The Guardian (UK)
- Scottish Labour leader criticised over proposal to end football
alcohol ban
The leader of the
Scottish Labour party, Jim Murphy, has been criticised by women’s
organisations working with the victims of domestic abuse after he
suggested that the ban on alcohol at Scottish football matches should
be lifted.
Medical Daily -
Breastfeeding And Drinking: Important Information For New Moms To
Consider Before Indulging In Eggnog This Holiday
There are many
factors that play into whether or not a woman should drink alcohol
while breastfeeding, and the only way for a new mother to
definitively know if having a cocktail over the holiday could harm
her newborn is by discussing the matter with her physician.
Irish Independent
(Ireland) - When alcohol and drugs are involved, it can only bring
heartache and loss of life
Today, tomorrow or
next week, some motorist will decide they are fit to drive despite
having had a few drinks or taken illegal drugs. The journey is short,
they will tell themselves, or on a quiet road with little or no
traffic.
Medical Xpress -
Alcohol apps aimed at young
Apps with names
like 'Let's get Wasted!' and 'Drink Thin' have led a James Cook
University Professor to call for Government action on alcohol
advertising on mobile devices.
Medical Xpress -
Study links suicide risk with insomnia, alcohol use
A new study is the
first to show that insomnia symptoms mediate the relationship between
alcohol use and suicide risk, and that this mediation is moderated by
gender. The study suggests that the targeted assessment and treatment
of specific sleep problems may reduce the risk of suicide among those
who use alcohol.
The Local (Sweden)
- Sweden seeks ban on foreign booze advertising
Two powerful
Swedish lobby groups have turned to the European Commission to try
and get a complete ban on alcohol advertising on television, after it
emerged some channels were dodging the ban by being registered
abroad.
Irish Health
(Ireland) - Beware of mixing alcohol with meds
People are being
reminded of the potential dangers of mixing alcohol and medicines
over the Christmas and New Year period.
AsiaOne
(Singapore) - Public drinking ban one option for new alcohol curbs
An islandwide ban
on public drinking may be on the cards, if Singapore takes a page out
of Queensland's liquor control measures. Consumption of alcohol is
not allowed in all public places in the Australian state.
New Zealand Herald
(New Zealand) - Call for ban on alcohol advertising at sport
events
The Government has
been told to end alcohol sponsorship of sports clubs and ban any
advertising of beer, wine and spirits during televised matches by a
ministerial forum.
FleetNews (UK) -
84% of motorists support alcohol immobilisers on cars
Almost 84% of UK
motorists would support the introduction of technology designed to
immobilise vehicles if sensors detect that the driver is over the
legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit.
JAMA: The Journal
of the American Medical Association - Alcohol Combined With Drug
Abuse Leads to More Overdoses and Deaths
People treated in
an emergency department (ED) for abusing opioid pain relievers (OPRs)
or benzodiazepines frequently drink alcohol with the drugs,
exacerbating their risk for overdose.
Scoop.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Ban On Alcohol Advertising Just One Step
Family First NZ
says that a proposed ban on alcohol advertising at sports events as
recommended by a ministerial forum is an important move, but will not
solve the binge drinking and alcohol abuse issue on its own.
Medical Xpress -
Density of alcohol outlets in rural areas depends on the town's
average income
Alcohol outlets
tend to be concentrated in lower-income areas. Given that
alcohol-related problems such as trauma, chronic disease, and suicide
occur more frequently in areas with a greater density of alcohol
outlets, lower-income populations are exposed to increased risk. This
study examines the distribution of rural outlets in the state of
Victoria, Australia, finding towns had more outlets of all types
where the average income was lower and where the average income in
adjacent towns was higher, and that this was consistent with retail
market dynamics.
