BBC - The
impact of banning alcohol during Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has left people across the globe holed up inside for
months, many worried about job security and health issues. It’s clear that in
many nations, some people have turned to alcoholic beverages to take the edge
off. An April survey revealed that 21% of Brits started drinking more after
they entered quarantine, with similar numbers in Canada.
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The Guardian (UK)
- Plans to record pregnant women's alcohol consumption in England criticised
Pregnant women’s alcohol consumption could be recorded on their child’s
medical records under plans for England being considered by National Institute
for Health and Care Excellence (Nice), prompting criticism from pregnancy
rights advocates.
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ERR News
(Estonia) - Tallinn city government late-night alcohol sales ban may pass
this week
Tallinn city government's legal affairs committee has proposed postponing
for nearly a year the entry into force of city-wide regulations which would
restrict the late-night sale of alcohol, and also more clearly define what
constitutes a nightclub, versus a bar, pub etc. However, daily Postimees
reports that the law, already postponed from spring, is likely to come into
effect this year.
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The Conversation
UK - Alcohol and your brain: study finds even moderate drinking is damaging
It’s a well-known fact that drinking too much alcohol can have a serious
impact on your health, including damaging your liver. But how much is too much?
For conditions such as liver cirrhosis, that’s usually more than 21 units of
alcohol a week – around two bottles of wine a week or one and a half pints of
beer a day.
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Waterloo
Chronicle (Canada) - Teens binge drink more often because of alcohol being
available in grocery stores, University of Waterloo study finds
A policy change that allowed alcohol to be sold in grocery stores in
Ontario has led some teens to go from abstaining from alcohol to binge-drinking
multiple times per week, a new study has found.
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ERR News
(Estonia) - Late-night alcohol sales ban to be implemented nationally from
next weekend
Late-night alcohol sales will be banned nationwide, including in hotels as
well as bars, pubs, clubs, restaurants and cafes from midnight next Friday, in
an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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Medical Xpress - Increase
in alcohol-industry funded research is a cause for concern, study suggests
The alcohol industry is increasingly funding academic research into the
impacts of alcohol consumption—with some studies making claims about the health
benefits of alcohol, new research suggests.
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Belfast Telegraph
(Northern Ireland) - Minimum alcohol price for NI 'a step in right
direction'
Medical professionals have welcomed a report recommending the introduction
of a minimum unit price for alcohol.
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Holyrood
(Scotland) - Associate feature: Putting prevention first on alcohol
Personal choice versus the nanny state. That’s the way that public health
prevention is characterised by opponents. But with one quarter of Scots
regularly drinking more than recommended, surely there’s more to it?
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The Independent
(UK) - Alcohol consumption is spiralling out of control – we need to
seriously address addiction
I’m a doctor and, with my team, I help a lot of very unwell people recover from
illness, often saving their lives. Covid-19 has heightened their needs and the
demand for our help has rocketed, meaning that many people go without support
or face long waits.
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Independent.ie
(Ireland) - Unrestricted sales of alcohol fuel the spread of Covid-19
The recent roadmap for the future does not explicitly blame alcohol for the
spread of Covid-19, but it is, it seems, at the heart of many of the activities
that carry most of the blame.
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OnMedica (UK) - NICE
calls for formal alcohol screening at every antenatal appointment
Midwives warn mandatory screening could break down trust, stigmatise women
and cause them to conceal drinking.
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Independent.ie
(Ireland) - More spent on alcohol despite Covid-19 closure of pubs as people
switch from beer to wine
IRISH people spent more on alcohol in the first seven months of the year
despite the closure of pubs due to Covid-19 restrictions.
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Alcohol Change
(UK) - 'It's everywhere' - alcohol's public face and private harm: our
response
Alcohol Change UK welcomes the publication today [14 September 2020] of the
report of the Commission on Alcohol Harm, ‘It’s everywhere’ – alcohol’s public
face and private harm.
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RC Psych (UK) - Addiction
services not equipped to treat the 8 million people drinking at high risk
during pandemic, warns Royal College
Addiction services in England are not equipped to treat the soaring numbers
of people drinking at high risk during the pandemic and must receive a
multi-million-pound funding boost in the upcoming spending review, says the
Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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