernews (Bermuda)
- Ministry Releases Report On Drug & Alcohol Use
The annual Bermuda Drug Information Network [BerDIN] Report, which provides
data on the extent and pattern of drug use in Bermuda, is available online for
the public to review.
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Madison Avenue
Cardiovascular - New Study: Link Between Increased Alcohol Consumption&
Cancer Risk
Findings In a new study of over 4
million adults in Korea, those who increased their alcohol consumption had a
higher risk for alcohol-related cancers and all cancers compared with those who
had sustained levels of drinking, whereas those who reduced their alcohol
consumption had a lower risk.
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Alcohol Awareness
- LIVER CANCER AND ALCOHOL
Many may associate poor liver health with increased alcohol consumption, but
does that mean that drinking alcohol causes liver cancer? Rutgers Cancer
Institute’s Dr. Mariam Eskander discusses the relationship between alcohol
abuse and liver cancer.
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Meirowitz &
Wasserberg (USA) - Drunk Driving vs. Drowsy Driving vs. Distracted Driving
Just one drink of alcohol can be enough to slow a driver’s reaction time
and reduce muscle coordination, easily resulting in fatal crashes. Most states
have established a legal limit for blood alcohol content (BAC) as low as 0.08.
However, fatal accidents can happen with a BAC as low as 0.01.
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