Irish Independent
(Ireland) - Alcohol abuse causing harm to one in four of us
The misery
inflicted on others due to someone else's drinking is leaving one in
four people coping with the trauma of family rows, drunk driving,
assault, vandalism or money difficulties.
Fox News (USA) - Alcohol’s role in
traffic deaths vastly underreported, study shows
While much
progress has been made in the fight against drunk driving, a new
study from U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
indicates that alcohol-related traffic deaths are still vastly
underreported on death certificates.
Public Radio
International (UK) - Britain is sobering up with alcohol-free 'dry
bars'
In the UK, a
number of bars that don't serve alcohol have opened up recently. They
are called "dry bars" — and they're places where people
can hang out, have a bite to eat and drink "mocktails."
USA TODAY -
Starbucks serving alcohol at more locations
Like others in the
ultra-competitive restaurant world, the coffee giant plans to expand
the number of domestic locations that sell alcoholic beverages.
Eleven Myanmar
(Myanmar) - Alcohol consumption increasing in Myanmar
The rate of
alcohol consumption is rising in Myanmar, with local production of
beer, wine and spirits at more than 25 million gallons annually,
according to the local reports.
Caymanian Compass
(Cayman Islands) - Alcohol is drug of choice for teens
More than half of
Cayman Islands students do not use substances at all, according to a
report on substance use by the territory’s adolescents, but among
those who do, alcohol is the most popular drug of choice.
EurekAlert
(Finland) - Drinking alcohol several times a week increases the
risk of stroke mortality
Consuming alcohol
more frequently than twice a week increases the risk of stroke
mortality in men, according to a study carried out at the University
of Eastern Finland. The results show that the effects of alcohol are
not limited to the amount consumed, but also the frequency of
drinking matters.
World Health
Organization (Australia) - Protecting unborn babies from
alcohol-related harm
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASD) is the umbrella term for impairments of the
growth and development of the brain and the central nervous system
caused by drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Aboriginal women in
Australia have shown how communities can take action to protect their
women and babies from alcohol-related harm in pregnancy.
News-Medical.net -
Drug and alcohol abuse could be linked with poor development of
"love hormone"
Addictive behavior
such as drug and alcohol abuse could be associated with poor
development of the so-called "love hormone" system in our
bodies during early childhood, according to researchers at the
University of Adelaide.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Half of young Cape Bretoners struggle with alcohol: report
Some startling
figures have come out in a report compiled by health professionals
and police about the over-consumption of alcohol in Cape Breton.
Irish Independent
(Ireland) - Public health isn't a priority for profit-driven
alcohol industry
FOR the first
time, an Irish Government has decided to treat our harmful
relationship with alcohol as a public health problem in an effort to
bring about positive change in a society where binge drinking and
drunkenness has become normal, accepted behaviour.
The FINANCIAL (EU)
- Tackling alcohol related harm requires better actions
Europe is the
heaviest drinking region in the world – Europeans drink more than
twice as any other region, according to EUbusiness Ltd.
Irish Mirror
(Ireland) - One in ten workers forced to pick up the slack left
from boozy colleagues
Workers are having
to carry the can for colleagues who are drinking too much, shock new
research has revealed. The HSE’s “Alcohol’s Harm to Others in
Ireland” report shows that one-in-ten employees have experienced
negative consequences as a result of a co-worker’s heavy drinking.
The Age
(Australia) - Health call for harder stand on pubs, clubs
Victoria should
follow NSW's lead by introducing 3am last drinks in pubs and clubs
and a statewide ban on the sale of takeaway alcohol after 10pm,
health groups say.
Radio New Zealand
(New Zealand) - Alcohol policies must change – Palmer
Former Law
Commission president Sir Geoffrey Palmer says an increase in the tax
on alcohol would be an important step in changing New Zealand's binge
drinking culture.
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