YLE.fi (Finland) -
Ministry memo: Tighter controls, higher taxes for alcohol
Finland's Ministry
of Social Affairs and Health issued a memorandum on Wednesday
intended as the basis for revisions to alcohol legislation. Among the
measures proposed are shorter sales hours, higher taxes on alcohol,
and possibly lowering the permitted alcohol content of beers, ciders
and pre-mixed drinks.
ScienceNordic (Sweden) - Alcohol
intoxication major risk factor for dementia
Young-onset
dementia has usually been blamed on genetic causes, but a Swedish
study has revealed nine other risk factors for the illness – with
alcohol intoxication being the worst.
The Copenhagen
Post (Denmark) - Children trained to binge drink
After newspaper
reveals that nightclubs are holding 'Young Club' events that teach
children drinking games, children's minister calls for a stop.
IceNews
(Finland/Estonia) - Finnish alcohol purchasing helps fund Estonian
cultural activities
Finns taking the
short boat ride to Estonia to stock up on alcohol is helping fund
Estonian cultural activities and literature, as a percentage of
alcohol taxes in the nearby country is put towards culture
foundations.
The Moscow Times
(Russia) - Alcohol Sales Could Be Restricted to
Card-Only-Payments, Report Says
A State Duma
Deputy has drafted a bill that would only allow alcohol to be
purchased using bank cards, a news report said Monday. "Russia
remains one of the world leaders in per capita alcohol consumption,"
said Oleg Mikheyev in an explanatory letter accompanying the bill.
Mikheyev said the measure would allow the sale of alcohol to be
better controlled, hindering sales to minors, Izvestia reported.
BG News - Alcohol
abuse in college can cause brain damage, memory loss
While some
freshmen may look forward to drinking during college weekends, they
should be aware of the damage they will be doing to their brain.
National
Institutes of Health - NIH study finds chronic alcohol use shifts
brain’s control of behavior
Chronic alcohol
exposure leads to brain adaptations that shift behavior control away
from an area of the brain involved in complex decision-making and
toward a region associated with habit formation, according to a new
study conducted in mice by scientists at the National Institutes of
Health.
Xinhua
(Netherlands) - Feature: Dutch organization fights alcoholism
troubles with alcohol
A volunteer
organization in Amsterdam has found a new, unorthodox method to deal
with alcohol addicts causing trouble in public parks, by providing
beer in exchange for cleaning public spaces.
Independent Online
(South Africa) - Ministers clash over alcohol ad bill
A proposed bill
banning alcohol advertising has pitted two ministers against each
other, triggering the Cabinet to intervene. The low-intensity war
between Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini and Sports
Minister Fikile Mbalula is brewing, as the latter argues that the
government may lose half a billion rand if alcohol advertising is
banned, as proposed in the bill.
International
Business Times (USA) - 1 Out Of 3 ER Visits Are Alcohol Related:
Here’s What The Patients Drank
Nearly one-third
of all emergency-room visits for injuries in the U.S. are alcohol
related. And a new study has found that certain types and brands of
alcohol are more likely to be implicated.
AllAfrica.com
(Uganda) - Uganda: Activists Want Another Five Percent Tax On
Alcohol
Uganda Alcohol
Policy Alliance (UAPA) wants a 5% tax increase on alcohol and the
proceeds set aside as a rehabilitation fund for victims of
alcoholism.
Payvand (Iran) -
Tehran Allows Test Run Of Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center
Tehran has issued
a licence for the establishment of the city's first alcohol
rehabilitation centre. ISNA reports that the head of the Public
Health Department's Addiction Prevention Centre announced that the
licence is for a pilot project for the treatment of alcoholics.
Irish Health
(Ireland) - Concern on alcohol spend figures
Alcohol Action
Ireland has called on the Government to address our harmful
relationship with alcohol. The call came after Central Statistics
Office (CSO) figures revealed an increase in Ireland's alcohol spend
in 2012.
The Costa Rica
Star (Costa Rica) - Costa Ricans Not Able To Consume Alcohol In
Moderation, Study Reveals
7 out of 10 Costa
Ricans believe that Ticos are not able to consume alcohol in
moderation, is the conclusion of a study by Educalcohol Costa Rica,
for the Escuela de Estadística de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR)
– School of Statistics at the University of Costa Rica.
Southeast European
Times - Alcohol a large growing problem in the region
According to a
recent report, people in the EU drink 10.2 litres of alcohol per
year, while the average in Serbia is even higher, 11 litres per
inhabitant annually. Experts in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) warn
that consumption in that country ranges from 9.6 to 40 litres, as
there is no solid data. Macedonia treats only one tenth of its
addicts.
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