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(Estonia) - Survey: Estonians buying less alcohol in Latvia
The share of Estonians buying alcohol in Latvia fell to 23 percent in 2020
- the lowest in four years, a study from the Estonian Institute of Economic
Research (EKI) shows. However, there are now concerns rising fuel taxes may
send drivers over the border.
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WHO Europe - Reducing
harm due to alcohol: success stories from 3 countries
The WHO-recommended “best buys” for alcohol policy can easily help
countries to reduce health harms related to alcohol consumption. But according
to the new WHO/Europe report “Making the WHO European Region SAFER.
Developments in alcohol control policies, 2010–2019”, not many Member States
use these measures. Experience from Lithuania, Scotland and the Russian
Federation shows how effective they can be when countries choose to implement
them.
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The New York
Times (USA) - How Bad Is Our Pandemic Drinking Problem?
Even before the pandemic began, some Americans were drinking significantly
more alcohol than they had in decades past — with damaging consequences.
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Health Central - 10
Ways to Cut Back on Booze
THE LAST YEAR has been stressful, to say the least. If you've been turning
to alcohol to relax and, well, not freak completely out, you're not alone: The
frequency and amount of alcohol consumption more than doubled in 2020 compared
to 2018, according to the International Journal of Environmental Research and
Public Health.
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Wisconsin Public
Radio (USA) - More Drinking During The Pandemic Adds To Long-Term Rise In
Alcohol Use
New research shows alcohol abuse has gotten more common over the last 20
years, and more people reported frequent drinking during the pandemic. We talk
about factors behind the trend and how to recognize when our own drinking gets
excessive.
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Ohio State News -
How more alcohol availability hurts finances for some people
A new study provides the best evidence to date that an increase in the
availability of alcohol is linked to more financial troubles among the
disadvantaged. The study used a unique data set in Sweden to find that when
Saturday alcohol sales were introduced in some counties, the result was higher
credit demand, more financial default and increased dependence on welfare among
low-income people in those counties.
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My Science Work -
Alcohol, domestic violence and pandemic, the losing trio
With the arrival of warmer weather, alcohol consumption is likely to
increase. But this year will be different from the others, deprived as we are
of bar terraces because of the pandemic, which offers an unfortunate but unique
opportunity to better understand the extent to which alcohol consumption
affects violence.
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New Zealand
Doctor (New Zealand) - Alcohol Action NZ applauds the new health reforms
Alcohol Action NZ applauds the major structural changes to the health
sector announced today by the government, because they herald a change to the
sale and purchase of alcohol.
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The Phnom Penh Post
(Cambodia) - NGO wants end to alcohol advertising
The government should take the temporary ban on alcoholic drink advertising
a step further and make the ruling permanent as it endangers the public’s
health, a local NGO suggested.
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Mail and Guardian
(South Africa) - Alcohol lobby’s data is wobbly
A recently released five-page “report”, funded by and on behalf of the
alcohol industry, purports to reveal new data that counters current analyses
that the bans on the sale of alcohol have led to a decrease in trauma cases in
South African hospitals.
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The Seattle Times
(USA) - What’s behind America’s growth in alcohol consumption?
American deaths from misuse of substances, including alcohol, have
increased over the past two decades, but not uniformly across various
demographic groups.
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Cardiff
University (UK) - Price of food may influence decision to buy alcohol, new
UK research suggests
People consume less alcohol as the price of food increases, suggesting this
may influence the decision to buy it, a new study led by Cardiff University has
found.
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CBC (Canada) - Pandemic's
stress and loneliness create dangerous cocktail for alcohol abuse
Some alcoholism treatment centres say the pandemic has seen more people
looking for a cure to their woes at the bottom of a glass.
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Health Research
Board (Ireland) - New HRB overview presents latest research on alcohol
consumption, harm and policy in Ireland
A new report from the Health Research Board (HRB) presents an overview of
alcohol consumption and harm in Ireland, analysing trends and assessing the
impact of policy changes over time.
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BC Gov News
(Canada) - Minister’s statement on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder report
I am committed to working across government and with community partners,
advocates, guardians and families to improve services for children and youth
with FASD. It is only when we work together that we can best support the needs
of families, children and youth.
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