Bustle (USA) - How Much Do People
Spend On Alcohol? An Analysis Shows How Much People In U.S. Cities
Spend Over A Lifetime
Recently,
Alcohol.org, an alcohol use disorder resource, looked at how much
people spend on alcohol over the course of a year — and over the
course of a lifetime. The results might just make your bank balance
wince.
University of Cape
Town News (South Africa) - A minimum unit price on alcohol could
limit heavy drinking
In May 2018,
Scotland introduced a minimum unit price of 50p per unit (8g) of
alcohol, with the aim of reducing abusive drinking. Research had
shown that a large proportion of very cheap alcohol consumed in
Scotland took the form of heavy drinking, resulting in drunkenness
and other socially unacceptable behaviour.
MuMbrella
(Australia) - Junk food and alcohol ads scrapped by Queensland
government
Queensland’s
state government has announced it will ban junk food and alcohol ads
at government-owned outdoor sites in an effort to combat childhood
obesity.
Quartz - Why
faking positive emotions at work can lead to heavier alcohol
consumption
Here’s an
experiment. Think of the last time you had a rough night at home:
your kid threw a fit; your partner was insensitive; the bills were
too high; your parents demanded too much. Now think of the next
morning, when, being short on rest and patience, you went to work and
forced a smile. You acted like everything was fine, even though
internally, you felt way off your game.
The Brussels Times
- University study finds reason to ban advertising of alcohol
A total ban on the
advertising of alcohol is necessary from the public health point of
view, according to a study conducted at the University of Ghent for
the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (Belspo) and relayed on
Wednesday by the newspaper De Morgen.
The Moscow Times
(Russia) - Half of Russia’s Alcohol Sold Illegally, Regulators
Say
Almost half of the
alcohol products sold in Russia last year were on the market
illegally, the state Federal Alcohol Market Regulation Service
(Rosalkogolregulirovanie) said this week.
www.ekathimerini.com
(Greece) - A third of Greeks drive under influence of alcohol
More than a third
of Greek motorists drive while under the influence of alcohol,
significantly above the European Union average, according to the
Hellenic Society of Forensic Medicine.
Independent Online
(South Africa) - Alcohol abuse a massive role in emergency
incidents in Cape
Injuries related
to alcohol abuse plays a dominant role in the province and is an
increasing societal problem which is impacting and placing strain on
the Western Cape Government Health Emergency Centres in the Cape Town
Metropole.
Healthline - How
‘Mommy Juice’ Culture Is Normalizing Alcohol Addiction
If you think it’s
becoming more difficult to avoid seeing phrases like that on social
media, you’re not alone. Between memes, jokes between friends, and
even movies dedicated to women and their love for wine, it can
sometimes feel like there’s no escaping the “mommy juice”
banter.
The Federalist -
Almost Everything You Know About Alcohol Prohibition Is Wrong
We should stop
comparing alcohol prohibition to other kinds of prohibition. Yes, it
did fail, but the reasons for its failure cannot be extrapolated to
other forms of prohibition.
EurekAlert
(Australia) - Heavy drinkers consuming more than half of all
alcohol
La Trobe
University researchers have found the heaviest drinking 10 per cent
of Australians drink over half the alcohol consumed in Australia,
downing an average of six standard drinks per day.
VICE (India) -
'Ban Alcohol or We Won't Vote': Rural Women in South India Warn
Political Leaders
Reeling from the
consequences of rampant alcoholism among men in rural areas, many
women in the south Indian state of Karnataka are protesting using
their vote.
The Brussels Times
(Belgium) - Tax evasion on alcohol sales increases in Belgium
Last year, excise
duty evaded on beer, wine and spirits amounted to 17 million euros
and 10.9 million in 2017, it emerged from Roel Deseyn's (CD&V)
written question to the minister of finance Alexander De Croo (Open
Vld), De Tijd reported on Tuesday.
PsychCentral.com -
April Is Alcohol Awareness Month: The Wide Spectrum of Alcohol Use
Disorder
I used to work
with a guy who ate a half of a donut and let the other half sit on
his desk for the rest of the day. It didn’t bother him, but it
drove me crazy. I couldn’t concentrate on anything he said with
that tasty pastry lying there.
MyNation - World
Liver Day: Here's how social drinking is killing your liver
The liver is one
of the most hardworking organs in your body and it turns out your
weekend party-mode may just be causing irreparable harm to your
liver.
Vietnamnet
(Vietnam) - VN lacks tight control over alcohol consumption
Vietnamese people
consume alcoholic beverages in excess but the country lacks specific
regulations for prevention of its harmful effects, Deputy Health
Minister Nguyen Truong Son has said.
South China
Morning Post - How binge drinking – even if you stop before
you’re pregnant – can harm your baby’s life chances
Studies suggests
that drinking while pregnant can affect children and grandchildren,
and even drinking before conception can have harmful effects.
The Standard
(Australia) - More than a quarter of family violence incidents
involve alcohol in Warrnambool
Alcohol is
involved in at least one-in-four domestic violence incidents that end
up at the Warrnambool Base Hospital Emergency Department however
Western Region Alcohol and other Drug Centre director Geoff Soma says
that figure could be much higher.
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