ABC Online
(Australia) - Ice addiction 'pales into insignificance' compared
to harms linked to alcohol abuse, AMA says
Australia's peak
medical body has slammed the Federal Government's drug policy,
arguing its focus on methamphetamine is misplaced and alcohol abuse
is a far more pressing issue.
ABC Online
(Australia) - Indigenous community takes alcohol policy into its
own hands, using elders as bouncers at club
The club doesn't
run like an ordinary pub: punters are breath-tested before they
enter, and if they blow over the 0.05 blood alcohol limit, they're
not allowed in.
NHS Choices -
Reports that frequent drinking prevents diabetes are inaccurate
"Drinking a
moderate amount of certain drinks such as wine three to four times a
week reduced diabetes risk by about 30%," The Guardian reports.
That was the main reported finding of a Danish study looking at the
impact of alcohol on diabetes risk.
NDTV - Do You
Drink Alcohol Regularly? It May Raise the Risk of Skin Cancer
A heavy alcohol
consumer may be at an increased risk of developing non-melanoma skin
cancer. There are two most common types of non-melanoma skin cancer;
basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
(cSCC)
Globalnews.ca
(Canada) - Montreal anglophones drink more alcohol than
francophones: survey
A 2017 CROP survey
commissioned by Éduc’alcool shows that Montreal’s
English-speaking community drinks more frequently and excessively
compared to its francophone and allophone counterparts.
Zee News - Alcohol
is no stress-buster, consumption can have lethal impact
Many of us are
under the impression that alcohol can help us sail through the stress
period we experience in life but a recent study has challenged the
thought.
News-Medical.net
(USA) - Undocumented immigrants do not increase prevalence of
drug, alcohol crimes and deaths in the U.S.
Despite being
saddled with many factors associated with drug and alcohol problems,
undocumented immigrants are not increasing the prevalence of drug and
alcohol crimes and deaths in the United States, according to a new
study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
RAPSI (Russia) -
Putin toughens penalties for illegal alcohol circulation
Russian President
Vladimir Putin has signed a bill toughening penalties for illegal
production and sale of alcohol and alcohol-containing products into
law.
Herald Scotland
(Scotland) - SNP Cabinet Secretary accepted hospitality from
drinks giant opposed to alcohol minimum pricing
AN SNP Cabinet
Secretary benefited from £1,000 of hospitality from one of the
strongest opponents of Government policy on the minimum pricing of
alcohol.
Irish Medical
Times (Ireland) - Drugs, alcohol strategy funding to be addressed
year by year
Funding for the
new national drugs and alcohol strategy, ‘Reducing Harm, Supporting
Recovery: A health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland
2017-2025’, will be addressed by each relevant Government
department in the context of the Annual Estimates process over the
lifespan of the policy, the Department of Health has said.
Addiction Now
(USA) - Over 2 million were addicted to alcohol and drugs in 2014,
gov report
New government
data reveals that 2.3 million American adults suffered from both a
past-year illicit drug addiction and an alcohol addiction in 2014.
Science Daily -
Universal screening for alcohol misuse at hospital admission
identifies patients at risk of developing alcoholic liver disease
In a landmark
study of over 50,000 hospital admissions, investigators demonstrated
the feasibility of introducing universal screening for alcohol misuse
to identify patients at risk.
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