NPR (Belgium) -
Belgium's Parliament Rejects Ban On Free Alcohol
Since the 1990s,
lawmakers have been given free beer and wine in the parliament
building. A member of the ethics committee suggested that maybe
banning it could "improve the quality of debate."
TheFix.com - New
Study Reveals Detrimental Effects of Heavy Alcohol Use On Adolescent
Brains
A new study found
that heavy alcohol use altered brain activity in adolescents, even
when those adolescents did not meet the criteria for a substance use
disorder.
Medical Xpress -
Binge drinking may quickly lead to liver damage
Alcohol consumed
during just seven weeks of intermittent binge drinking harms the
liver in ways that more moderate daily drinking does not, according
to researchers at UC San Francisco.
ABC Online
(Australia) - Doctors call for ban on alcohol sponsorship of
cricket
A group of leading
Australian doctors is calling for alcohol sponsorship of cricket to
be banned, saying it is harming children.
Imperial College
London - The brains of alcohol dependents and binge drinkers may
recover differently
Cells that clear
damage in the brain are less active in alcohol-dependent patients
after withdrawal than in models of adolescent binge-drinking.
The Boston Globe
(USA) - ‘Everything is on the table’ in sweeping review of
state alcohol rules
Massachusetts
Treasurer Deborah Goldberg is throwing open the doors to the most
extensive rethinking of how the state regulates alcohol since the end
of Prohibition, directing a new task force to create a more cohesive
set of rules that “deals with the 21st century.”
Scroll.in (India)
- Bihar liquor ban: No new licences to manufacture alcohol from
next financial year, says Nitish Kumar
While existing
licences will not be renewed either, affected companies will be
allowed to make non-alcoholic products in their current
establishments.
Ecommerce News
(Sweden) - Sweden wants to ban online sales of alcohol
The government of
Sweden has proposed a new law that will make it illegal for online
shops to sell alcohol to Swedish consumers. The new rules are
envisaged to enter into force on 1 January 2018. The law is most
likely to go against the EU regulations and the European Union has
declined such proposals before.
BBC News (UK) -
Worst 'alcohol harm' areas in Scottish Borders identified
A report has
highlighted the parts of the Scottish Borders which are worst hit by
"alcohol-related harm".
thejournal.ie
(Ireland) - Debate: We need to tell pregnant women not to drink
alcohol
A RECENT STUDY
suggests that over 60% of Irish mothers drink alcohol during
pregnancy. The research looked at more than 3,500 Irish maternal
records from 1990 to 2011 and examined the rate of foetal alcohol
syndrome, where the baby in the womb was affected.
The Moscow Times
(Russia) - Russian Alcohol Consumption Dives 33% From 2009
Russian alcohol
consumption has plummeted by a third in the past seven years,
official statistics have revealed.
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