The Telegraph (UK) - Alcohol now so
cheap 13 pints can be bought for price of cinema ticket
Teenagers are able
to buy more than 13 pints of cider for the price of a cinema ticket,
according to a new report which says children are being put at risk
by “pocket money prices.”
Medical Xpress -
Drinking alcohol during puberty is associated with future
psychological disorders
Alcohol
consumption onset between 11 and 13 years old is associated with an
increased risk of psychological disorders in the future, according to
a study conducted by the Complutense University of Madrid. The most
common symptoms of more than 3,000 adolescents who participated in
the research were bodily discomfort, hostility and aggression.
South China
Morning Post (Hong Kong) - Hong Kong children drinking alcohol as
young as 10, study finds
Younger people are
starting to drink at just 10 years old, according to a new survey,
renewing calls to strengthen regulation around the sale of alcohol to
people aged below 18 years old.
The Guardian
(Scotland) - Scotland to introduce alcohol testing and GPS
tracking for tagged offenders
Offenders could
have their sweat tested for alcohol or have their movements tracked
using GPS tagging under community sentencing plans announced by the
Scottish government.
DutchNews.nl
(Netherlands) - The bill for alcohol use adds up to €2.5bn, says
ministry
Alcohol costs the
Netherlands a net €2.5 billion a year, according to a report
published by the health ministry.
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The Guardian
(Australia) - Alcohol: lockout laws substantially reduce violence,
review finds
Lockout laws and
restrictions on the sale of alcohol in late-night venues might be
controversial but they substantially reduce rates of violence, a
major international review has found.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - One in three motorcyclists who died in crashes had
drunk alcohol – study
A third of
motorcyclists who died in crashes during a five-year period examined
by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), drank alcohol before the
collision.
Wall Street
Journal (USA) - How Parents Can Curb Alcohol and Drug Use by Teens
A startling
government report says about 40% of U.S. full-time college students
engaged in binge drinking in the past month.
Medical Daily -
Drinking In Bars: Loud Music May Cause You To Drink More Alcohol
Than If You Were In A Quiet Setting
Bars and drinking
go together like peanut butter and jelly, and now there may be a
scientific reason for why. According to a study published earlier
this month in the journal Food Quality and Preferences, sound can
influence how much alcohol you end up drinking, and music may lead
you to drink more than you would in a quieter environment.
Russia Beyond the
Headlines (Russia) - Russian police want to introduce ‘idiot
test’ for drunk drivers
Russia's traffic
police reportedly are considering new options for assessing the
intoxication levels of drivers, including best practices like the
'idiot test' from Germany.
BT.com (UK) -
Teenage British girls more likely to get drunk than boys – study
The Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) study found 31% of
15-year-old girls reported having been drunk at least twice compared
with 26% of boys of the same age.
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