Anchorage Daily News (USA) - Alaska's
alcohol taxes among highest in nation
Alaska's
reputation as a low-tax state doesn't extend to alcohol taxes. A
study released last month by a consumer-oriented finance website
shows Alaska's alcohol taxes are the third highest in the nation,
after Washington and Alabama, The News-Miner (http://is.gd/SXwMLm)
reported in Sunday's newspaper.
thejournal.ie
(Ireland) - Gardaí seized alcohol in public places 354 times last
year
THERE WERE 354
seizures of alcohol in public places last year, a drop on the
previous year when more than 480 of these incidents were recorded.
TopNews United
States (UK) - Alcohol is Major Cause of Accidents in North
Yorkshire and UK
People are being
called up on by Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust as a part of
Alcohol Awareness Week 2013 to drink sensibly so as to keep
themselves and others safe from any kind of harm.
Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia) - Punch-drunk culture must stop celebrating
alcohol abuse
The time will have
to come when Australia confronts and acts on the damage done by
alcohol, just as it did with tobacco. For the moment, too many people
see the abuse of alcohol as someone else’s problem. Tougher
government action on prevention is not seen as a priority, especially
if that means higher prices, restricted access and a rethink of the
central role booze plays in our cultural life.
The Guardian
(Australia) - Alcohol protection orders in Northern Territory
'will criminalise alcoholism'
Alcohol protection
orders being rushed through the Northern Territory parliament will
disadvantage Indigenous people and criminalise alcoholism, an
Aboriginal legal aid agency says.
Mirror.co.uk (UK)
- Teenage boozers get their alcohol from their own PARENTS in
binge-drinking Britain
One in five
secondary school kids get drunk thanks to mum and dad - Liverpool,
Leeds and Birmingham are singled out as Britain capitals of underage
drunkenness.
CCTV (Australia) -
Patterns of alcohol consumption in Australia unhealthy: report
The Australian
National Council on Drugs report (ANCD) confirmed in a statement on
Wednesday that levels and patterns of alcohol consumption in
Australia are frequently risky or unhealthy and alcohol consumption
among young people is "a significant concern."
BBC News (UK) - Under-age drinking
crackdown called for
The government
should introduce tougher punishments for parents, siblings and
friends who buy alcohol for children, left-wing think tank Demos has
urged.
Science Daily
(USA) - Recessionary Woes Lead to Adverse Alcohol Outcomes for Men
and Middle-Aged Americans
Although the U.S.
recession officially ended in June 2009, many Americans still
struggle to make ends meet. A recent study has examined the
relationship between different types of economic loss experienced
during the recession -- job loss, reduced work hours/pay, difficulty
paying for housing, housing loss, and loss of retirement savings --
and alcohol consumption and problems, finding that men and
middle-aged Americans are at higher risk for multiple, adverse
alcohol outcomes.
The Independent
(UK) - Prosecutions for under-age alcohol sales fall to quarter of
2008 level
The number of
adults prosecuted for supplying alcohol to underage drinkers has
fallen to just 142 in the last year, according to figures released
today.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Social costs of alcohol high in N.S., internal report says
An internal report
prepared by the Nova Scotia government reveals that revenue from
selling booze is easily eclipsed by how much is spent on
alcohol-related health, hospital and police costs.
Hurriyet Daily
News (Turkey) - Turkish Airlines to test for alcohol, drug use in
personnel
Turkish Airlines
(THY) has said it has begun to conduct alcohol and drugs tests on its
personnel who are in critical positions in line with a procedure that
went into effect last year.
Scotsman
(Scotland) - Alcohol ban at football matches must stay – experts
ALCOHOL must not
be legalised at Scottish football grounds, despite growing pressure
from clubs wanting to cash in on extra revenue, public health experts
have warned.
Science Daily -
Frontal-Lobe Damage from Alcohol May Occur Before General Mental
Status Challenges
Frontal lobe
deficiency, characterized by executive dysfunction such as deficits
in attention and working memory, has been linked with an inability to
abstain from alcohol.
The Guardian (UK)
- Alcohol unit pricing will save many lives
We urge the
government to bring back plans for minimum unit pricing and follow
the example of Ireland, which has announced its intention to press
ahead with this measure.
Daily Mail (USA) -
Red, blue and high all over: Mapping America's drug and alcohol
habits along political party lines... and DC is among the worst
offenders
In 2008, the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - a branch
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - put out a map
showing how many people 12 years or older said they have used illicit
drugs in the past year.
Quartz (Spain) -
Health-conscious Spaniards are guzzling non-alcoholic beer—while
clinging to cigarettes
Spain dominates in
many areas: men’s soccer, youth unemployment, and as a new study
from Euromonitor International points out, consumption of low alcohol
and non-alcoholic beer.
BBC News (UK) -
Blackpool Council considers ban on adverts for alcohol
Blackpool Council
is considering banning all alcohol advertising outside pubs, shops
and off-licences.
The Guardian
(Australia) - Australian children single out alcohol as country's
main cause of violence
Almost half of
Australian children recently questioned in an international survey
say alcohol is a main cause of violence in Australia, the third
highest proportion of all responding countries, it was revealed on
Wednesday.
World Health
Organization (Slovenia) - New publication on alcohol policies in
Slovenia
The Slovenian
National Institute of Public Health has launched the new publication:
'Alcohol in Slovenia – trends in the way of drinking, health
consequences of harmful drinking, the opinion of stakeholders and
suggested measures for effective alcohol policy'.
