The Guardian (UK) - Alcohol-related
deaths among UK women at highest rate in 10 years
Alcohol-related
deaths among women in the UK have reached the highest rate since
2008, statistics have shown.
GOV.UK (UK) -
Funding to help improve the lives of those affected by alcohol
A total of £10.5
million of funding is being allocated by Public Health England (PHE),
to help improve the lives of adults and children impacted by alcohol.
New York Post
(USA) - People drink twice as much alcohol over the holidays
The average
American consumes double the amount of alcoholic drinks over the
holidays than any other time of year, according to new research.
WABC-TV (USA) -
Alcohol banned on railroads ahead of SantaCon in New York City
SantaCon is coming
to town and several railroads are banning booze in hopes of reining
in the holiday spirit.
Independent
Community Newspaper (New Zealand) - Coroner calls for increase of
alcohol purchasing age following death of drink-driving teen
A coroner is
urging the Government to raise the drinking age to 20 after the death
of a 19-year-old drink driver.
Times of Malta
(Malta) - Motorists urged to completely abstain from alcohol
Motorists should
abstain from alcohol completely as even a single drink could prove
costly for themselves and others, the Health Promotion Unit is
insisting.
Irish Examiner
(Ireland) - Irish alcohol prices could rise 'significantly' in
event of no deal Brexit
The price of
alcohol could rise "significantly" for Irish and British
customers if the EU-UK Brexit backstop deal fails to make it through
a Westminster vote and a no deal crisis occurs.
WebMD - Fetal
Alcohol Costs: $23,000 A Year Per Case
About 630,000
babies worldwide are born with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
each year. They'll need care averaging $23,000 annually, new research
suggests.
Canada NewsWire
(Canada) - Government announces new alcohol-impaired driving laws
will come into force
The Government of
Canada has taken important steps to strengthen the criminal justice
system to better protect Canadians from impaired driving.
Times of San Diego
- Opinion: We Need to Stop Glamorizing The ‘Mommy Drinking’
Culture
Women and alcohol
have a complicated relationship. When I wrote my thesis in the 1990s
on how women are portrayed in advertising, I found that women were
more likely to be portrayed as submissive characters to the dominant
male lead.
MedicalXpress (UK)
- First UK estimates of children who could have conditions caused
by drinking in pregnancy
Up to 17 per cent
of children could have symptoms consistent with fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD) according to new research published today in
Preventive Medicine.
South China
Morning Post (Hong Kong) - Hong Kong could put health warnings on
alcoholic drinks, health minister says after new rules on sales to
minors
Health warnings
could be put on beer cans and other alcoholic drinks in Hong Kong as
the government considers its next step in an effort to curb binge
drinking.
Radio NZ (New
Zealand) - Mental health report's calls on alcohol 'terrific' –
Sellman
The inquiry into
Mental Health and Addiction is also recommending the government take
immediate and strong action on the sale and supply of alcohol. In its
report released on Monday, the panel said the government has already
been presented with the evidence on how to reduce alcohol-related
harm, and the main obstacle to alcohol law reform is a lack of
political will.
Task and Purpose
(USA) - Binge Drinking And Drunk Driving Are On The Rise Among
Veterans
The number of
veterans drinking and driving has increased nearly 60% since 2014,
according to a study from American Addiction Centers.
Open Access
Government (UK) - Car breathalysers supported by public to prevent
drink driving
New research has
revealed that 90% of drivers would support breathalysers being
installed in cars to prevent drink driving.
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