Eyewitness News
(South Africa) - ALCOHOL POLICY ALLIANCE CALLS FOR BAN ON ALCOHOL
CONSUMPTION IN PUBLIC
The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance in South Africa on Wednesday
said it was not realistic to rely on the goodwill of the public to control the
consumption of alcohol.
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The Counter - Less
than half of Americans know that alcohol is a carcinogen. Big Booze wants to
keep it that way.
The alcohol industry regularly spreads misinformation to obscure booze’s
cancer link. Public health groups are demanding label warnings to give
consumers clarity.
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News Medical - Older
people in wealthy countries consume more alcohol, finds study
A new global study finds older people in wealthy countries consume more
alcohol than their counterparts in middle-income countries, on average,
although a higher cost of alcohol is associated with less frequent drinking.
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News Medical - Atrial
fibrillation patients should avoid heavy alcohol consumption, warns study
Fourteen drinks a week is linked with a higher risk of health problems
including stroke and embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation, according
to research published in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of
Cardiology (ESC).
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Roy Morgan
(Australia) - Australians drink over 100 million glasses of alcohol in an
average week
New data from Roy Morgan, set to be released in the latest Alcohol Report,
shows wine is the most popular alcoholic drink, ahead of beer; and younger
drinkers are more likely to favour spirits than older counterparts.
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BBC News (Wales)
- Covid: Alcohol ban for Welsh pubs and restaurants from Friday
Welsh pubs, restaurants and cafes will be banned from serving alcohol from
Friday and will be unable to open to customers beyond 18:00 GMT.
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SciTech Daily - Drinking
Alcohol Blocks a Chemical in the Brain That Promotes Attention
In a new paper, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science
Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) report brain chemistry that may
contribute to why drinkers have difficulty paying attention while under the
influence.
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DutchNews
(Netherlands) - Misconceptions about alcohol are widespread, addiction
clinic says
The Dutch underestimate the dangers of drinking alcohol and almost 60% say
there are six standard glasses of wine in a normal bottle, when there are
actually 7.5, the Trimbos addiction clinic said in a new report out on
Thursday.
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The Wall Street
Journal (USA) - No Alcohol? No Problem. Spirits Are High in New York City
Just in time for the holidays—it’s New York City’s first zero-proof liquor
store. Or as owner Douglas Watters has it, “booze-free bottle shop.” It’s a
store stocked with fancy drinks that won’t get you drunk.
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Glamour Magazine
(UK) - Why now could be the perfect time to examine your relationship with
alcohol and try staying sober through December
Welcome to December's mental health column by writer and author Beth
McColl, where she explores the lessons learned from staying sober a month in
Lockdown.
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CBC (Canada) - Manitoba
plans to hire youth to help catch retailers selling cannabis, alcohol to minors
The Manitoba government plans to stop alcohol and cannabis retailers from
selling to minors by hiring young people for undercover operations.
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The Punch - Seven
reasons not to use alcohol when depressed
In May, about three months after the coronavirus index case was recorded in
Nigeria and lockdown measures were announced across states to curb the virus
spread, Peter Nnaji lost his job as a chef at one of the hotels at Lekki,
Lagos.
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Cape Talk (South
Africa) - New law on 0% blood-alcohol limit for drivers to be strictly
enforced, says FARR
Zero-tolerance for drunk drivers is the way to go, says the Foundation for
Alcohol Related Research.
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The Globe and
Mail (Canada) – We can’t keep ignoring the public health crisis of alcohol
dependence
Imagine you are lying in a hallway stretcher of an emergency department.
You’ve just had a heart attack – the pain is gone, but part of your heart
muscle has stopped working. You’re scared. Anxious. Wondering what this means
for your health.
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IAS Blog (UK) - What
has 2020 done to the UK’s alcohol consumption?
o say 2020 has been tumultuous would be something of an understatement.
It’s been a strange old year full of crisis and, well, more crisis. If
stereotypes are to be believed, then the pub or the drinks cabinet is one of
the first ports of call for the British when hard times strike. So it might
seem reasonable to suspect that we’ve all been drinking more this year. Yet at
the same time, pubs have been closed, or severely restricted, since late March,
and we drink a lot in pubs. So maybe we’re drinking less overall?
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IAS - New
report on how nudge theory shapes alcohol policy
The public are 'blameworthy' for their own alcohol-related health issues,
according to a new IAS report looking into how the public health initiatives
use nudge theory’s principles to frame actions and attitudes.
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Your Room
(Australia) - A profile of alcohol-related harm in NSW
Before a packaged liquor licence is approved in NSW, the community are
given an opportunity to raise their concerns through the Community Impact
Statement process. So begins a process of examining the harms caused by alcohol
in a community and what effect increased outlets or venues may cause.
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