15min.lt (Lithuania) - Lobbying in
Lithuania - conservative MP suspected of taking bribe for revoking
alcohol ad ban
55 thousand litas
(16 thousand euros) in exchange for three bills. Such a deal was
allegedly struck by conservative MP Vitas Matuzas. If suspicions are
proven correct, it will be a major embarrassment not only for the
Conservative Party, but for the entire Parliament that passed the
bought bills.
riga.com (Latvia)
- Illegal alcohol market proportion in Latvia is nearly 40%
During the first
half-year of 2012, excise tax on alcoholic beverage (except beer) was
collected in the amount of 39.55 million LVL, which is 2.16 million
LVL or 6% more than was collected in the same period of 2011.
Econpapers
(Sweden/Finland) - Cross-Border Health and Productivity Effects of
Alcohol Policies
This paper studies
the cross-border health and productivity effects of alcohol taxes. We
estimate the effect of a large cut in the Finnish alcohol tax on
mortality, alcohol related illnesses and work absenteeism in Sweden.
Grapevine.is
(Iceland) - Alcohol Permitted In Nursing Homes
City council has
just passed a measure that would allow the sale of beer and wine in
nursing homes.
CBS News (USA) -
Survey: "Digital peer pressure" fueling drug, alcohol
use in high school students
Back-to-school
season is just around the corner, and researchers at Columbia
University are warning that teens could face added drug and alcohol
risks once classes start up.
World Socialist
Web Site (South Africa) - Rising incidence of Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome in South Africa
Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD) describes a range of permanent birth defects
caused by the maternal intake of alcohol. The term Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome (FAS) is applied to children at the severe end of the
spectrum. South Africa’s Western Cape and Northern Cape Provinces
have the highest FAS prevalence in the world.
Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - 6% alcohol limit for RTDs dumped
The liquor
industry has scored a win over the planned regulation of RTDs in the
Government's alcohol reform package.
The Australian
(Australia) - Alcohol use putting workers at safety risk
Many Australian
construction workers are putting their safety at risk by drinking
heavily and using drugs, a national survey shows.
Laboratory
Equipment - Research Explains How Alcohol is a Carcinogenic
Almost 30 years
after discovery of a link between alcohol consumption and certain
forms of cancer, scientists are reporting the first evidence from
research on people explaining how the popular beverage may be
carcinogenic. The results, which have special implications for
hundreds of millions of people of Asian descent, were reported at the
244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical
Society.
Firstpost - Just
one alcoholic drink a day may up risk of cancer: Study
Binge drinkers are
not the only ones who need to worry about the health implications of
alcohol, even light drinking increases the cancer risk significantly,
a new study has claimed.
Counsel & Heal
- Imaging Study Sheds New Light on Alcohol-related Birth Defects
Researchers said
maternal alcohol use is the leading known and preventable cause of
birth defects and mental disability in the United States and
alcohol's effects can cause a range of cognitive, developmental and
behavioral problems that typically become evident during childhood,
and last a lifetime.
Bangkok Post
(Thailand) - Alcohol, tobacco taxes up
The cabinet on
Tuesday approved the Finance Ministry's proposal to raise the excise
tax on liquor and tobacco, meaning an immediate increase in the
retail price of liquor and cigarettes, but not beer or wine.
Daily Mail (UK) -
Parents who buy alcohol are 'creating underage drinking problems'
for teenage girls
Parents are
contributing to teenagers' drinking problems by buying them bottles
of cheap booze, a probation watchdog has warned. Liz Calderbank, HM
Chief Inspector of Probation, says parents underestimate the risks of
buying 'boxes of lager' for their teenage children.
Wall Street
Journal (USA) - Liquor Ads Win Airtime
The broadcasters
are easing decades-old voluntary bans that limited their national
alcohol advertising to beer and wine, which have less alcohol by
volume than spirits.
New Zealand Doctor
Online (New Zealand) - Regulate alcohol first, then ciggies:
experts
Alcohol regulation
should have preceded tobacco regulation because the direct harm to
others from overuse of alcohol is the greater, addiction specialist
Doug Sellman argues.
New Zealand Herald
(New Zealand) - New research shows alcohol causes most harm to
innocent victims
Stark new research
has laid bare alcohol's toll on innocent victims, with liquor playing
a major part in large numbers of murders, fires, car crashes, random
assaults and violence in the home.
