CBS news (USA) - New stats on drug,
alcohol and tobacco use by teens
Illegal drug use
among teens in the United States is on the decline, according to a
new federal report. Encouragingly, the new study also found that
alcohol use, binge drinking and the use of tobacco products among
young people between the ages of 12 and 17 also dropped between 2002
and 2013.
BBC News (Northern
Ireland) - Alcohol abuse in Northern Ireland 'costs £900m a year'
The cost of
alcohol abuse to taxpayers could be reduced if investment was made in
early intervention services, two addiction charities have claimed.
Myanmar Times
(Myanmar) - Government, parliament abstain from proposed alcohol
plan
The plan urges
improved education on the health effects of harmful drinking, a
strictly enforced ban on the sale of alcohol to minors and
restrictions on the advertising or promotion of alcohol, including a
ban on the sponsorship of sporting or youth events.
Business Insider -
Another Look At Why Alcohol May Be More Dangerous Than Heroin
An authoritative
2010 study led by former UK drug czar David Nutt found alcohol to be
the most dangerous drug in the country. The research rated 20 drugs
based on 16 criteria: nine related to the harms that a drug produces
in the individual and seven to the harms to others.
The Guardian -
Giving birth and boozing? The risks of drinking during pregnancy
Deciding whether
to drink alcohol during pregnancy is a confusing business.
Anecdotally, viewpoints on the matter range from testimonies of “I
drank through the whole of my pregnancy and my child turned out fine”
to reports of bartenders refusing to serve alcohol to pregnant women.
Daily Mail (India)
- Judge postpones plan to ban alcohol in Kerala amid fears
tourists will stop visiting the popular Indian state
Plans to make
Kerala a 'dry' state have been blocked at the eleventh hour amid
fears from tourism chiefs that overseas visitors will stop visiting
the popular Indian state.
Daily Mail -
Children given alcohol to drink by their parents to teach them to
drink responsibly are MORE likely to be heavy drinkers
Parents who allow
their young teenagers to drink alcohol in the hope it will teach them
responsible drinking habits later on in life may be doing the
opposite.
CBC.ca (canada) -
Alcohol-related disabilities 'invisible' in Canada, advocates say
FASDay, a global
awareness day for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), is held on
the ninth day of the ninth month for a reason. That's to drive home
the point that during the nine months of pregnancy no amount of
alcohol is considered medically safe.
Daily Aztec -
Alcohol-free ‘Dry Periods’ aren’t working
Here at San Diego
State, there has been a five-week Dry Period at the beginning of the
school year for the last seven years. Dry Period is supposed to be a
school-wide time for students and the surrounding areas to be
alcohol-free. The night before the freshmen move in Dry Period begins
and it continues through the first month of classes.
EurActiv
(Scotland) - Government, industry want minimum alcohol pricing in
Scotland
Though the
Scottish government initiative to put a minimum unit pricing (MUP) on
alcohol has been referred to the European Court of Justice, some
members of Scotland's alcohol industry are backing the initiative to
tackle alcohol harm in the country.
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