BBC News
(Scotland) - Weekly alcohol limit 'could cost £2.52' says Alcohol
Focus Scotland
The maximum
recommended weekly intake of alcohol can be bought for £2.52,
according to a new survey.
Washington Times
(USA/Japan) - Navy bans alcohol consumption, non-essential travel
in Japan after drunken driving incident
The U.S. Navy
instituted an indefinite ban on alcohol consumption and non-essential
travel for sailors stationed in Japan on Monday after a petty officer
was arrested in Okinawa over the weekend on suspicion of drunken
driving.
BBC News (UK) -
Blackpool considers ban on alcohol adverts by 2018
Alcohol
advertising could be banned in Blackpool in the next two years in a
bid to reduce the town's drink-related crime and health problems.
EurekAlert - Weak
evidence for prescribed alcohol drug, say scientists
A drug being used
to treat alcohol problems in the UK was licensed for use despite
insufficient evidence to prove its effectiveness, new research led by
the University of Stirling has found.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Life jackets could have prevented half of boating fatalities,
Canadian Red Cross study finds
As the weather
heats up, Saskatchewan residents are being urged to wear life jackets
on the water after a new report showed the jackets could have
prevented half of the boating deaths in Canada over the last two
decades.
The Advertiser
(Australia) - Australian drinkers are becoming more conscious
about their alcohol habits
AUSSIE drinkers
are becoming far more health conscious and are curbing the amount of
alcohol they consume each week.
dailytelegraph.com.au
- Should alcohol be banned on planes?
When something
isn’t broken, you leave it alone. When an issue is repeatedly
causing damage, distress and danger, it’s time to reassess.
VICE - Social
Media Is Making You Spend More Money on Alcohol
You’re pre-party
drink may still be supermarket vodka and lemonade (with a dash of
Ribena, just to take the paint-stripper edge off), but a new study
into alcohol-buying trends suggests that after some Facebook
scrolling and a quick check of the ’gram, you could be sipping
Cristal like it’s your birthday.
CapeTalk (South
Africa) - Tabled prime time ban on alcohol ads may change the game
for ad industry -expert
The proposal to
further limit time allocated to alcohol-related advertising on
television will create unique opportunities for ad agencies, says
radio advertising expert John Walls.
South China
Morning Post (Hong Kong) - Hong Kong doctors want ban on sale of
alcohol to under-18s
Doctors want a ban
on the sale of alcohol to anyone under the age of 18, and health
warning labels placed on all alcohol for sale in shops.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - Alcohol a factor in 40% of road deaths, RSA study
shows
Alcohol was a
factor in 38 per cent per cent of road deaths between 2008 and 2012,
the Road Safety Authority has said.
Baltic Times
(Baltics) - Booze-besotted Baltics wage war against the
society-plaguing scourge: Alcohol
Throughout a dozen
years, the three Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and particularly
Lithuania have sat on top of the international booze consumption
rankings, but now efforts to clamp down on the misery are stepped up
and are panning out.
The Phnom Penh
Post (Cambodia) - Alcohol a risk for sex workers, study finds
Both Cambodian
women engaging in sex work and their male clients engage in unhealthy
alcohol use, according to the findings of a soon-to-be-published
study.
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