ERR News (Estonia) - Tallinn wants
tougher alcohol restrictions
Tallinn deems it
necessary to lay down time of day restrictions for the sale of
alcohol in entertainment establishments and boost mandatory distance
between alcohol shops and child care institutions, Mayor Mihhail
Kõlvart announced on Wednesday.
BBC News
(Scotland) - Charity calls for alcohol minimum pricing to be
extended across UK
A charity has
called for Scotland's minimum unit pricing policy for alcohol (MUP)
to be rolled out across the UK.
The Scotsman
(Scotland) - Members of children’s parliament want alcohol to be
made ‘less visible’
Members of
Scotland’s Children’s Parliament have called for alcohol to be
made less visible and for tougher measures to stop people drinking in
public spaces.
YLE News (Finland)
- Alcohol sales in Finland down this summer
Preliminary
findings by market research firm Taloustutkimus revealed that alcohol
sales in Finnish grocery stores fell between January and August this
year. Sales in terms of litres decreased by two percent and in terms
of pure alcohol by 1.8 percent.
News-Medical.net -
Midwives need more support to deliver advice on alcohol
consumption in pregnancy
A new study funded
by the Institute of Alcohol Studies – ‘Alcohol guidelines for
pregnant women: Barriers and enablers for midwives to deliver advice’
– highlights the inconsistency in official guidance that led to
midwives giving different advice on alcohol consumption in pregnancy.
ABC News (Russia)
- Russian priests spray holy water from plane to stop 'alcohol
use' and 'fornication'
Russian Orthodox
priests in the Central Russian city of Tver took to the skies in a
small airplane to save citizens from "drunkenness and
fornication," reported a Russian local media outlet.
Reuters (USA) -
Alcohol taxes not close to covering cost of drinking harms in the
U.S.
The sum total of
taxes on alcohol doesn’t come close to paying the bills associated
with excessive alcohol consumption in the U.S., researchers say.
TodayFM (Ireland)
- New Laws Will Stop People Buying Alcohol With Loyalty Points
Shoppers will no
longer be able to buy alcohol in supermarkets with their loyalty
points. Health Minister Simon Harris said he has notified the
European Commission of his plans to regulate promotions that
"incentivise alcohol consumption."
The Local Sweden
(Sweden) - Should Sweden's alcohol store Systembolaget stay open
on Sundays?
Swedish
conservative opposition leaders have sparked debate about the
country's alcohol monopoly and tacos (bear with us) after calling for
Systembolaget to be open on Sundays.
The Dallas Morning
News (USA) - GAO survey: Alcohol, airline fees and long lines turn
fliers into abusive customers
Airline
customer-service agents say they often get verbal threats from
passengers, and sometimes they turn into physical confrontations. The
agents say alcohol, airline fees and long lines can anger passengers.
Korea Times (South
Korea) - More women suffering from alcohol use disorder: data
More than 74,000
Koreans were treated for alcohol use disorder at rehab clinics last
year, a government data showed.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Thousands of young people hospitalized due to cannabis and other
substance use, report reveals
About 65 young
people in Canada per day land in hospital because of harm caused by
cannabis, alcohol, opioids and other substances, according to a new
report.
ITV News
(Scotland) - Alcohol-related deaths ‘cut by more than 20% with
minimum unit pricing’
Minimum unit
pricing may have contributed to the number of alcohol-related deaths
in Glasgow falling by more than a fifth, according to new research.
Alcohol Change UK
(UK) - Addressing the needs of older drinkers
Address the needs
of older alcohol drinkers by enforcing action against age
inequalities in existing services and developing a range of
specialist services to support older adults who drink.
Euractiv (EU) -
Health expert: Cancer control plans must be implemented
Dr Albreht said
the risk factors in the region, mainly tobacco and alcohol
consumption, remain insufficiently dealt with. He said there is too
much freedom of smoking as well as exposure to passive smoking for a
large part of the population.
Stuff (New
Zealand) - Parliament 'whisky vs gin' cancer fundraiser is
'disturbing' say health experts
A cancer
fundraiser supported by the alcohol industry and hosted by an MP has
been condemned by health experts.
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