Ireland will require them starting in 2026, and there are nascent efforts elsewhere to add more explicit labeling about the health risks of drinking.
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BBC (Northern Ireland)
- Cancer charity supports NI alcohol warning labels
Cancer warning labels on alcohol products should be introduced in Northern
Ireland, according to a cancer charity.
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CNN - A drink now
may impact you more than it would years ago. Here’s why that’s a problem
Retirement may be time for a lot of fun things, but an increase in drinking
shouldn’t be one of them, experts say.
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Center - Alcohol, cannabis use after cancer: ‘eye-opening’ prevalence
Public health scientists at Fred Hutch Cancer Center dug into cannabis and
alcohol use among their cancer patients with two recent studies.
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Alaska Public Media
(USA) - Bill would require Alaska beverage sellers to post warning signs
about alcohol-related cancer risks
The link between alcohol and cancer has been established by medical
professionals since the 1980s. But public awareness of that link is low. A bill
pending in the Alaska Legislature aims to change that.
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Global News (Canada) -
Alberta won’t impose floor prices on alcohol after 4-litre vodka jug
controversy
The cabinet minister in charge of Alberta’s liquor industry says he won’t
impose floor prices for alcohol on the shelves but is declining to say what
other changes might be contemplated.
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Psychology Today - Why
Findings on Alcohol and Health Are So Confusing
If you've been perplexed by current findings on alcohol and health, there's a
good reason. Results from recent scientific studies run the gambit from finding
that modest alcohol consumption is better for your health than not drinking at
all, to the World Health Organization stating that no level of alcohol is safe.
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PsyPost - Researchers
uncover link between caffeinated soda consumption and alcohol sipping in
children
A study involving 9 and 10-year-olds discovered that children who consume
caffeinated soda drinks daily are twice as likely to begin sipping alcohol
within the next 12 months compared to those who consume these drinks less
frequently.
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The Portugal News
(Portugal) - Alcohol most consumed substance in Portugal
Alcohol is still the most consumed psychoactive substance in Portugal,
according to a national survey that reveals that people are also smoking and
gambling more.
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The Korea Herald
(South Korea) - Over 2,000 alcohol-related complaints filed in Q1 for Seoul
subways
A total of 2,545 complaints related to drunk people in Seoul subway stations
were submitted between January and March of this year, the subway system's
operators said Friday.
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1News (New Zealand) - Alcohol-related
ED presentations increasing among older Kiwis
Findings from a new University of Otago, Christchurch study suggest alcohol
harm is becoming more prevalent among older New Zealanders and less so for
young people.
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Medical Xpress
(Canada) - Ontario's proposed plan to broaden alcohol sales will harm
people, say public health officials
The Ontario government's plans to broaden alcohol sales to privately operated
stores in the province could lead to higher consumption rates and related
harms, write commentary authors in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
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Global Heart Journal -
The Impact of Alcohol Consumption on Cardiovascular Health: Myths and
Measures
Over the past several decades, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
has nearly doubled, and alcohol has played a major role in the incidence of
much of it.
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Alcohol Action Ireland
(Ireland) - AAI calls on Taoiseach Simon Harris to continue backing
evidence-based public health measures in alcohol policy
Ireland is drinking 10% less than it did prior to the implementation of
world-leading laws to help curb alcohol harm, new figures have revealed. Alcohol
consumption figures from Revenue receipts show that Ireland is drinking 9.9
litres per capita, a drop of 10% since the passage of the Public Health Alcohol
Act (PHAA) in 2018.
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NordAN (Latvia) - Latvia
plans to restrict sale of alcoholic beverages after 8 p.m. on weekdays and 6
p.m. on Sundays
To reduce alcohol consumption in society, it is planned to limit the hours
during which alcoholic beverages can be purchased in retail. It is proposed
that from Monday to Saturday, alcohol can be bought from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and
on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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NordAN (Finland) - Substance
abuse and mental health organizations in Finland demand the government to
cancel planned cuts to the organizations
Substance abuse and mental health organizations are expressing deep concern
over the government's plans to cut state subsidies to social and health
organizations.
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