The Moscow Times (Russia) - Russia's
Alcohol Imports Plunge to Record Lows
Russia saw a
record drop in alcohol imports in 2015 as a result of the weakening
ruble and a decline in Russians' purchasing power, the Kommersant
newspaper reported Thursday.
The Washington
Post - This mother drank while pregnant. Here’s what her
daughter’s like at 43.
Kathy Mitchell
wants to share something with you. She’s not proud of it, and it’s
not a behavior she hopes you’ll emulate. It’s just the truth: As
a teen, Kathy drank alcohol while pregnant with her daughter, Karli.
It was a perilous if unwitting mistake that has defined both of their
lives.
ABC Online
(Australia) - Alcohol industry reliant on problem drinkers, say
critics
The message to
drink responsibly tags nearly every alcohol commercial. But research
published today suggests that's a fairly pointless message. It shows
that the majority of drinkers, as the liquor industry likes to point
out, already do drink responsibly.
Budapest Business
Journal (Hungary) - Report: Hungary could introduce national
alcohol stores
The Hungarian
government could begin drafting a new law by spring that would entail
the introduction of national alcohol stores, similar to those used
for the sale of tobacco in Hungary, Hungarian weekly Figyelő wrote
in its latest issue, citing unnamed sources.
Medical Xpress -
Genetic component of alcohol consumption confirmed in Western
populations
How much alcohol
you drink and how hard it affects you are rooted in your DNA. Much
studied in Asian populations, this study at the University of
Valencia contributes conclusive evidence to an emerging Western
scientific literature on the subject.
Medical Daily -
Popular Music Videos May Encourage Teens To Use Tobacco And
Alcohol Through Overexposure
Popular music
videos may expose teens to alcohol and tobacco imagery, and may
encourage them to use the substances, according to a study published
in the Journal of Epidemiology & Communication Health.
Daily Mail (UK) -
One in five over-50s risk damaging their health after turning to
alcohol to cope with retirement, bereavement and loneliness
Older people are
increasingly turning to booze to cope with life difficulties
including retirement, bereavement and loneliness. Drink Wise, Age
Well report also found that over-50s were turning to alcohol due to
feeling like a failure, depressed and downhearted.
The Independent
(UK) - Generation Abstemious: More and more young people are
shunning alcohol
Time was when to
be young and not drink was unusual, to say the least. Not any more.
Oscar Quine goes non-alcoholic with Generation Abstemious and finds
out why they've turned their backs on booze.
Prague Daily
Monitor (Czech Republic) - ČR wants to cut alcohol and tobacco
consumption by 2020
The Czech Republic
wants to cut alcohol consumption by 5 percent and tobacco by 8
percent at least within five years via reduced availability and
higher prices, according to the planned measures that national drug
coordinator Jindrich Voboril presented yesterday.
Healio - High
alcohol consumption increases risk for HCC in fatty liver disease
Researchers in
Japan found that high consumption of alcohol increased the risk for
hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with fatty liver disease,
according to data from a retrospective cohort study.
The Conversation
AU (Australia) - Alcohol companies target the 20% of Australians
who drink 75% of the alcohol
Researchers have
known for a long time that alcohol consumption is quite concentrated
in a small part of the population. They argue about the exact
distribution, but there is substantial agreement that, so long as
alcohol sales are not heavily restricted, consumption is distributed
in a quite predictable way.
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