Otago Daily Times (New Zealand) -
Alcohol interlocks for more drivers
The number of
drivers subject to alcohol interlocks in Dunedin may increase from a
handful to several hundred, under the Government's proposed changes,
Sober Check director Gavin Foster says.
The Independent -
Student debt worries causing depression and alcohol dependency,
new research finds
Students who
experience financial difficulties and worry about debt have a higher
chance of suffering from depression and alcohol dependency, new
research has found.
The Guardian (UK)
- Olympic sponsorship and alcohol don’t mix
As medical bodies
and charities who support children and young people through sport, we
are writing to express our concern that Strongbow is an official
partner of Team GB at the 2016 Olympic Games.
Star2.com - Your
lungs may be at risk when you drink too much alcohol
Researchers have
discovered another reason to reduce alcohol consumption, finding that
adults who drink excessively have less nitric oxide in their exhaled
breath than adults who don’t drink.
Republica - Euro
2016 violence to influence Qatar World Cup alcohol plan
The hooliganism at
the European Championship in France could affect the availability of
alcohol at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Telegraph.co.uk -
Jet2.com to ban alcohol sales on all early morning flights
After last week’s
warnings that UK airports are becoming a “wild west” thanks to
round-the-clock availability of alcohol, one UK airline has announced
its plans to ban the sale of on-board booze before 8am.
Scoop.co.nz -
Uncovering the link between alcohol and cancer
New Zealand’s
leading experts in public health and alcohol harm, Professor Jennie
Connor and Professor Doug Sellman, will be in New Plymouth this month
to present the evidence that alcohol directly causes cancer.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - Irish women trapped in an abusive relationship with
alcohol
Recent media
reports of an emerging trend in younger women in their 30s and 40s
developing liver failure due to increased alcohol consumption may
have surprised many who read the headlines but to those of us who
work in the field of addiction, there was no surprise.
The National
(Nepal/UAE) - Alcohol takes grim toll on Nepalese in UAE
Young labourers
have been warned about the perils of alcohol after figures showed a
steep rise in the number of Nepalese workers in the UAE dying of
drink-related illnesses.
Times of India
(India) - Indians prone to cancer due to obesity, alcohol intake:
Experts
Indians are more
prone to oesophageal and other types of cancer due to obesity
resulting from sedentary lifestyle and improper food habits as well
as alcohol intake, according to medical experts.
RT (UK) -
‘Drunkorexia’: Brits skipping meals for guilt-free binge
drinking
Britons are
regularly skipping meals so they can binge on booze without gaining
weight, a new study into the nation’s health has revealed.
Irish Examiner
(Ireland) - Charity slams drinks industry call for tax cut
Last month, the
Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) used its pre-budget
submission to demand the reduction. It said a cut in alcohol excise
was a “vital response to the new and immediate effect of the
uncertainty caused by Brexit”.
Holyrood
(Scotland) - Zika virus is not the birth defect risk Scotland
should be most worried about
Alcohol, not the
Zika virus, is the Olympian challenge for Scotland when it comes to
the brain development of babies, according to prevention author Dr
Jonathan Sher.
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