TIME (USA) - Alcohol Problems Affect
About 33 Million U.S. Adults
About 14% of U.S.
adults have alcohol-related problems, according to new data on
Americans’ drinking behaviors.
BBC News (UK) -
The BMA calls for ban on alcohol ads at children's events
The British
Medical Association (BMA) in Scotland has called for alcohol
advertising at events aimed at children to be banned.
EurActiv (EU) -
Health NGOs walk out of EU alcohol forum
Twenty public
health organisations have resigned from the European Alcohol and
Health Forum (EAHF), a stakeholder platform, to protest against the
European Commission's refusal to submit a new alcohol strategy.
Daily Mail (UK) -
Drinking wine at home is putting thousands more women in hospital,
experts warn as report says UK has a 'chronic drink problem'
Women drinking at
home are fuelling the nation’s chronic problem with alcohol,
experts warned. Hospital admissions directly linked to alcohol grew
three times quicker among women than among men last year, according
to figures released by Public Health England yesterday.
KRON4.com
(USA) - Governor blocks baby pictures on beer bottles
Democratic Gov.
Maggie Hassan on Tuesday vetoed a measure that would have allowed
some images of minors to grace alcoholic beverage labels as long as
they didn’t encourage young people to drink.
Daily Mail - The
dangers of smoking cannabis when drinking: Alcohol increases amount
of the drug's 'high inducing' ingredient in the blood
Smoking cannabis
while drinking alcohol intensifies the ‘high’, according to new
research. Inhaling marijuana after drinking increases the
concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the drug’s main
psychoactive ingredient, in the blood, a study found.
Youth Health
Magzine (UK) - In the UK, Alcohol Will Kill More Women than Men
Britain is
becoming more addicted to drinking. Interestingly, between men and
women, the latter are more likely to die faster.
MedPage Today -
Kids Drink Less With More Restrictive Alcohol Policies
Lower levels of
youth drinking and binge drinking were associated with more stringent
policies on alcohol, according to a longitudinal study that combined
data from Youth Risk Behavior Surveys with an independent examination
of state-level alcohol policies.
The UCSD Guardian
Online - Study Shows Impact of Alcohol on Teen Brains
UCSD researchers
recently conducted a study analyzing how alcohol affects the teenage
brain, including its impact on test performance. Their findings were
published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
The Slovak
Spectator (Slovakia) - Mostly men leaving bars are dying from
alcohol
This stems from
the revelations of scientists from the Comenius University’s
Jessenius Faculty of Medicine located in Martin (JLF UK), who
collected information from 14,161 autopsies carried out during 20
years. In 2,317 cases people had more than 2 parts per thousand of
alcohol in their body.
The Local - Drunk
passengers force SAS alcohol rule change
Scandinavian
airline SAS has announced new guidelines designed to limit passengers
travelling within Europe to three alcoholic drinks per flight,
following problems with drunk passengers last summer.
Government
Technology (USA) - Alaska Agency Uses App to Monitor Alcohol
Offenders
The app leads
users through coping strategies, monitors how often they drink,
identifies “triggers” and gives weekly feedback reports tracking
their progress in kicking bad habits.
Medical Xpress -
Restricting firearms access for people who misuse alcohol may
prevent violence
Restricting access
to firearms for people who misuse alcohol could prevent firearm
violence, but policies that more clearly define alcohol misuse should
be developed to facilitate enforcement, according to a review of
existing research and public policies by the UC Davis Violence
Prevention Research Program.
Bustle (UK) - How
Much Alcohol Do We Really Drink? More Than We Probably Think, Says
Study
Have you ever
stopped to wonder how much you actually drink? Well, it turns out
that it might be more than you think. A new survey recently conducted
in England found that self-reported consumption of alcohol only
accounts for about 60 percent of alcohol sales in the country.
Planet F1 - Todt
won't back alcohol ban
Jean Todt has
revealed the FIA won't be pushing for a ban on the advertising of
alcohol in F1 as it is "not possible."
Irish Independent
(Ireland) - Alcohol price controls 'vital in tackling rising
abuse'
Price controls
must form a vital weapon in Ireland's battle to tackle alcohol abuse,
according to a leading addiction expert.
AzerNews
(Azerbaijan) - Azerbaijan raises fine for underage alcohol selling
Azerbaijan’s
Parliament has increased the fine for the offence of underage alcohol
and tobacco selling in an effort to curb underage drinking and
smoking.
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