In order to reduce
the number of drunk or otherwise intoxicated drivers in Lithuanian
roads Lithuanian Member of Parliament Evaldas Jurkevicius proposes to
strengthen the provisions of the law, when intoxicated people take
part in a car accident.
The Baltic Course
(Estonia) - Estonian courts sent 1,190 drunk drivers to prison in
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Estonian courts
sent 1,190 drunk drivers to prison in the first half of the year
2012, LETA/Eesti Päevaeht writes. While in the first half of last
year, the police caught 3,029 drunk drivers, the number in the first
half of this year was 3,336.
The Foreigner
(Norway) - Norwegian alcohol consumption up and down
Norway’s
inhabitants are drinking more wine but beer sales have decreased
because of the bad summer weather. Statistics Norway (SSB) reported
that in 2011 the turnover for wine was 77 million litres, 4 million
litres more than in 2010, an increase of 5.6 percent.
Medical Daily
(Sweden) - New Drug Compound to Treat Alcohol Dependence Takes the
Pleasure Out of Drinking
Soon, a new drug
might take the pleasure out of drinking in people who are excessively
dependent on alcohol. Researchers have found a compound that could
reduce alcohol dependence by balancing levels of a chemical messenger
that makes people feel happy after drinking.
RedOrbit - Alcohol
And Energy Drink Mixes Linked With Casual, Risky Sex
A new study from
the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA)
has found a link between the consumption of caffeinated energy drinks
mixed with alcohol and casual — often risky — sex among
college-age adults.
Columbia Daily
Tribune (USA) - More towns ban alcohol on beach
One South Carolina
beach recently imposed a temporary ban on booze on its shores, and a
nationally known beach expert says there are more shore towns that
ban alcohol than permit it. He said the laws generally are passed to
prevent rowdy gatherings and everything that goes with them, not to
prevent folks from walking the sand with wine in a plastic cup.
Science Daily -
Alcohol Could Intensify Effects of Some Drugs in the Body
Scientists are
reporting another reason -- besides possible liver damage, stomach
bleeding and other side effects -- to avoid drinking alcohol while
taking certain medicines.
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Herald Sun (Australia) - Alcohol 'epidemic' devastates lives, says judge in Ebony Dunsworth case
Herald Sun (Australia) - Alcohol 'epidemic' devastates lives, says judge in Ebony Dunsworth case
A COUNTY Court
judge who today jailed a driver who killed a teenage girl said
alcohol abuse was at epidemic proportions in Victoria and was causing
devastation on the roads.
PsychCentral.com -
Behavioral, Cognitive Challenges Define Fetal Alcohol Exposure
New research
suggests the only sign of fetal alcohol exposure may be signs of
abnormal intellectual or behavioral development.
Medical Xpress
(UK) - True cost of alcohol related ambulance call-outs revealed
The study, by
Newcastle University experts, working with the North East Ambulance
service (NEAS) and the North East Alcohol Office (BALANCE) looked
purely at the cost to the ambulance service and not at the total cost
to the NHS.
Irish Independent
(Ireland) - Don’t drink alcohol and swim water safety chiefs
warn
THE dangers of
mixing alcohol with swimming or sailing has been highlighted by water
safety chiefs. An average 140 people drown in Ireland every year,
with alcohol consumption a contributory factor in several cases.
Himalayan Times
(Nepal) - Draft alcohol control policy ready
Nepal Alcohol
Policy Alliance (NAPA) is submitting a draft Alcohol Control Policy,
which mainly covers the sale and consumption of alcohol, to the
Ministry of Health and Population within 15 days.
Scoop.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Govt needs to pass Alcohol Reform Bill
Auckland Council
has taken further steps to deliver better local alcohol policies and
is calling for the government to get on with passing the Alcohol
Reform Bill so the community can have a greater say over efforts to
address alcohol abuse.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - Time to tackle Irish drink culture
The issue of the
profoundly negative social impact of alcohol use and abuse in Ireland
has engaged much discussion recently. The negative impact on health
and premature death has been less discussed, but deserves more
attention.
Prague Post (Chech
Republic) - Czech teens top list of underage drinkers
Ask why they are
drinking alcohol, and you get a range of answers. "It's fun and
an opportunity to make friends," says František, 16, as he
downs a bottle of lager with a group of classmates on Prague's Petřín
Hill.
Hurriyet Daily
News (Turkey) - University alcohol ban ignites reactions
Social media users
have reacted to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s
comments saying that a school campus is no place to go and “get
drunk.”
Irish Times
(Ireland) - The drinks industry will not do the right thing
THE NEW measures
to reduce alcohol related harm proposed by Minister Róisín Shortall
deserve support from all sectors of society. She wants to restrict
drink advertising, phase out the sponsorship of sporting and cultural
events by 2016, introduce minimum pricing, and impose a
responsibility levy which will be used to change Ireland’s
unhealthy drinking culture. International evidence shows that these
measures are among the most cost-effective interventions to reduce
harmful alcohol consumption.
Otago Daily Times
(New Zealand) - Split drinking age proposal debated
A group of
panelists invited to speak at the Otago University Debating Society's
"great alcohol debate" last night presented a range of
views on whether the age at which people can buy alcohol from
off-licences should be raised.
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