Science Nordic - When alcohol ruins
the holidays — and beyond
Nine adults told
researchers in detail how parental drinking affected their childhood
years, especially during the holidays. The problem was swept under
the rug to maintain a façade of a normal, happy family, while the
kids felt betrayed by other adults around them.
The Independent - Alcohol drinkers
struggle to reduce intake due to their partners' encouragement, says
research
Partners sabotage each other's attempts
to cut down on drinking, with men worse than women, new research
suggests.
ABC News (USA) - New Health Warning
Links Alcohol and Heart Problems
CNN - Alcohol abuse linked to higher
heart risks, study says
An estimated 10
million to 15 million Americans abuse alcohol, meaning excessive
drinking negatively affects their lives. Now, research suggests a
link between too much drinking and heart problems, the No. 1 cause of
death worldwide.
International
Business Times (Russia) - Russia Alcohol Deaths Update: Over 26K
Liters Of Surrogate Booze Confiscated After Poisoning Outbreak
Motivated by a
recent outbreak of alcohol poisoning cases in Siberia, officials have
confiscated more than 26,000 liters of illegal alcohol in Russia,
news agency TASS reported Monday.
The Institute of
Cancer Research - The acceptable poison: drinking alcohol will
remain a personal choice despite links to cancer
Alcohol is
everywhere in modern Western society, but with growing evidence of a
link to cancer, ICR PhD student Kevin Litchfield asks how long the
status quo will last.
Los Angeles Times
(USA) - Utah may lower the legal alcohol limit to .05% -- a first
in the nation
An effort is
underway in the state to lower the legal blood-alcohol concentration
for driving to .05 — a first in the nation. Currently, all 50
states have a .08 cap, eschewing suggestions from the National
Transportation Safety Board to redefine what constitutes drunk
driving.
Irish Examiner
(Ireland) - New law to fight drink-driving ‘likely’; lower
alcohol limit possible
Transport Minister
Shane Ross has said the spike in deaths on Irish roads last year was
“calamitous”, and has said dramatic and tough new laws to stamp
out drink-driving are likely.
ABC News - How
Alcohol Affects the Body in Cold Weather
Popping a bottle
of champagne during a New Year's Eve bash may be a tradition, but
drinking in excess while ringing in 2017 can be especially dangerous
in cold weather.
The Independent -
When media use pictures of drunk girls in alcohol stories, we’re
being misled
When the English
artist William Hogarth produced his infamous engravings of prosperous
“Beer Street” and chaotic “Gin Lane” in the mid-18th century,
it reflected efforts to control London’s supposed gin crisis. Gin
consumption had risen from very little at the beginning of the
century to 19 million gallons per year by the 1750s, and many people
had become alarmed.
Herald Scotland
(Scotland) - Kenny MacAskill: Alcohol killed my friend. That's why
I support minimum pricing
LIKE most people
I’ve done the walk of shame to the bottle bank. Neighbours were in
for the Bells and friends and family on Ne’erday. Significant
alcohol was consumed as the debris confirmed. More than we should
have, but it was a special occasion.
The Bolton News
(UK) - Rise in numbers of children being suspended for drug and
alcohol-related incident in schools in Bolton
THE number of
children being thrown out of Bolton schools for drinking and taking
drugs has more than quadrupled in just a year.
The Guardian (UK)
- 'Dad was an alcoholic': MP Jonathan Ashworth urges action on
drinking
Childhood memories
of growing up with an alcoholic father have prompted the shadow
health secretary to call for greater recognition of the damage done
by excessive drinking.
Arutz Sheva
(Israel) - Report: Half of Israeli high schoolers drink alcohol
regularly
Roughly half of
Israeli high school students drink alcohol regularly, a new study
shows, while one in eight smokes cigarettes.
The Globe and Mail
- Even light alcohol consumption may cause an irregular heartbeat
It’s called
“holiday heart” because it happens to binge drinkers who feel a
flutter or irregular heartbeat after too many cocktails at parties.
But a research review suggests it can happen after just one drink.
Kathimerini
(Greece) - No alcohol for drivers, say Greek coroners
Greek coroners are
advising those driving during the holidays to abstain from alcohol
altogether. Ahead of the New Year’s celebrations, the Hellenic
Society of Forensic Medicine noted that local morgues are always
filled with the bodies of young people at this time of year.
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