National
Law Review (France) - Loi Évin: How Law Makers in France Have
Forced Divide Between Alcohol & Sport
Recently,
rugby legend Dan Carter made the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
After being pulled over by the police on Avenue des Champs-Élysées
for speeding, police discovered that he was over the alcohol limit.
AJC.com
- Is alcohol really good for your heart?
The
idea that alcohol may be good for your heart has been around for a
while. While moderate drinking may offer health benefits, drinking
more can cause a host of health problems. So should you turn to
alcohol to protect your heart?
Baltimore
Sun (USA) - Maryland alcohol tax increase linked to drop in drunk
driving crashes
Alcohol-related
crashes where people were killed or hurt dropped by an annual rate of
6 percent after the state raised the alcohol sales tax in 2011,
according to a University of Maryland-led study to be released
Monday.
The
Bulletin (Belgium) - Stricter regulations to tackle alcohol use
among minors
Federal
health minister Maggie De Block is introducing stricter rules
concerning alcohol use among minors aged 16 to 18. Currently,
under-18s are restricted to the consumption of beer and wine. It is
illegal for them to drink, buy or be sold spirits.
The
Guardian (Australia) - Cricket Australia has dropped the ball on
alcohol sponsorship
Late
last week, Cricket Australia and Carlton and United Breweries (CUB)
announced their 20-year sponsorship deal – estimated to have been
worth $65m over five years – had come to an end.
YLE
News (Sweden/Finland) - Swedish alcohol monopoly worried about
Finns' boozing
The
Swedish alcohol monopoly, Systembolaget, has complained about a
proposed change in Finnish alcohol law because it might cause Finns
to drink more. Finns already drink more than their neighbours in
other Nordic countries, and that gap is likely to expand if Finland
relaxes the rules on selling alcohol.
Glasgow
Daily Times (Scotland) - Glasgow council moves to ban adults
providing alcohol access to minors
Glasgow
City Council unanimously passed the first reading of an ordinance
Monday that makes it illegal for a person with control of a premises
to knowingly host, permit or allow a gathering to take place on the
premises where at least one minor consumes an alcoholic beverage.
Irish
Times (Ireland) - How alcohol may be affecting your health and
fitness
Kicking
back with a glass of wine sounds like an enjoyable way to boost your
health. Pinot noir in hand, you wouldn’t even have to break a
sweat. If recent headlines are to be believed, drinking a glass of
red is equivalent to an hour in the gym.
Los
Angeles Times (USA) - What you need to know about Utah's .05%
drinking limit in 7 numbers
Proponents
argued the new legal standard will improve public safety, while
opponents assailed it as hurting the state’s tourism industry.
Irish
Times (Ireland) - Surge in teenage alcohol-related admissions at
children’s hospital
There
were more than five times as many teenage admissions to one of the
State’s main children’s hospitals due to alcohol use last year
compared with 2015, new figures show.
STA -
Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija (Slovenia) - Alcohol consumption in
Slovenia too high for public health
Registered
alcohol use in Slovenia increased in 2015 compared to the year before
to 11.5 litres of pure alcohol per population above 15, according to
data of the National Public Health Institute (NIJZ). Consumption is
thus at more than twice the acceptable annual level of five litres
per person.
CBC.ca
(Canada) - Northwestern Ontario has a drinking problem, health
unit finds
People
living in the region west of Thunder Bay, including communities such
as Kenora, Dryden, Fort Frances, and Sioux Lookout, are more likely
to drink heavily than others in the province, according to a new
report from the Northwestern Health Unit.
The
New Daily (Australia) - ‘Ban all booze ads’: doctors call last
drinks on brewers
A
wide-ranging ban on the marketing and advertising of alcohol must be
placed at the top of measures needed to counter Australia’s
binge-drinking culture and alcohol-related harm including crime,
assaults and domestic violence, says the Australasian College of
Physicians.
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