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(Denmark/Finland) - Children with parental alcohol problems have an
increased risk of not attaining a secondary education
Parental alcohol problems increase the children’s risk of early school
leaving in Denmark and Finland. Children with parental alcohol problems are
also more likely to have other problems in their family, such as financial
difficulties, psychiatric disorders and divorce, which are related to school
drop-out.
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Cancer Council WA
(Australia) - Ineffective alcohol advertising watchdog says it was ok to
stay in and drink up during pandemic
Twelve months since Australia first went into lockdown, Cancer Council has
released a report demonstrating how industry codes failed to protect the
community from harmful alcohol advertising during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gov.uk (UK) - Sobriety
tags launched in England to tackle alcohol-fuelled crime
Sobriety tags and drinking bans aimed at reducing alcohol-fuelled crimes
launch in England today (Wednesday 31 March), following a successful rollout in
Wales.
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NBC Boston (USA)
- Being Away From Others Led to Spike in Alcohol, Drug Consumption
The pandemic led us away from people, with more working at home and fewer
social gatherings.
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Stuff (New
Zealand) - Public health experts, DHBs call for alcohol law change to protect
young Kiwis
Auckland’s public health body and three district health boards are calling
for a revision of the laws around alcohol promotion, as they say the status quo
is “failing to keep young people safe”.
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CBS News (USA) - Post-lockdown
consumers reach for alcohol-free drinks to avoid hangovers
Restaurants and bars in the U.S. are reopening and Americans who have been
cooped up for more than a year are relishing socializing in person again.
What's different, though, is that watering-hole patrons are increasingly consuming
alcohol-free cocktails, wine and beer, after lockdown fueled an uptick in
alcohol sales in the early months of the pandemic.
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Sidney Morning
Herald (Australia) - Parliament has a drinking problem so it’s time to
consider a booze ban
Removing alcohol from Parliament won’t solve its toxic culture, but it
should be part of the approach.
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Dutch News
(Netherlands) - Parks closed, alcohol banned as youngsters flock to the
sunshine
Alcohol has been banned in the popular Sonsbeek park in Arnhem while
outdoor spaces in other cities have been closed to the public as people flock
outside to take advantage of the spring sunshine.
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News Post Leader
(UK) - Calls for tighter restrictions on cheap alcohol
A health leader preparing to step down has again hit out at the price of
alcohol and the effects it has on communities.
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The Local Spain
(Spain) - ‘Alcohol tourism’: Footage of drunk foreign tourists in Spain
riles locked-down locals
Images of drunk foreign tourists shouting in the streets and police raiding
illegal parties in Madrid at a time when locals are not allowed to travel
between Spain's regions have left many Spaniards up in arms.
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NI Belfast Live
(Northern Ireland) - NI alcohol related deaths rise dramatically over ten
years
Northern Ireland has experienced a 48% rise in alcohol related deaths, new
figures show. The research by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research
Agency looked at ‘recent trends and socio-economic associations in
alcohol-specific mortality’ across the population.
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Business Media
(Germany) - CONTINUING DECLINE IN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN GERMANY DURING
CORONA YEAR 2020
Closed restaurants and bars, cancelled events, cross-border traffic
limitations: the measures taken to contain the coronavirus pandemic led to a
decline in the per capita alcohol consumption in Germany in 2020.
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