NordAN (Finland) - Finnish regular alcohol use has decreased – risky drinking still common
Finnish regular alcohol consumption has decreased as we entered the 2020s. The proportion of those consuming alcohol weekly or more often decreased from 52% to 48% among men and from 29% to 22% among women between the years 2016 and 2023.
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Medical Xpress - Study gauges support for
restricting alcohol in kids' films
Alcohol exposure is common in popular films and research has demonstrated a
link between alcohol exposure and use. Currently, only alcohol marketing in
films is regulated—but not alcohol exposure, such as seeing an alcoholic
beverage.
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Breaking News (Ireland)
- Study finds strong links between harmful alcohol consumption and obesity
in Irish adults
A new study has found strong links between harmful levels of alcohol
consumption and obesity in Irish adults. Research on the association between
drinking alcohol and weight in a sample of the Irish population found a
majority of those who drink alcohol are either obese or overweight.
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Alcohol and Drug
Foundation (Australia) - Decriminalisation of public drunkenness in Victoria
From November 7, 2023, public intoxication (public drunkenness) will no
longer be a criminal offense in Victoria, following the Government’s 2019
announcement that the law would be removed.
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HuffPost - So
THAT'S Why Alcohol Makes You More Anxious As You Get Older
It’s the morning after a night out, and you can’t stop stressing. Maybe
you’re overwhelmed by all the errands you need to run or can’t shake the
feeling of embarrassment over your tipsy choices.
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Psychology Today - The
Emotional Secret to Resisting Alcohol
When I ask new clients why they want to cut down on drinking, more often
than not, I get some version of “I should drink less.” They go on to tell me
how alcohol is bad for their health, how stopping drinking will improve their
marriage, or how “it’s bad to drink too much.”
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Baltic News Network
(Latvia) - Latvian Saeima deputies propose limiting alcohol sale time even
more
Multiple members of the Latvian Saeima have submitted proposals for
amendments to the Handling of Alcoholic Beverages Law that provide for limiting
alcohol sale time even more than it is now.
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LSM (Latvia) - Proposal
to raise drinking age limit advanced by Saeima committee
The Saeima Social and Labor Affairs Committee supports the intention to
raise the alcohol-purchase age limit from 18 to 20, Latvian Radio reported on
October 31.
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Vancouver Sun (Canada)
- Dr. Patricia Daly: The cumulative impact of moves to liberalize liquor
rules is cause for concern
Unfortunately, the growing body of evidence about the harms of alcohol, and
about our increasing consumption of it, arrives just as many policymakers take
steps to “modernize” liquor laws
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Forut - Women
shaping alcohol policy
FORUT and our partner organizations took part in the Global Alcohol Policy
Conference 2023 from October 24th to 26th in Cape Town.
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La Trobe University - Support
for restricting alcohol in kids' films
Alcohol exposure is common in popular films and research has demonstrated a
link between alcohol exposure and use. Currently, only alcohol marketing in
films is regulated – but not alcohol exposure, such as seeing an alcoholic
beverage.
Read more
Dentistry (UK) - The
importance of addressing alcohol intake with patients
This Sober October, Amy Mesilio Peralta discusses the impact of alcohol on
oral and mental health, and the importance of advising your patients on alcohol
intake.
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NordAN (Norway) - Concerns
escalate over reduction in substance abuse Research in Norway
The integration of the Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research
(SIRUS) into the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) in 2016 has led to
a significant reduction in workforce, from 35 full-time positions to now just
18.
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NordAN - The
evolving nature of party ideologies and alcohol policy advocacy
The previous article set the stage by discussing the complicated
relationship between party ideologies and alcohol policies. As we continue with
this topic, we are met with an evolving paradox – parties, in their quest for
votes, occasionally sidestep their traditional ideological foundations. Some
even argue, that in today's political climate, some political parties appear
devoid of any firm ideology, seemingly driven only by the pursuit of power and
votes. Even when a political party takes an opportunistic approach, the
policies they champion still stem from an ideological viewpoint to some degree.
How, then, as advocates of evidence-based alcohol policies, do we navigate this
nuanced political terrain?
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