The Local
(Germany) - Alcoholism in Germany rises by a third
The number of
alcoholics in Germany has increased by more than one third to almost
two million, with under-25s being particularly affected, according to
a study on Thursday.
Medical Xpress -
One question may gauge the severity of unhealthy drug and alcohol
use
Primary care
physicians seeking to determine whether a patient's drug or alcohol
use is problematic often have to rely on lengthy questionnaires
containing dozens of items with multiple response options.
The Canberra Times
(Australia) - Alcohol-fuelled violence on the rise: medical staff
Emergency
specialists such as Drew Richardson see the aftermath of
alcohol-fuelled violence all too often. The Canberra Hospital's
emergency department say they deal with the consequences of drunken
assaults on a nightly basis.
Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia) - Safer Sydney: NSW government considers
alcohol crackdown
The George Street
area may be in line for a Kings Cross-style intervention, which could
mean restrictions on late-trading hotels in the southern Sydney
central business district in a bid to drive down alcohol-related
violence.
The Times of
Israel (Israel) - Concerns raised over Arab youth’s drug,
alcohol abuse
Drug and alcohol
abuse among Israeli Arabs is made worse because the society lacks the
resources to counter the trend, according to an expert from the
Israel Anti-Drug Authority.
The Guardian (UK)
- Quarter of Britons give up alcohol in January, says poll
A quarter of
Britons have stopped drinking alcohol in January, while nearly a half
intend to cut down on their usual intake, a survey has shown.
Daily Mail (UK) -
How ministers 'caved into the alcohol lobby': 130 meetings with
supermarkets and drinks firms - then they shelved plan for minimum
alcohol price
Campaigners have
accused ministers of caving in to pressure from the drinks and
supermarket industries to drop plans to impose a minimum price for
alcohol.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - Alcohol and ‘cattle class’ flying lead to air rage
According to
Caitriona Carmody of Carmody & Company Solicitors, the firm that
initially represented Lauren, passengers charged in air-rage
incidents come from a “wide spectrum” of the general public. What
most of them do have in common, she says, is the consumption of
alcohol; in fact, in most reported cases of air rage, alcohol is a
primary factor, whether taken on its own or – as in Lauren’s case
– mixed with other substances.
BBC News - Should
there be a word for an 'almost alcoholic'?
Everybody thinks
they know what an "alcoholic" is, but what about those who
drink too much but fall short of the common definitions of
alcoholism? Should there be a word that bridges the gap between
alcoholic and non-alcoholic?
Science Daily - By
the Numbers: Simple 10 Step Approach to Reducing Harms of Alcohol
Much the same way
individuals are encouraged to know their blood pressure and
cholesterol numbers to maintain a healthy lifestyle, a new editorial
in the Journal of Psychopharmacology urges the European public to
know and monitor their alcohol intake number using a simple 10 point
plan.
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