HelloGiggles - I had to give up
drinking, and I realized the unhealthy ways we talk about alcohol
A year ago, right
after my 21st birthday party, my mom told me that she thought I might
have a drinking problem. “I want you to be careful because it seems
like most of your social life is focused around drinking,” she
explained. During the party, my friends had given speeches and shared
stories of me getting drunk.
The New Daily
(Australia) - Youths suffering under loved ones’ drug and
alcohol abuse: Report
Heavy drinking and
drug use has placed thousands of high school students at a
disadvantage in life, but they’re not the ones with the problem.
The Manila Times
(Philippines) - ‘Economic cost from alcohol to hit P256B’
THE economic cost
of alcohol consumption could reach P256 billion by 2022, according to
the Department of Finance (DoF).
Futurity: Research
News - COLLEGE EDUCATED WOMEN DRINK MORE BOOZE
While the gap is
shrinking between men and women who drink, the new research finds
variations in the amount and frequency women drink based on age,
race, education, marital status, and other factors.
Globalnews.ca
(Canada) - Will weed edge out alcohol? Here’s why there’s no
sign of it so far
There’s little
evidence so far of many people drinking less to make room for legal
cannabis, largely because people use the two substances in different
ways, a market research expert argues.
Science Daily -
Parent-targeted interventions in primary care improve parent-teen
communication on alcohol and sex
New research shows
that brief parent-targeted interventions in the primary care setting
can increase communication between parents and their teens about
sexual and alcohol-related behavior. This method may serve as an
important strategy for parents to influence adolescent behaviors and
health outcomes.
Physician's Weekly
- Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy Ups Miscarriage Risk
Alcohol
consumption during pregnancy is associated with a dose-dependent
increase in miscarriage risk, according to a review published in the
August issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.
Simple Flying
(USA) - United Airlines Pilots Banned From Alcohol For 12 Hours
Before Flying
Following the
arrest in Glasgow, Scotland, of two of its pilots, United Airlines
has laid down its own, revised bottle to throttle rule that divorces
the drinking of alcohol from flying a plane.
TimesLIVE -
Pregnant? Avoid all traces of alcohol - even 'non-alcoholic'
drinks
Drinking any
alcohol while pregnant could have lifelong consequences for unborn
babies, experts say. This comes as a new trend has emerged in the
lucrative beverage market, where alcohol companies are creating
"non-alcoholic" versions of their products, which actually
do contain small amounts of alcohol.
Weston Mercury
(UK) - Call for more awareness of cancer risks with alcohol
consumption
According to
figures from NHS Digital, 265 people were suffering from a cancer
linked to drinking between 2015 and 2017.
Our Auckland (New
Zealand) - Watch: Safer Communities Together – preventing
alcohol sales to minors
While the iconic
“always blow on the pie” advice from NZ Police maybe famous,
their covert missions to prevent alcohol sales to minors aren’t. In
the spirit of ‘Safer Communities Together’, NZ Police’s Alcohol
Harm Prevention team and Auckland Council alcohol licensing
inspectors are regularly out and about checking that licensed
premises are sticking to rules within the Sale and Supply of Alcohol
Act 2012.
TheFix.com -
Secondhand Drinking: When Your Alcohol Problem Becomes Everybody
Else's
Types of harm from
secondhand drinking included being pushed or hit, feeling threatened
or afraid, being a passenger of a drunk driver, marital problems,
family problems, and financial problems.
YLE News (Finland)
- Surprise turn: Teen consumption of alcohol and snus edges upward
Youth in Finland
still drink and smoke significantly less than in the early 2000s, but
now this positive trend seems to have come to a halt, according to
the biannual Adolescent Health and Lifestyle Survey.
RNZ (New Zealand)
- Alcohol-related harm experts shun advertising code review
An expert on
alcohol-related harm says there's no point in submitting on a review
of the code which governs how companies can advertise their booze.
Alcohol Change
(UK) - Exploring alcohol harm: concluding our series of rapid
evidence reviews
Today we have
published our sixth Rapid Evidence Review (RER) to conclude our
series of short research reports commissioned by us earlier this
year, looking into priority areas in the field of alcohol harm
reduction.
Herald.ie
(Ireland) - Report of youngsters drinking less criticised by
alcohol campaigner
New research has
revealed the number of Irish youngsters aged 15 and 16 who drank
alcohol fell from half to just over one-third between 2011 and 2015.
However, the study, which was funded by a number of alcohol
producers, has been questioned by a public health doctor.
Medical Republic -
Alcohol – the ignored breast cancer risk factor
Drinking alcohol
has been proven to increase the risk of developing breast cancer in
more than 100 studies, but both the general public and health
professionals continue to ignore the issue.
EurekAlert - Binge
drinking may be more damaging to women
Alcohol
consumption is a major cause of chronic liver disease in the United
States, and binge drinking is emerging as a significant contributor
to liver injury. According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, one in six U.S. adults binge drink four times per month.
Arte (EU) - Here's
to Health! Europe and Alcohol
Europeans are
world champions of alcohol consumption. 23 million Europeans are
alcohol dependent and 195,000 die from alcoholism each year. An
appalling state of affairs.
news.ru (Russia) -
3% of Russian spendings go on alcohol and tobacco
An average of 3%
of total Russian spendings in 2018 went on alcoholic beverages and
tobacco products.
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