Live Science - College Rape Study
Reveals Alcohol, Drug Use Pattern
A woman's risk of
being raped during college is highest during her freshman year,
studies have shown. Now, researchers who want to understand which
women may be at greatest risk of experiencing sexual assault while
they are incapacitated due to drugs or alcohol during their first
year say they have uncovered two factors linked with women’s risk
of sexual assault.
The Guardian -
Gene mutation linked to impulsive behaviour with alcohol, study
finds
Disruption to gene
HTR2B could affect decision-making and self-control and may explain
why some people are more prone to impulsive behaviour.
EurekAlert -
Merging alcohol giants threaten global health, warn experts
The merger of the
world's two largest beer manufacturers "represents a major
threat to global health, to which researchers, funders and regulators
must respond more effectively," warn global health experts in
The BMJ this week.
PR Newswire -
Alcohol Justice And US Alcohol Policy Alliance Urge DC Metro
Leaders To Keep Transit System Alcohol-Ad Free
California-based
Alcohol Justice, and North Carolina-based US Alcohol Policy Alliance,
are asking the Board of Directors of the Washington Metro Area
Transit Authority (WMATA) to keep placing positive public health &
safety benefits over the questionable revenue gains that might be
derived from allowing alcohol ads on the DC Metro.
ITV News (UK) -
Research supports increasing alcohol duty
New research into
alcohol consumption shows increasing duty helps decrease the amount
of alcohol people drink. Studies show, raising alcohol prices has the
biggest impact on heavy drinkers and young people binge drinking.
ITV News (UK) -
Alcohol involved in half of domestic violence cases
Alcohol is a
contributing factor in almost one incident of domestic violence a day
in Jersey. A report has been released showing the amount of crimes
that have been committed in the island where the offender has been
drinking.
International
Business Times AU (Australia) - Drug and alcohol use in the
workplace costs billions to Australian businesses: Allianz
A range of experts
recently came together in the Allianz workers compensation seminar to
reveal the impact of drug and alcohol use in the workplace of
Australian businesses. The seminar heard that the use of alcohol and
drugs in the workplace cost billions of dollars to different
businesses in the nation.
Astana Times
(Kazakstan) - Domestic Alcohol Excise Taxes to Increase by 15
Percent
The Kazakh
Mazhilis (lower house of Parliament) approved on Nov. 11 changes made
by the Senate to the Law “On amendments and additions to some
legislative acts of Kazakhstan on the issues of taxation and customs
administration.” The law has been sent to the President for his
signature.
Iceland Monitor
(Iceland) - Majority oppose freeing up alcohol sales
A majority of
Icelanders oppose allowing the sale of alcohol in retail food stores,
according to a new opinion poll.
Glasgow Evening
Times (UK) - Alcohol related deaths in Glasgow fall to lowest
level in decades
ALCOHOL related
deaths in Glasgow have fallen to their lowest level in almost 20
years, figures show. The city's annual progress report suggests
inroads are being made in the battle against the most serious cases
of alcohol abuse.
Scotsman -
Scotland leading way in battle against alcohol abuse
Scotland is
leading the UK in its approach to tackling the country’s chronic
alcohol problems, a report by health experts has found.
Medical Xpress
(EU) - Experts call for action on the crippling socio-economic
costs of alcohol
Europe is the
heaviest drinking region of the world, with consumption levels in
some countries approximately twice the global average. Alcohol is the
world's No. 1 risk factor for poor health and premature death among
the 25-59 year age group, the core of the working age population.
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