Independent
(Ireland) - Drink driving is getting worse: alcohol factor in 38pc
fatal crashes
DRINK-driving is
getting worse. April this year was the worst month for drink-driving
offences in five years. Alcohol is a contributory factor in 38pc of
all fatal crashes. This is a real crisis. All over the country, we're
asking ourselves, "How did this happen? How did this become
normal?"
MinuteHack -
Marketing Alcohol: From Baby Boomers To Generation Z
There was a time
when each new generation of legal drinkers signalled a fresh
opportunity; marketers looked at loyal older customers living longer
lives, then at the new arrivals and rubbed their hands with glee.
Madhyamam (India)
- Drunk drivers are like suicide bombers: Court
Drunken drivers
are no less than "suicide bombers", a sessions court has
said while refusing to show leniency to such a person by upholding
his five-day jail term.
New Zealand Herald
(New Zealand) - Underage teens' access to alcohol becoming 'out of
control' in Dunedin
Dunedin police are
investigating further allegations of sober drivers peddling alcohol
to underage teens, as more parents come forward with concerns.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Vancouver restaurants may have to list alcohol percentages on
menus
The City of
Vancouver wants restaurants and bars to start listing the alcohol
percentages of drinks on their menus, but an industry group isn't
exactly toasting the idea.
BBC News (Wales) -
Minimum alcohol pricing for Wales back on table
Plans to introduce
a new law setting a minimum price for alcohol in Wales could be
revived by the Welsh Government.
Herald Sun
(Australia) - Aussie drinking habits revealed in alcohol
consumption report
BEER drinkers are
most brand loyal, our taste for wine improves with age, and Baby
Boomers are the biggest boozers, a report has found.
CTV News (Canada)
- Report shows thousands hospitalized due to harmful consumption
of alcohol
A new study shows
there are more hospitalizations for alcohol consumption than for
heart attacks and thousands of Canadians have been admitted for
alcohol-related conditions over the last few years.
NIT - Study
confirms long-term foetal alcohol effects
Children with
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder caused by their mothers drinking
alcohol during pregnancy are more likely to fail at school, talk
about killing themselves and have problems paying attention.
NDTV - Beware!
Excessive Boozing May Make You Age Fast, Warn Experts
Lots have been
said and researched about the harmful effects of excessive alcohol
consumption by experts from across the globe.
thejournal.ie
(Ireland) - 'Our children's television viewing is bombarded with
the thrills and spills of alcohol'
MANY PARENTS WHO
have enjoyed raising their families may well have encountered a time
when their child invented an imaginary friend. This is certainly not
unusual and is widely regarded as a routine part of normal childhood
development.
Washington Post -
Even moderate drinking causes atrophy in brain area related to
memory, learning
Popular belief,
backed up by various studies, holds that a moderate amount of alcohol
can be good for your heart. Might it have a similar effect on your
brain?
The Times
(Scotland) - MacAskill calls for new steps to beat scourge of
alcohol
Scots should only
be allowed to buy supermarket alcohol via separate tills and fewer
outlets should be permitted to sell drink in an effort to denormalise
a habit causing 22 deaths a week, says a former justice minister.
The Hippocratic
Post (UK) - A&E departments failing young people with alcohol
problems
Nine of out of ten
Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments are failing to identify
young people with alcohol problems, preventing them from getting the
vital help they need, according to a recent study published in the
Emergency Medical Journal.
Olive Press
(Spain) - Alcohol and drug checkpoints increased on Spain’s
roads this weekend
SPAIN is to see an
increase in alcohol and drug checkpoints on its roads this weekend.
Checkpoints will be especially increased on conventional roads and
roads with a high incident rate.
The Conversation
AU (Australia) - Paramedics treating more young women for alcohol
intoxication than men
More young people
are needing emergency assistance for alcohol intoxication than in
previous years, new data from Western Australia show.
Medical Xpress -
Important role of GPs in reducing alcohol-related harms
Two new reports
launched at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on 22 June
2017, involving the University of Stirling, highlight the important
role that GPs have in raising the issue of alcohol use in GP
consultations.
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