Live Science - Alcohol Boosts the
Risk of Breast Cancer. Many Women Have No Idea
Drinking alcohol
is known to raise women's risk of developing breast cancer, but many
women aren't aware of this link, a new study from the United Kingdom
suggests.
The Independent
(UK) - Alcohol sales in Scotland hit 25 year low after minimum
unit pricing introduced
Alcohol sales in
Scotland fell to their lowest level since records began in 1994 in
the first year that ministers set a minimum price of 50p per
alcoholic unit.
Japan Today
(Japan) - Shibuya bans drinking alcohol on streets for Halloween,
New Year
The assembly of
Tokyo's Shibuya Ward approved an ordinance Wednesday banning the
consumption of alcohol on some of its streets and parks during
Halloween and New Year events to address an increasing number of
incidents.
Eng.Lsm.lv
(Latvia) - Saeima to slash alcohol tax as booze war with Estonia
hots up
The Latvian
parliament (Saeima) is set to respond rapidly to recent moves in
neighboring Estonia by dramatically reducing the excise tax payable
on alcoholic beverages as soon as June 20, reports LSM's Latvian
service, citing information from the LETA newswire.
The Local Sweden
(Sweden) - Booze to your doorstep? Sweden opens up alcohol home
delivery to everyone
After a long trial
period, Sweden's state-run Systembolaget chain will be able to
deliver alcohol home to customers across the entire country.
Isle of Wight
County Press (UK) - Alcohol labelling ‘would be mandatory under
Labour government’
Strict labelling
on alcohol products would be mandatory under a Labour government,
shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has said.
Vox (USA) -
Prohibition worked better than you think
America’s
anti-alcohol experiment cut down on drinking and drinking-related
deaths — and it may have reduced crime and violence overall.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Alcohol main cause of substance-related deaths in hospital
Heavy drinking
landed Dawn Nickel in the emergency department four times — twice
for alcohol poisoning and two more times when she took pills with
alcohol to try and kill herself.
Mic - How to
maintain sobriety at parties when alcohol is everywhere around you
The arrival of
summer not only brings higher temperatures, but the onslaught of
invites to seasonal outings like graduation parties, wedding
receptions, backyard BBQs, and office happy hours.
Gateshead Council
(UK) - Alcohol sponsorship of women's football questioned
Gateshead's
director of Public Health has questioned the ethics of the Football
Association for accepting alcohol sponsorship for the England Women's
team.
EurekAlert -
Alcohol advertisements influence intentions to intervene in sexual
assault situations
College students
who viewed alcohol advertisements that included objectified images of
women were less likely than others to report intentions to intervene
in alcohol-facilitated sexual assault situations in a study published
in the Journal of Health Communication.
The New York Times
- The New Sobriety
We all know what
sobriety used to be: sober, in all meanings of the word.
Bloomberg (UK) -
The City of London Finally Tackles Its Drink Problem
Lloyd’s of
London and the London Metal Exchange are bastions of sexism and
boorishness. It’s great that they’ve banned alcohol, but it’s
only a start.
Eng.Lsm.lv
(Estonia/Latvia) - Latvia and Estonia prepare for booze battle
over alcohol tax
If Estonia has
broken the agreement with Latvia regarding excise tax on alcoholic
beverages and started a pricing war, Latvia will have no choice but
to respond by reducing excise taxes accordingly, Prime Minister
Krišjānis Kariņš (New Unity) told reporters after a meeting of
the government Cooperation Council June 17.
BBC News (UK) -
The 'brutal reality' for alcohol-damaged children
A mother has laid
bare the "brutal reality" of bringing up her adoptive son
after he was left damaged by exposure to alcohol in the womb.
Globalnews.ca
(Canada) - Alcohol-related deaths remain a ‘silent epidemic’
in Canada: expert
Heavy drinking
landed Dawn Nickel in the emergency department four times — twice
for alcohol poisoning and two more times when she took pills with
alcohol to try and kill herself.
Gov.uk (UK) -
Alcohol’s harm to others
There’s a lot of
evidence about the relationship between alcohol consumption and harm
experienced by drinkers such as ill health, disability and death.
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