MediaPost Communications - Alcohol
Ads Linked To Underage Drinking
There is more
evidence that alcohol advertising on television does indeed
contribute to underage drinking and binge drinking, with the
publication of a new study, titled “Cued Recall of Alcohol
Advertising on Television and Underage Drinking Behavior,” in JAMA
Pediatrics.
BBC News - Poor
sleep 'early warning sign' for drink and drug issues
Poor sleep in
teenage years could be an early warning sign for alcohol problems,
illicit drug use and "regretful" sexual behaviour, research
suggests.
TIME - Here’s
What Alcohol Advertising Does To Kids
Alcohol
advertising that reaches children and young adults helps lead them to
drink for the first time—or, if they’re experienced underage
drinkers, to drink more, according to a study in the journal JAMA
Pediatrics.
The Inquisitr
(Singapore) - Singapore Moves To Ban Public Alcohol Consumption
From Late Evening To Early Morning
The drinking of
alcohol between 10.30 p.m. to 7 a.m. in public places, including
parks and HDB void decks could soon become illegal if the new Liquor
Control (Supply and Consumption) Bill tabled in Parliament on Monday
is eventually passed.
Forbes - New
Study Suggests People Start Drinking For Health Benefits: Should We
Believe It?
There’s been a
lot of alcohol in the news recently. Several new studies have
reported some additional risks of alcohol itself and in the behaviors
(like working long hours) that make us more likely to consume the
stuff.
PsychCentral.com
(USA) - Alcohol & Many Medications Make A Risky Mix
A new study finds
that almost 42 percent of U.S. drinkers have also used one or more
prescription medications that interact with alcohol — everything
from blood pressure medications to diabetes drugs to antidepressants.
Telegraph.co.uk -
Working more than 48 hours a week increases risk of alcohol abuse
Professionals who
work more than 48 hours-a-week are more likely to drink dangerous
amounts of alcohol, a study suggests. Researchers found that female
employees on long hours were at greater risk of drinking at least two
glasses of wine a night. For men it was around three pints.
ABC Online
(Australia) - High-range and repeat drink drivers to pay for
alcohol interlock devices on their cars: NSW Roads Minister
The New South
Wales Government says it will force high-range or repeat drink
drivers to pay to have alcohol interlocks installed on their cars,
from the start of next month.
The Australian
(Australia) - ‘World’s worst’: fetal alcohol hits one in
eight
A LANDMARK health
study has found that one in eight children, or 120 children per 1000,
in remote Aboriginal communities of the Fitzroy Valley in
Western Australia suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - Better-off women more likely to drink alcohol in
pregnancy
Women with higher
levels of income and education are more likely to drink alcohol
weekly during their pregnancy, new figures have shown.
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