Daily Mail - How boozy films
encourage children to drink: The more alcohol they see on screen, the
more they down themselves
Children who watch
films featuring alcohol consumption are more likely to binge drink, a
new study has revealed. Scientists quizzed more than 5,000 British
teenagers about their drinking habits and the films they had watched
from a list of 50, including Bridget Jones' Diary and Aviator.
Sydney Morning
Herald (Australia) - Lockout laws have reduced numbers
hospitalised due to alcohol-related violence
Today we will
receive the first official word on whether Sydney's lockout laws have
been a success. The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
(BOCSAR) will release its review of the state's liquor licensing
restrictions – collectively known as the "lockout laws" –
a suite of reforms introduced by the O'Farrell government in February
2014 to combat an epidemic of alcohol-fuelled violence and harm.
Daily News &
Analysis - Smoking can lead to alcohol addiction
Senior author and
biologist at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Oliver George,
said conducted a study using rat model sand said that it was a
"vicious cycle" where nicotine made people crave alcohol to
reward the brain and reduce stress.
Medical Xpress -
Paternal alcohol problems, death from liver disease, signal
offspring risk for cirrhosis
While the risk of
alcohol-related liver cirrhosis is known to increase with heavy
drinking, a number of people who drink large quantities of alcohol
seem to escape developing the disease. This variation in
susceptibility may be due to several factors beyond quantity such as
genetics, gender, and obesity.
Scotsman
(Scotland) - Low-cost alcohol comes at a price
As the NHS becomes
more stretched we can ill afford the drain on services caused by
drinking to excess, writes Barbara O’Donnell.
Bristol Post (UK)
- Nearly 40 per cent rise in hospital admissions for drug and
alcohol misuse in Bristol
A rise in drug and
alcohol misuse admissions in North Bristol hospitals is causing
increasing pressure on medical staff. Figures obtained from a Freedom
of Information (FoI) request show there has been a 40 per cent rise
in alcohol abuse cases in the last year.
Prague Post (Czech
Republic) - Alcohol licenses rise sharply
The number of
entrepreneurs who have a license to sell alcohol in the Czech
Republic grew from less than 61,000 at the end of March 2014 to
97,229 at the end of March this year, according to data from the
Industry and Trade Ministry.
Rhode Island
Public Radio (USA) - Report Finds RI Newborns Exposed To Drugs And
Alcohol Nearly Doubled From 2006
The number of
babies born with exposure to opioid drugs and alcohol nearly doubled
in Rhode Island between 2006 and 2013.
CTV News (EU) - EU
moves closer to counting calories in alcoholic drinks
Health conscious
tipplers may be closer to finding out just how many calories they are
imbibing as consumer advocates push for EU nutritional labelling on
alcoholic drinks in the face of strong industry resistance.
The New Daily
(Australia) - Why it’s time to get serious about alcohol
Alcohol
advertising is everywhere – from billboards, to the cinema and
every sporting event, and children are bearing the brunt of this
overexposure.
BBC News (Northern
Ireland) - Underage drinking: PSNI seize large amount of alcohol
on north coast
Police have said
they seized a "concerning" amount of alcohol from under-age
drinkers along Northern Ireland's north coast on Easter Monday.
DL-Online -
Alcohol is No. 1 rape drug
Did you know that
98 percent of rapists never spend a day in jail? Or that 44 percent
of sexual abuse victims are children under the age of 18? Or that 73
percent of the offenders are known to the victim?
No comments:
Post a Comment