PolitiFact (USA) - Teen alcohol
abuse in Florida has dropped by double digits, advocate says
As the Legislature
considers changing rules for Florida’s burgeoning craft beer
industry, one advocacy group is saying it’s important to maintain
the state’s downward trend in teen alcohol abuse.
Irish Independent
(Ireland) - Alcohol giants are part of the problem - not the
solution
Stop
Out-Of-Control Drinking' is not just a well-intentioned aim, it is
the name of a public health campaign group. So far, so good. Except
it is part-funded by Diageo and, oddly enough for an organisation
touchily insisting on its independence, a director of the drinks
giant sits on its board.
wwlp.com (USA) -
National push to curb alcohol/sex assault connection
College campuses
across the country are doing more to combat the undeniable link
between alcohol and sexual assault.
TVNZ (New Zealand)
- 'No such thing as safe amount of alcohol for a pregnant woman' -
expert weighs in
Pregnant women
should abstain from alcohol completely because there is no clear
information indicating a safe amount for consumption, an expert says.
Yahoo News (USA) -
US Secret Service has alcohol problem: director
The US Secret
Service director admitted to Congress on Tuesday that his agents
often drink, even as he sought funding to build a life-size mock-up
of the White House to improve training.
Medical Daily -
Alcohol Use Linked To Both Lower Socioeconomic Status And Genetic
Vulnerability
What factors
influence how much alcohol you drink? A new study finds that a
genetic disposition or environment does not exert the exact same
effects on everyone. Instead, these influences may be stronger or
weaker, depending on social context.
Irish Examiner
(Ireland) - Varadkar urged to make his position clear on alcohol
awareness campaign
Health Minister
Leo Varadkar should "unequivocally" say whether he supports
a drinks industry-funded alcohol awareness campaign after claims the
initiative is a "smokescreen" to take the political focus
away from wider legal reforms.
NEWS.com.au
(Australia) - Alcohol the elephant in room: academics
ACADEMICS are
calling for a national conversation on restricted club trading hours,
saying it has strong potential to curb Australia's culture of alcohol
misuse.
NPR (USA) -
Federal Government, States Battle Over Safety Of Powdered Alcohol
The federal
government has given its blessing — for now — to powdered
alcohol. But even before the product goes to market, some states have
banned it.
County 10 (USA) -
Proposed U.S. Healthy Dietary guidelines recommend increase in
alcohol consumption
This week it was
the U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance that expressed concern that the
proposed guidelines effectively increases the approved amount of
alcohol consumption, by tripling the amount of alcohol recommended
for women and doubling the amount for men.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - Unit of alcohol should cost €1 – the same as litre
of milk, says liver disease expert
The minimum price
of a unit of alcohol should be the same as a litre of milk at €1, a
liver specialist at Beaumont Hospital has recommended.
The Independent
(UK) - British Medical Association under fire for offering doctors
cheap alcohol
The British
Medical Association (BMA) is facing allegations of hypocrisy after
the magazine distributed to its 153,000 members contained cut-price
drinks deals.
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