A father's alcohol consumption has long been overshadowed by the focus on what a mother drinks. But that could be about to change following new research.
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NBC News - Americans at Paris Olympics
dumbfounded over no alcohol at sporting events
It’s golden hour at the Eiffel Tower, crowds are starting to arrive for the
evening’s beach volleyball games at the Paris Olympics, and Dan Lowther is
ready to sit on the grass and enjoy a cold beer. Except he can’t.
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The Guardian - Why scientific support for
alcohol’s health benefits is fading
Research exposes flaws of older, often industry-funded studies and finds lowest
mortality risk in lifelong abstainers.
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La Vanguardia (Spain) - Excessive alcohol
consumption in young Spaniards: a behavior with no simple solutions
Although drinking alcohol is a widespread practice in society, youth is
characterized by being the stage in which large quantities are consumed most
frequently in a short period of time
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World Health Organization (WHO) - Adults in
the European Region consume on average 9.2 litres of pure alcohol every year –
making them the heaviest drinkers in the world
There has been little or no progress in reducing alcohol consumption and harms
in Europe, according to WHO. Based on the latest available data from 2019 in
the recently published “Global status report on alcohol and health and
treatment of substance use disorders”, the WHO European Region, covering 53
Member States across Europe and Central Asia, has the unfortunate distinction
of consuming the highest amount of alcohol per capita in the world.
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The Local Denmark (Denmark) - 'One in
three' Danish stores sold alcohol or tobacco to under-age customers
Young mystery shoppers hired by Danish authorities to test stores’ compliance
with age limit laws found they could frequently buy cigarettes or alcohol
despite being under-age.
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PsyPost - Majority of men with alcohol
dependence suffer sexual dysfunction, study finds
A study of men in India with alcohol dependence showed that 67% of them also
suffer from sexual dysfunction. Loss or lack of sexual desire was the most
common issue, followed by erectile dysfunction. The paper was published in the
Journal of Psychosexual Health.
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RNZ (New Zealand) - The 'pre-loader'
alcohol problem that blights central cities
A police study of drinking behaviour - sparked by a string of violent and
sexual assaults in Wellington - puts much of the blame on people 'preloading'
on cheap booze before hitting the town.
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Business Today (India) - Health ministry to
BCCI: ‘Sportspersons should refrain from tobacco, alcohol advertisements’
The health ministry has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
to ensure that sportspersons refrain from advertising tobacco and related
products.
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Phnom Penh Post (Cambodia) - New
regulations tighten control over alcohol advertising
In a move aimed at ensuring social order, public welfare and fair competition,
the government has issued a new prakas to regulate the advertising of alcoholic
products.
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IAS Blog (UK) - Alcohol and its Impact on
the Adolescent Brain
As many know, drinking alcohol in a licensed premise under the age of 18 is
against the law in the UK, however those aged 16 or 17 and accompanied by an
adult can drink but not buy beer, wine, or cider with a meal.
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Women´s Agenda (Australia) - ‘I wasn’t
surprised’: The removal of evidence about alcohol’s harm in public policy
Over the weekend an exclusive story in The Saturday Paper revealed that part of
the evidence to inform the current strategy for the prevention of gender-based
violence in Australia was suppressed by a government agency who commissioned
the research ten years ago. This included evidence on the role of alcohol.
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Alcohol And Cancer - New study highlights
rising link between alcohol consumption and liver cancer in youth
A comprehensive study recently published in eClinicalMedicine has brought to
light alarming trends in liver cancer among young people globally.
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Alcohol And Cancer (Australia) - New
Campaign Highlights the Alcohol & Cancer Risk for the LGBTQ+ Community
Increasing awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer risks for LGBTQ+
populations in NSW is the focus of a new campaign developed by ACON as part of
a hugely successful and ongoing partnership with the Cancer Institute NSW.
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