YLE.fi (Finland) -
Closer watch on alcohol imports
Over the past four
months, Finnish customs officers have questioned over 3000 passengers
and scrutinized imports of 37,000 litres of drink brought in from
Estonia. The crucial question is whether the alcohol is intended for
personal use or not. Almost all travelers seem to have taken the
rules to heart.
The Telegraph -
FIA President Jean Todt under fire for failure to ban alcohol
sponsorship in Formula One
Jean Todt, the FIA
President, has come under fire for failing to ban alcohol sponsorship
in Formula One, as pressure to ban alcohol advertising in sport at a
European level grows.
NEWS.com.au
(Australia) - Young Australian women are most dependent on alcohol
THEY’RE out at
clubs late at night, drinking to excess and paying for it the next
day. Young, cashed-up professional women are the most “high risk”
or dependent on alcohol, new research claims.
Lifehacker - This
Infographic Shows How Alcohol Contributes to Weight Gain
We already know
that drinking alcohol adds calories and affects our metabolism, but
the extent that alcohol contributes to weight gain is pretty
sobering.
Manchester Evening
News (UK) - Call for drink-drive limit to be slashed to ZERO as
police launch Christmas blitz
In Greater
Manchester, which has the worst record in the country for under-18
drink-driving - police say they are already sending a clear message
that the only truly safe limit is to abstain.
BMC Medicine - Why
does society accept a higher risk for alcohol than for other
voluntary or involuntary risks?
Societies tend to
accept much higher risks for voluntary behaviours, those based on
individual decisions (for example, to smoke, to consume alcohol, or
to ski), than for involuntary exposure such as exposure to risks in
soil, drinking water or air. In high-income societies, an acceptable
risk to those voluntarily engaging in a risky behaviour seems to be
about one death in 1,000 on a lifetime basis.
New Zealand Doctor
Online (New Zealand) - Enough is enough: drunks in EDs being
violent and harming others
In the largest
survey of alcohol harm in emergency departments undertaken in
Australasia, the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM)
has demonstrated that alcohol harm is having a devastating effect on
patients and clinicians in Australia and New Zealand.
New Zealand Herald
(New Zealand) - 92% of emergency staff abused by drunks, poll
finds
Pushing, punching,
spitting and biting are all behaviours emergency department staff
have to deal with when treating drunk patients, a new survey has
found - and a startling nine out of every 10 staff have been
subjected to the abuse.
BBC News (Estonia)
- Estonia: Council plans Tallinn booze ban
Stag-night
organisers may have to drop the Estonian capital Tallinn from their
weekend itinerary, as the city council plans to introduce a major
clampdown on public drinking.
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