Current estimates of the cost impact of alcohol on the healthcare system are significantly underestimated, as highlighted in a recent review conducted by FCG Finnish Consulting Group and commissioned by EHYT, an organization focused on preventive substance abuse work.
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The Guardian - Bad news, red wine drinkers:
alcohol is only ever bad for your health
We needn’t be puritanical about having a drink, but we can no longer deny
that it harms us, even in small quantities.
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BW Marketing World - Meta Clarifies Policy
On Alcohol & Gambling Ads
The official clarification of Meta's statement indicates that its
advertising policies will align with local regulations, potentially restricting
or banning alcohol and gambling ads in regions where such promotions are not
permitted
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Biometric Update - Alcohol sales policy
catching up on age verification in the US, UK
New legislation in Pennsylvania puts new emphasis on age verification
technology as a means of preventing alcohol sales to underage customers. A
similar policy could be coming to the UK, paving the way for alcohol sales with
biometric age estimation at grocery stores.
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University College Dublin (Nigeria) - Opinion:
Sex and alcohol in Nigeria - Marketing tactics send dangerous messages to young
drinkers
Nigeria has a high rate of heavy drinking among young people. One study
found that (opens in a new window)55.8% of teenagers between 15 and 19 years
old had engaged in binge drinking in the past month.
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RNZ (New Zealand) - Alcohol a cause in more
than 900 deaths in 2018, study finds
New research has shown the number of hospitalisations caused by alcohol
nationwide in 2018 alone would fill half of all the hospital beds in the
Wellington region.
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University of Portsmouth - Taking a trip
down memory lane could be the key to drinking less alcohol
A new study led by the University of Portsmouth suggests recollecting a
previous drinking episode could put women off drinking too much.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
(Australia) - Rein in alcohol and gambling industries, says family violence
prevention review
An expert panel examining how to best prevent violence against women and
children has called for harsher alcohol and gambling laws to help bring down
rates of sexual, domestic and family violence.
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Forbes - How Alcohol Can Harm Those Not
Drinking
Alcohol can harm those not drinking more than it harms those that do drink,
according to a New Zealand study published recently in Addiction.
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Yle (Finland) - Beverage groups take
Finnish alcohol reform to EU Commission
The beverage industry is widely dissatisfied with the recent alcohol
reforms carried out in Finland, with some major players taking their grievances
to the EU Commission.
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University of Otago (New Zealand) - Health
burden of alcohol highlighted in report
The harm alcohol consumption can cause to health has been laid bare in new
University of Otago, Wellington-led research. It found 901 deaths, 1250
cancers, 29,282 hospitalisations, and 128,963 ACC claims were attributable to
alcohol in 2018.
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NordAN (Norway) - Alcohol guidelines
included in new Norwegian dietary recommendations
The Norwegian Directorate of Health has officially included alcohol in its
latest dietary guidelines, which were presented during Arendalsuka.
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