Open Access Government - More
intense alcohol use by children with lenient parents
Researchers found
that children are more likely to start drinking alcohol, drink more
frequently and get drunk if their parents have a lenient attitude
towards drinking.
BBC News (UK) -
Latest health guidance missing from alcohol labels
The alcohol
industry has not updated health information labelling three years
after health experts issued new guidelines, the BBC has found.
The Local France
(France) - Cigarettes and alcohol: How young French people differ
from older generations
A new report in
France looks at how the younger generation are smoking and drinking
compared to their parents and there was some good news that means the
national stereotypes about the French may no longer apply.
The Guardian (UK)
- I’ve been honest about alcohol. But the drinks industry hasn’t
I’ve drunk more
alcohol than is good for me all my life. Deep down, I knew it
couldn’t be doing me much good, but I kept my lips to the glass and
my head in the sand and ploughed right on. Mea culpa.
CNN - People
are sick of drinking. Investors are betting on the 'sober curious'
Getaway in
Brooklyn was comfortably full for a Saturday night, when I came in to
try my first "shrub" — an acidic beverage made from
vinegar, fruit, sugar, club soda and zero alcohol.
The Conversation
UK - Drinking alcohol at conception shown to harm rats – new
study
Drinking alcohol
while pregnant can have a devastating impact on the developing baby,
leading to poor cognition and behaviour. Alcohol is also known to
increase the risk of miscarriages, stillbirth and other placental
complications.
Medical Xpress -
High-density of alcohol outlets and advertising affect youth
drinking
Alcohol use among
Tanzanian youth is rising and the high density of alcohol selling
outlets and alcohol advertisements coupled with low enforcement of
minimum drinking age laws are likely facilitating this uptick,
according to a study by the Columbia University Mailman School of
Public Health and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.
POPSUGAR - I
Stopped Drinking For 30 Days, and It Felt So Good That I'm Choosing
to Change My Habits
To be clear, I
enjoy having a drink with friends as much as anyone else. For most
20-somethings, alcohol is the common denominator in just about any
event on your social calendar. So when I first decided to give it up
for a month, I was more worried about navigating after-work happy
hours and dinner plans than I was about how my body would feel during
the adjustment.
Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Auckland Council could get new powers to ban alcohol in
streets around festivals and concerts
Local government
may soon be able to enforce temporary alcohol bans on streets around
music festivals and concerts without requiring evidence of
alcohol-related problems taking place.
Jersey Evening
Post - Parents want limits on alcohol advertising – survey
Some 71% of
parents want alcohol ads restricted on television, social media and
the internet, the Alcohol and Families Alliance said.
The Sun (UK) - One
in three men turn to alcohol to ease depression – the 10 warning
signs you are at risk
ONE in three men
turn to alcohol to ease depression, according to a new report.
Figures reveal that nearly two thirds of guys have experienced mental
health problems in the last five years.
The Canberra Times
(Australia) - Let's get alcohol strategy done: Hunt
Federal Health
Minister Greg Hunt expects a national plan to reduce the harm caused
by alcohol will be released in the coming months amid calls for a
campaign to improve public awareness.
The Gal Post -
EXPERTS EXPLAIN WHY PREGNANT WOMEN CAN’T DRINK ALCOHOL
Australian
scientists conducted a study and confirmed what a lot of harm to the
child is presented with alcohol both during pregnancy and immediately
before conception. On the work of specialists from the University of
Queensland in Brisbane, the newspaper “Evening Moscow”.
Irish Examiner
(Ireland) - HSE defends using children to catch retailers selling
alcohol to minors
The HSE has
defended using children in sting operations to catch retailers who
are selling alcohol to underage customers.
Phys.Org (New
Zealand) - Hidden cost of alcohol to workplaces estimated at $1.65
billion
Employees turning
up to work hungover, or not turning up at all, cost New Zealand $1.65
billion per year, a University of Otago study has found.
Kyiv Post
(Ukraine) - Economy ministry proposes increasing bottom prices of
alcohol
The Economic
Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine has proposed bottom
wholesale and retail prices of vodka and liquors by 10.7 percent,
whiskey, rum and gin – by 7.3 percent, cognac – by 9.1-9.5
percent, and win – by 7.4-10.2 percent.
Bloomberg (Oman) -
Oman to Impose 100% Tax on Tobacco, Alcohol Starting Next Week
Oman will
introduce 100% tax on tobacco, alcohol and pork meat from June 15, as
the sultanate follows other Gulf governments in trying to pare its
reliance on oil revenue.
Metro - How to
help a friend with depression when they’re drinking booze
Everybody knows
alcohol is a depressant (if you didn’t, you do now), but alcohol
can also be a really rather enjoyable way to distract yourself from
life’s miseries and make you think that karaoke and texting an old
hookup are both brilliant ideas.
Public Health
England (UK) - New evidence on alcohol-related harm to people
other than the drinker
We all know about
the harmful effects of alcohol to the drinker. However, evidence is
emerging for the harm caused by the drinker to their families,
co-workers, the community and society.
NDARC (Australia)
- Alcopops tax cuts drinking and harm
A new NDARC study
found that the introduction of an alcopop tax has significantly
reduced alcohol-related harm among young Australians, writes Carleen
Frost.
Pallium India
(India) - Rising alcohol consumption threatens health in India and
globally
A press release
from the Healthy India Alliance (HIA) calls for multi-sectoral action
for the increasing alcohol consumption in India. The growth in per
capita consumption is a global phenomenon, but the increase in India
is way out of proportion to the rest of the world.
NBC News (USA) -
U.S. death rates from suicides, alcohol and drug overdoses reach
all-time high
Rates of deaths
from suicides, drug overdoses and alcohol have reached an all-time
high in the United States, but some states have been hit far harder
than others, according to a report released Wednesday by the
Commonwealth Fund.
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