In this piece Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, chair of the AHA, explores the record rise in alcohol-related harm in the UK, highlighting health inequalities and calling for urgent, evidence-based policy action.
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Harvard Gazette - ‘Heartbreaking’
encounter inspired long view on alcohol
The woman came in crying. She was disheveled and pregnant, and appeared to
be intoxicated. She had a 5-year-old girl in tow and was looking for help from
the crisis center where Anna Shchetinina volunteered.
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Guardian (UK) - England
urged to bring in minimum unit price on alcohol as deaths rise 10% a year
Ministers are facing pressure to introduce minimum unit pricing for
alcohol after Lord Darzi’s investigation into the NHS highlighted the
“alarming” death toll in England caused by cheap drink.
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The Conversation (Australia)
- We shouldn’t lock up young offenders with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Here are the alternatives
Barely a month goes by without news of children and adolescents who are
imprisoned and being mistreated in youth detention.
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Tax Foundation (Brazil)
- Brazil Proposes Major Overhaul of Its Alcohol Tax System
The Brazilian government is poised to make the biggest change to its
alcohol tax policy in recent history.
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CTV News (Canada) - 'Sober
curious': Younger Canadians turning away from alcohol, data says
According to a survey on recent alcohol consumption, younger Canadians are
more likely to have not had a drink in the past week.
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The New York Times - What,
Exactly, Is ‘Moderate Drinking’?
While the specifics remain unsettled, there is one thing most experts have
come to agree on. “Less is more; less is better,” Dr. Stockwell said. “Drink
less; live longer.”
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Neuroscience News - Early
Alcohol Exposure Leaves Molecular Signature in Fetal Placenta
A recent study shows that alcohol exposure in the earliest stages of
pregnancy can lead to detectable molecular changes in the late-gestation
placenta, even influencing gene expression through DNA methylation.
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BusinessTech (South
Africa) - Big changes to drinking laws in South Africa still coming
Major stakeholders and government departments believe alcohol laws and the
legal drinking age need to change in South Africa, and these amendments are
still being considered under the Liquor Amendment Bill.
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IAS Blog (UK) - Alcohol
trade groups mislead Prime Minister on duty ‘increase’, putting revenue – and
lives – at risk
In numerous newspaper articles, interviews, and social media posts, both
the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) and the Wine & Spirit Trade Association
(WSTA) have claimed that the ‘increase’ in alcohol duty rates last August led
to the Treasury losing revenue.
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WCRF - Alcohol
causes cancer – so how can we galvanise governments to act?
How should sales of alcohol be regulated? How can we make more people aware
of the risk of cancer from drinking alcohol? Kendra Chow, Policy and Public
Affairs Manager, and Kate Oldridge-Turner, Head of Policy and Public Affairs,
investigate.
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NordAN (Finland) - Finnish
Government proposes allowing alcohol home delivery and online sales
The Finnish government has introduced a legislative proposal to amend the
Alcohol Act, which would allow the delivery of alcoholic beverages directly to
consumers. If passed, this change would enable the home delivery of alcohol and
online sales, expanding options for purchasing alcohol in Finland.
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Yale School of Public
Health (USA) - Report examines impact of alcohol, drug, and firearm deaths
on life expectancy in the U.S.
A new report from the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Research and Action Institute, co-authored by Dr. Megan L. Ranney, dean of the
Yale School of Public Health, examines how alcohol, drug, and firearm deaths
have lowered life expectancy in the United States and contributed to a widening
gap in life expectancy between the U.S. and other high-income countries.
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NordAN (Sweden/Latvia)
- NordAN's contributions to EU TRIS notifications: balancing public health
and EU regulations
NordAN has recently submitted two contributions to the EU's TRIS
notification system regarding proposed amendments to alcohol legislation in
Sweden and Latvia, highlighting critical concerns.
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Sweden Herald (Sweden)
- Portugal opposes Swedish farm sales
Portugal has at the last minute submitted comments on the government's
proposal to allow farm sales of alcohol. This means that it will take some time
before the bill can get the green light from the EU.
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NordAN (Denmark) - Danish
experts warn government: cuts to substance research will have devastating
consequences
Nineteen leading figures in Denmark's social sector, including NordAN board
member Morten Skov Mogensen, have issued a stark warning to the government over
proposed budget cuts to the Center for Substance Research (CRF).
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