Finland Times (Helsinki) - Cabinet
Committee backs moderate increase of tax on alcohol
The Cabinet
Committee on Economic Policy extended Thursday its support for the
proposal by the Minister of Finance that the alcohol tax hike planned
for 2014 be introduced at half the rate specified in the spending
limits decision, according to a press release.
Express.co.uk -
Alcohol slows healing of bones
Doctors have long
observed that booze benders can impair the healing process following
a bone fracture. And new research is providing insights into how
alcohol slows healing.
New York Post -
Female alcohol abuse is a ‘global epidemic’
Alcohol abuse is
rising in much of the developed world — and in many countries,
female drinkers are driving that growth.
Express.co.uk (UK)
- Goodbye to boozy Britain! We're losing our thirst for alcohol
Figures of booze
consumption have plummeted to the lowest recorded this century. A
typical British drinker chugs down an average of eight litres over
the span of an entire year.
TVNZ (New Zealand)
- Booze tunes a 'glorification of alcohol'
A new study
showing an increase in music lyrics about alcohol has caused concern
about how pop songs are influencing young people and binge-drinking
culture.
TopNews New
Zealand - Female Drinkers Promote Alcohol Abuse among Developed
Countries
According to
reports, many female drinkers are driving the growth of alcohol abuse
in much of the developed countries.
West - Welfare
Society Territory (France) - Rising alcohol and tobacco use among
French teens
France’s
anti-smoking and drinking policies to combat consumption among the
young have failed. Sixteen and 17 year olds are actually now smoking
and drinking more than in 2009, when the ban on selling alcohol and
tobacco to the under-18s came into effect.
Telegraph.co.uk
(UK) - One in five UK top ten songs have alcohol-related lyrics,
study finds
One in five top
ten songs in the UK have alcohol-related lyrics, a study has
revealed, fueling concerns that music is promoting an unsafe image
for young people.
The Chronicle of
Social Change (USA) - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in America – A
Silent Crisis
Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASD) is an umbrella term describing the range of
effects that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol
during pregnancy. These effects may include physical, mental,
behavioral, and learning disabilities with possible lifelong
implications.
thenews.pl
(Poland) - Poland plans tax increase on tobacco and alcohol
The Polish cabinet
is considering draft legislation on Wednesday that includes the
raising of excise taxes on tobacco products and alcohol.
Times of India
(India) - Mumbai 24x7: Excise commissioner bats for ban on alcohol
permits
Just days after
the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ( BMC) gave its assent to a
proposal to allow some restaurants and shops to remain open all night
comes more good news for Mumbai's flailing nightlife.
Ahlul Bayt News
Agency – abna.ir (Russia) - Moscow bans alcohol sales during Eid
al-Adha holiday
Moscow government
prohibited the sale of alcohol near Soboraya and Istoricheskaya
mosques during the celebration of Eid al-Adha holiday, RIA Novosti
news agency reports with reference to the representative of the
Prefecture of the Central Administrative District (CAO) of the
capital of Russia.
medwireNews -
Alcohol use disorders prevalent in bipolar disorder patients
Alcohol use
disorders (AUDs) have a high rate of comorbidity with bipolar
disorder in both men and women, according to findings from a recent
systematic meta-analysis of both epidemiologic and clinical studies.
Malta Independent
Online (EU) - ALCOHOL STRATEGIES IN THE EU
The World Health
Organization reported in 2012 that Europe currently holds the highest
per-capita alcohol consumption in the world. Furthermore, it is
reported that the average adult in the EU consumes nearly 3 drinks a
day - more than twice the world average.
Malta Independent
Online (Malta) - SHOULD DRUNK TANKS BE INTRODUCED IN MALTA?
The potential
introduction of drunk tanks, a holding cell for individuals who are
intoxicated in public and unable to take care of themselves, has
caused a bit of a stir in the UK of late. The Maltese government is
aware of the UK proposal and told this newspaper that it will “assess
all recommendations that reduce the consequences of over drinking”.
Manawatu Standard
(New Zealand) - Young top statistics for drunk driving
Drink-driving
convictions are tumbling in Palmerston North, but drivers under 25
are still getting caught in greater numbers than anyone else.
Herald Sun
(Australia) - Australian of the Year Ita Buttrose calls for
drinking age to be raised to 21
AUSTRALIAN of the
Year Ita Buttrose wants the nation to trial a drinking age of 21,
calling for a shift in attitudes to alcohol that should include
voluntarily restricting it to meal times.
Irish Health
(Ireland) - 'Govt must act on alcohol crisis'
Alcohol Action
Ireland has called on the Government to to finally tackle our harmful
relationship with alcohol. It wants to Government to implement the
recommendations to reduce alcohol-related harm it is currently
considering without further delay.
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