New York Post (USA) - United
Airlines tightens alcohol rules after flight crew’s arrests
United Airlines
has strengthened its alcohol policy for pilots — a week after two
of them were arrested for allegedly being under the influence before
a flight from Scotland to Newark.
Metro (UK) - Uni
bar closed because students are turning their back on alcohol
A university is
shutting its union bar because students are ‘turning their back on
alcohol for daytime cafes’ instead.
Medical Xpress -
Scientists untangle links between our genes and intake of alcohol
and of salt
Scientists have
shed light on the complicated relationship between the makeup of our
DNA and how much alcohol we drink.
Medical Xpress -
Marijuana may boost risky effects of drinking alcohol
As the
legalization of medical marijuana and marijuana use are both on the
rise in the United States, people are not necessarily using alcohol
less and may be unaware of the risks of combining alcohol and
marijuana, according to researchers.
Gallup (USA) -
Religion and Drinking Alcohol in the U.S.
Americans who
attend religious services weekly are less likely than others to drink
alcohol, reflecting the centuries-old connection in American history
between religion and the perceived immorality of drinking.
ERR News (Latvia)
- Prices of alcoholic beverages in Latvian stores not dropping yet
Although the
Latvian excise duty on strong alcoholic beverages has been cut by 15
percent, retailers haven't yet lowered prices, as they are still
selling the products purchased at the previous tax rate, Henriks
Danusevics, president of the Latvian Traders Association, told BNS.
RNZ (New Zealand)
- Drinking damage: Call for national plan to stop alcohol harm
Public health
experts say it's high time that politicians realised the dangers
posed by alcohol and did much more to curb its use.
Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Major report into reducing alcohol harm ignored for
almost a decade
Successive
governments have been accused of turning a blind eye to a drug that
sees thousands of Kiwis end up in jail cells, hospitals and early
graves.
The Local Sweden
(Sweden) - Sweden's first automatic alcohol checks introduced in
Gothenburg
Sweden's first
permanent system for automatic alcohol checks has been introduced in
Gothenburg port.
Medical Xpress -
Older people with alcohol dependence problems desperately need
better support
Tom held a
responsible position at a charity. Friends described him as a kind
and caring man. But following the death of his father, he turned to
alcohol and lost his job and a close relationship.
BreakingNews.ie
(Ireland) - Cork GP urges young people to cut back on
'frightening' level of alcohol consumption
A Cork GP said he
is seeing more young people presenting in his surgery due to the
impact of binge drinking.
The Thaiger
(Thailand) - Thai anti-alcohol campaigners demand stricter
controls on underage drinking
Anti-alcohol
campaigners and youth networks, are calling on Metropolitan Police to
check on shops in Bang Sue district’s Soi Wongsawang 11 that are
allegedly selling alcohol to youth under the age of 20 in a location
adjacent to an educational institution.
The Copenhagen
Post (Denmark) - Alcohol consumption on the rise among young
Danish teenagers
A TV2 poll
suggests that one out of five people in Denmark think it is okay for
young people to indulge in alcohol before they are 16 years old.
Meanwhile, a survey carried out by the Danish Institute of Public
Health reveals that a trend that had seen alcohol consumption among
young people decline has started to reverse.
Brisbane Times
(Australia) - Doctors call for Queensland government to back
minimum alcohol price
A leading medical
body is pushing back against the Queensland government's refusal to
raise the cost of alcoholic drinks to a minimum standard price in the
state.
Eleven Myanmar
(Myanmar) - Rising number of mental health patients linked to
alcohol consumption
The number of
mental health patients receiving treatment at hospitals has
increased, and most of cases are related to alcohol consumption,
according to the Ministry of Health and Sports’ latest development
during three years.
Medical Xpress -
Parents' drug, alcohol and tobacco use negatively impacts all
areas of child well-being
We all know that
the use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs harms our own health. But many
people are not aware that their use of these substances can sometimes
also affect the health and well-being of others—including their own
children.
News-Medical.net -
People recovering from alcohol use disorder struggle to recognize
angry facial expressions
People in
early-stage recovery from alcohol use disorder can struggle to
recognize facial expressions of emotion ─particularly anger
─according to a study published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical
& Experimental Research.
The Conversation
(Australia) - Lessons from Queensland on alcohol, violence and the
night-time economy
Under the
“Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence” policy, which among other
things introduced statewide restrictions on trading hours, Queensland
has recorded reductions in assaults, ambulance attendances and
hospital admissions.
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