BBC News (Wales) -
Welsh minimum alcohol price set for March 2020
A law setting a
minimum alcohol price in Wales will come into force on 2 March, under
Welsh Government plans.
The Guardian -
Alcohol industry 'puts pregnant women at risk', researchers say
Alcohol firms and
bodies they fund are encouraging women to drink in pregnancy –
putting their unborn child in danger – by publishing false and
misleading information about the risks involved, new research claims.
Medical Xpress -
Alcohol preloading leads to increased intoxication
People who preload
alcohol before a night out drink more than they predict and are more
intoxicated at the end of the night a Griffith University study has
found.
Irish Examiner
(Ireland) - Alcohol a factor in more than half of fatal fires
Long-awaited
minimum unit pricing will help reduce the risk of fire deaths, says
Alcohol Action Ireland.
RTE.ie (Ireland) -
Minister to seek approval on minimum pricing for alcohol
The Minister for
Health has confirmed that he will seek Cabinet approval on the
minimum unit price of alcohol by the end of the year.
The Conversation
CA (Canada) - Canada needs an Alcohol Act to address the damage
caused by this deadly carcinogen
With the opioid
overdose crisis, concern about teens using electronic cigarettes and
our fascination with the legalization of cannabis, our most dangerous
legal drug continues to be ignored by Canadian policy-makers.
Washington Post
(USA) - Bill would require new vehicles to have alcohol detectors
to fight drunken driving
A new push is
underway for federal legislation that would require new U.S. vehicles
to have alcohol-detecting devices that stop drunk drivers before they
get on the road.
Stuff.co.nz -
Alcohol firms 'nudge' women to drink during pregnancy, according
to study
Big booze
companies are spreading misinformation about how safe alcohol is to
drink while pregnant, a new study has found.
The Independent
(UK) - Alcohol tax cuts cause nearly 2,000 extra deaths in seven
years, study finds
Cuts in alcohol
tax have led to nearly 2,000 extra deaths and more than 100,000 extra
crimes in England in seven years, according to new research.
Contemporary Obgyn
(USA) - Older women are consuming more alcohol
A new study
indicates that binge drinking is becoming more prevalent among
middle-aged women and clinicians need to do a better job of screening
their patients for the condition. The results were presented at the
North American Menopause Society 2019 Annual Meeting.
GMA - Babies at
higher risk of heart defects if dad drinks alcohol before conception:
Study
Does a dad's
drinking matter as much as a mom's before conception? Researchers in
China believe that a father's alcohol intake may actually affect a
future child more than a mother's.
The Brussels Times
(Belgium) - New measure banning alcohol consumption in central
Brussels announced
The mayor of
Brussels, Philippe Close, announced on Monday the introduction of a
new measure to counter alcohol consumption in central Brussels.
AsiaOne (Hng Kong)
- 'One day at a time': How a Hong Kong alcoholic gave up booze
"They call it
'the great remover': it removes everything that makes you happy,"
says Norm (not his real name) on the insidiousness of alcohol
addiction.
GhanaWeb (Ghana) -
Government urged to increase taxes on tobacco and alcohol in 2020
Budget
Stakeholders
fighting against the spread of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in
the country are proposing an increment in taxes on tobacco,
cigarette, alcohol and other sugar-sweetened products to increase
their prices so as to make them unattractive for consumption.
University of
Victoria (Finland) - New report - Finnish alcohol policy at the
crossroads
A new study,
commissioned by the Finnish alcohol monopoly, Alko and led by
researchers at CISUR and a team of international experts, was
released today, titled Finnish alcohol policy at the crossroads: The
health, safety and economic consequences of alternative systems to
manage the retail sale of alcohol.
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