The Nordic Page
(Norway) - Women are Drinking More
Norwegian women
drink more and more and they are about to take over the men’s
drinking patterns, according to VG. Twenty years ago, men drank four
times as much as women, but now men drink twice as much as women.
General Secretary of Actis (Norwegian Policy Network on Alcohol and
Drugs), Anne Karin Kolstad says there are many factors that can
explain the growing trend among women.
MSN News (Norway)
- Experts: Alcohol isn't a cure-all, so hold off
"People have
several motives for drinking alcohol, but most evidence today
indicates that health is not a valid argument," author Hans Olav
Fekjaer, a psychiatrist in Oslo, Norway, told Reuters Health by
email.
Felixdecat
(Sweden) - Consumer Report 2010: The Swedish Alcohol Is Falling
Swedes drink less
alcohol, while at the same time, the Swedish retail monopoly on
alcohol sales are statistics and statistics show that Sweden, the
consumption of alcohol is increasing.
The Copenhagen
Post (Denmark/Sweden) - Cheaper beer – and more Swedes – on
the horizon
As part of the
negotiations over the government’s new growth plan, Vækstplan
Danmark, opposition parties have demanded a cut in taxes on beer and
soft drinks.
YLE.fi (Finland) -
Rise in alcohol tax sharply divides opinion
The Federation of
the Brewing and Soft Drinks Industry (FBSDI) is wondering why they
are being punished with the new tax hikes, while the Substance Abuse
Prevention Association (EHYT ry) says that fears of “booze tourism”
to neighbouring countries are overstated.
Bangkok Post
(Thailand) - Alcohol consumption report released
A new study claims
that the average Thai aged 15 and older consumes 7.1 litres of pure
alcohol per year. The study by the Centre for Alcohol Studies says
the number of retail shops selling alcohol has increased by 120,000
in the past 10 years.
Belfast Telegraph
(Northern Ireland) - 300 deaths 'down to alcohol misuse'
More than 300
people died last year as a result of alcohol misuse, Northern
Ireland's most senior doctor has revealed.
The Independent
(UK) - David Cameron 'ignoring compelling evidence' that dearer
alcohol would save lives
David Cameron will
be guilty of ignoring compelling medical evidence if he decides to
abandon plans to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol, the
Government's own public health advisers warned today.
Interfax (Ukraine)
- Ukraine from May 1 introduces new excise labels for alcohol,
cigarettes, increases their price by 2.6 times
The Ukrainian
government has decided from May 1, 2013 to introduce new excise
labels on alcohol and tobacco and increase their price by 2.6 times.
Huffington Post -
Brain-Alcohol Study Reveals How Drinking Disrupts Hand-Eye
Coordination
Anyone who's
failed a sobriety test will tell you that making coordinated
movements while drunk is hard, and a new study explains why. Alcohol
appears to disrupt connections between the brain's visual and muscle
control regions.
Futurity: Research
News - Freshman brains change with images of alcohol
Connections among
brain regions involved in emotion processing and cognitive control
may change with increased exposure to alcohol and alcohol-related
cues during the first year of college.
AnaesthesiaUK (UK)
- Increase in alcohol-related cancers despite well-established
link
A new report from
the Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA) has found that hospital
admissions for alcohol-related cancer in England have jumped 28% in
just 8 years.
Herald Scotland
(Scotland) - Alcohol bracelet set to transform child protection
A SOBRIETY
bracelet that has revolutionised child protection cases looks set to
become part of Scotland's arsenal in its war against alcohol and
crime problems.
The Daily
Telegraph - Energy drinks make boozers more aggressive, as
drinkers start boozing at home
MIXING energy
drinks with alcohol and drugs may lead to increased levels of
violence, a new study suggests. They become more intoxicated as the
night progresses and fuel their partying with energy drinks.
NEWS.com.au
(Australia) - Reduce pub trading hours, fix violence
TRADING hours at
pubs and clubs should be reduced to curb alcohol-fuelled violence, a
major national study has concluded.
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