Digital Trends -
Could the new Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS)
save 10,000 lives?
The American
government has been advising its citizens not to drink and drive for
decades, but for the first time, it may be able to physically stop
you from getting behind the wheel while hammered.
Newsweek (Iran) -
Iran to Open 150 Alcohol Treatment Centers
Iran is set to
open 150 alcohol treatment centers in a bid to tackle the country’s
hidden drinking problem, the head of the health ministry’s drug
abuse department, Alireza Norouzi, told ISNA news agency.
Fox News Latino
(Bolivia) - Citizens in Bolivian town impose vigilante-style
alcohol ban after series of rapes
Neighborhood
leaders have imposed a sort of vigilante dry law in the coca-growing
mountain town of La Asunta, hoping to end a series of rapes and other
crimes.
FRANCE 24 (France)
- French government battles wine-growing senator over alcohol ads
For the second
time in two months, the French government has rushed to the defence
of a law limiting alcohol advertising after it came under fire by a
parliamentary amendment proposed by a wine-growing senator.
University Herald
- Alcohol Laws Targeting Adults Reduce Teen Drinking
New research
suggests that teenagers are less likely to consume alcohol in states
with stronger alcohol policies.
thejournal.ie -
These counties have the highest numbers of people treated for
alcohol abuse
THERE HAS BEEN a
substantial drop in the number of people being treated for alcohol
abuse in Ireland.
Medscape -
'Sherlock Holmes' on the Question of Alcohol and Cancer
Welcome to this
edition of Medscape Oncology Insights, where we have an opportunity
to report highlights of the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American
Society of Clinical Oncology.
Glasgow South and
Eastwood Extra (UK) - Warning of alcohol deaths rise
Deaths and
illnesses caused by alcohol could rise again now the economy has
improved, Health Secretary Shona Robison has warned.
Barbados Today
(Barbados) - Island to ban advertising of alcohol, tobacco items
Barbados could
soon be moving to ban all advertising of alcohol and tobacco
products. That was one of the measures put forward by Caribbean
delegates to help in the fight against Non-Communicable Diseases
(NCD’s), following a forum hosted by the Pan American Health
Organization (PAHO) at Hilton Barbados today.
Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Few heavy drinkers willing to seek help for alcohol
problems
Just under a third
(32.4 per cent) of Kiwi drinkers who took part in the Global Drug
Survey (GDS) planned to cut back over the next 12 months, but only
one in twenty (4.9 per cent) had any plans to seek help in doing so,
even though one in five of them would like help.
Lexology
(Scotland) - BMA Scotland supports measure to ban alcohol ads at
sporting events
The British
Medical Association in Scotland (BMA Scotland) has reportedly backed
legislation under consideration by the Scottish Parliament’s Health
and Sport Committee that seeks to ban alcohol advertising at all
events geared toward children younger than age 18. According to media
reports, the proposed measure would also prohibit the marketing of
alcoholic beverages near schools in addition to limiting ads on
retail premises.
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