The Independent (UK) - Drinking
alcohol while pregnant could become a crime after landmark test case
A landmark test
case due to be heard by the Court of Appeal could criminalise
excessive drinking during pregnancy. It will be argued that a
six-year-old girl is the victim of a crime because she suffered brain
damage when she was exposed to alcohol in the womb - a risk that her
mother was aware of, Sky News has reported.
New Zealand Herald
(New Zealand) - 'Aggressive' advertising linked to rise in alcohol
availability
Rising economic
confidence and "aggressive" marketing techniques are the
driving factors behind an 8.9 million litre rise in alcohol
availability last year, says one concerned health organisation.
Pro Bono Australia
(Australia) - Protect Children From Alcohol Advertising: National
Report
The Not for Profit
sector has urged the Federal Government to act quickly to protect
children from unrestrained alcohol advertising on television,
following the release of a national report into alcohol marketing and
advertising.
Helsinki Times
(Finland) - Alcohol and drug related costs creep up to 2bn
Alcohol and drug
use place a substantial burden on Finland's public coffers, with the
related costs creeping up to approximately two billion euros in 2011
– equalling the funds allocated annually for Finnish universities
and the operations of the Defence Forces.
Medical Daily -
Legal Drinking Age Of 21 Saves Lives Every Day: Alcohol Related
Injuries, Drunk Driving Significantly Less Common
A new review finds
that the current legal drinking age of 21 saves lives — but critics
say the benefits may come at the expense of a sensible alcohol
culture.
Brisbane Times
(Australia) - Newman promises 'best plan in Australia' to tackle
alcohol violence
Queensland will
have its plan to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence in place by the end
of March. Premier Campbell Newman said by the time his government had
finished, the state would have the “best plan in Australia” to
deal with the issue.
The Independent
(Scotland) - Alcohol-related deaths in Scotland fall by a third in
a decade, bucking trends in England and Wales
Scotland has
reduced drink-related deaths by more than a third in the past decade,
new figures have revealed, bucking UK trends which have seen alcohol
deaths rise in England and Wales.
Channel News Asia
(Singapure) - Alcohol distributors, entertainment outlets may be
hit hard by excise duties hike
Deputy Prime
Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced on Friday that liquor
duties will increase by 25 per cent to keep pace with inflation.
Entertainment outlets Channel NewsAsia spoke with said they are
already facing cost pressures.
Autocar (UK) -
It's time to lower the drink-drive limit to match the rest of
Europe
The UK’s
drink-driving limit was originally set in 1967, when there were a lot
less cars on the road and our attitudes towards road safety in
general were a touch more liberal than they are nowadays, to put it
mildly.
The Guardian (UK)
- Alcohol-related deaths among the elderly reach highest ever
level
A charity has
called for action to tackle the "growing and serious"
problem of excessive drinking in older age after official figures
revealed the number of alcohol-related deaths among people aged 75
and over has increased to their highest level since records began in
1991.
Voxy (New Zealand)
- 'Time to get serious' on alcohol-related injuries
Alcohol-related
injury is a burden on the Hawke’s Bay community and its health
services which must be addressed, director of population health Dr
Caroline McElnay says.
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