Xinhua (China) - Drunken drivers' passengers face fines
People who willingly catch a ride with a drunken driver could face fines under a new proposal.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/12/content_12214116.htm
The Associated Press (Iraq) - Authorities in Iraq's holy Shiite city ban alcohol
Local Iraqi authorities have outlawed alcohol in the province of Najaf, home to the holiest Shiite city, saying it contradicts the principles of Islam.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g0jQCNASbNTaghnn9WcCcNmDT1awD9B8EKE80
AdAge.com (EU/UK) - Europe Faults Alcohol Marketers for Binge Drinking; U.K. Proposes $286M Ad Ban
In Britain it's called "binge drinking," in Germany it's known as "coma" drinking, and in France you "se prendre une cuite" -- but whatever you call it, excessive alcohol consumption is putting marketing in the crosshairs.
http://adage.com/globalnews/article?article_id=139578
Scottish Daily Record (Scotland) - Senior Scots cop calls for minimum alcohol price to cut domestic violence
A TOP Scots cop yesterday stepped up calls for a legal minimum price for alcohol. Strathclyde Chief Constable Stephen House said he was "very keen" to drive up the cost of booze to curb domestic violence.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2009/10/12/senior-scots-cop-calls-for-minimum-alcohol-price-to-cut-domestic-violence-86908-21740902/
Irish Times (Ireland) - Drink role in fatal crashes highlighted
Alcohol may have been a factor in more than 1,000 fatal crashes on Irish roads between 1999 and 2008, a meeting on road safety was told today.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/1012/breaking38.htm
Ynetnews (Israel) - Ministers pass bill to jail adults who buy alcohol for minors
Ministerial Committee on Legislative Affairs passes MK Yohanan Plesner's motion calling for three-month prison sentence for adults who purchase alcoholic beverages for minors.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3788502,00.html
Canada.com (Canada) - First Nations' liquor-related deaths five times higher than others in B. C
Alcohol-related deaths among First Nations in B.C. are a staggering five times higher than for other British Columbians, says a prominent First Nations doctor, who argues aboriginal leaders need to start working on an alcohol strategy to save lives.
http://www.canada.com/First+Nations+liquor+related+deaths+five+times+higher+than+others/2093363/story.html
Globe and Mail (Canada) - Panel seeks measures to combat fetal alcohol disorder
Canada needs to implement a sweeping set of measures, ranging from providing education pamphlets in boxes of condoms to alternatives to prison for brain-damaged inmates, says a report from a blue-ribbon panel on the epidemic of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/panel-seeks-measures-to-combat-fetal-alcohol-disorder/article1320496/
BBC (Sweden) - 'I will have one, or maybe two pints'
BBC Scotland's health correspondent Eleanor Bradford travelled to Sweden to discover how the Swedish government tackled binge drinking and look at the impact of its policies.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8291833.stm
Visit Bulgaria (Australia) - Reducing Alcohol and Cigarettes Can Save Billions
According to a new study, thousands of Australian lives can be saved, simply by cutting back on alcohol and cigarettes, including saving the economy over $2-billion in healthcare costs.
http://www.visitbulgaria.info/11473-reducing-alcohol-and-cigarettes-can-save-billions
3News.co.nz (New Zealand) - One drink a day enough to increase breast cancer
A glass of wine a day is all it takes to increase your risk of developing breast cancer, so when Rowena Mortimer was diagnosed she decided her lifestyle had to change.
http://www.3news.co.nz/One-drink-a-day-enough-to-increase-breast-cancer/tabid/420/articleID/124807/cat/475/Default.aspx
Otago Daily Times (New Zealand) - Prof's plea on alcohol law
Alcohol industry representatives "dissociate themselves from the mayhem" and keep the community in the dark about the realities of the drug, the head of the Christchurch School of Medicine's national addiction centre says.
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/77515/prof039s-plea-alcohol-law
Science Daily - The High Cost Of Treating Alcohol-impaired Drivers
The costs of drinking and driving are all too apparent, with alcohol involved in 41 percent of all motor vehicle crash fatalities in 2006.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091005111623.htm
Expatica Netherlands (Netherlands) - Over 16,000 stopped in Rotterdam alcohol checks
Police in Rotterdam conducted alcohol testing on 16,485 motorists in the country’s most large scale alcohol checks, reports Dutch news agency ANP.
http://www.expatica.com/nl/news/dutch-news/Over-16_000-drivers-stopped-in-Rotterdam-alcohol-checks_57180.html
GlobalPost (Spain) - Binge drinking among Spanish teens on the rise
Friday night in a Madrid square. Dozens of adolescents hanging out. Two-liter soda bottles strewn at their feet, along with colorful gin and rum bottles. Teens mix their own drinks for hours, to the indifference of passersby.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/spain/090903/binge-drinking-trend-reveals-troubled-society
YLE News (Finland) - No Further Hikes to Alcohol Tax in Store
The government is not planning any new increases to the tax on alcohol, despite a report on YLE over the weekend that another hike in alcohol taxes is being planned for January 2010.
http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/10/no_further_hikes_to_alcohol_tax_in_store_1072858.html
CNN (USA) - Death row female inmate denied high court review
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from a female death row inmate who said fetal alcohol syndrome should have been considered by the state court that reviewed her sentence.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/05/scotus.female.death.row/
WalesOnline (Wales) - MP welcomes new booze law
LAW-ABIDING citizens can “reclaim the streets” thanks to new alcohol-banning powers for the police, said MP Jenny Willott.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/10/12/mp-welcomes-new-booze-law-91466-24905586/
Forexyard (Bulgaria) - Brandy anger forces Bulgaria to scrap tax increase
Bulgaria's new government abandoned plans to raise alcohol taxes due to public anger that this would threaten a centuries-old tradition of making wine and rakia brandy at home.
http://www.forexyard.com/en/reuters_inner.tpl?action=2009-10-12T101737Z_01_LC300082_RTRIDST_0_BULGARIA-ALCOHOL-TAXES
Independent (UK) - Tories turn party-poopers to end era of cheap alcohol
Steep increases in the cost of super-strength lager and alcopops were promised by the Tories in a drive to combat binge drinking.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tories-turn-partypoopers-to-end-era-of-cheap-alcohol-1799277.html
Billings Gazette - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder sufferers need help making choices
"The general public doesn't understand that these are people with alcohol-related birth defects, and it's permanent," Howanach said. "Their brain just doesn't function like the average brain."
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/article_91a24848-b604-11de-991a-001cc4c03286.html
BBC (UK) - Capital bans alcohol from streets
Drinking on the streets of Cardiff has been banned under new laws designed to tackle anti-social behaviour.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8295805.stm
Kansas City Star (Russia) - Brewers foaming over tax increase aimed at curbing Russian alcoholism
Vodka may be the drink of choice for most Russians, but the Moscow government is focusing on beer in its attempt to clamp down on rampant alcoholism.
http://www.kansascity.com/news/world/story/1501413.html
YLE News (Finland) - Most Finns Want Tougher Drinking and Driving Laws
According to a survey commissioned by the newspapers Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, Karjalainen, Keskisuomalainen and Savon Sanomat, 63 percent of Finns say the legal blood alcohol limit should be lowered to 0.2 mg/ml, down from 0.5.
http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/10/most_finns_want_tougher_drinking_and_driving_laws_1073691.html
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