CBS Miami (USA) -
Growing Number Of Americans Cutting Back on Alcohol Consumption
While many Americans consumed more alcohol during the pandemic, a growing
number are now cutting back or abstaining altogether.
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WSU Insider - Real-time
stress detection devices could help fight alcohol relapses
Wearable devices can detect people’s stress, according to new Washington
State University research, opening potential new interventions for people with
addictions.
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Psychology Today
- Alcohol: Tale of a Toxin. Is It Good for Us?
Alcohol consumption is part of many cultures and wildly so in American
culture. Mortality from alcohol-related disease was up 40% from 1999-2017, and
in 2020 alcohol intake increased by over 30% by some reports, creating a
pandemic of its own.
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The Guardian (England)
- Surge in alcohol-related deaths during England lockdown, report finds
Increased drinking during the Covid pandemic may have fuelled a sharp rise
in deaths from diseases caused by alcohol, data for England suggests.
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NBC News (USA) - During
pandemic, hospitals see rise in alcohol-related liver disease
Just months into the pandemic, Kelly White, a 52-year-old mother of three,
found herself extremely nauseous and unable to handle alcohol.
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The Washington
Post - My social life had always included alcohol. In the pandemic, I became
a teetotaler
Alcohol has always been a regular part of my social life. As a freelancer
and mother of three who works from my home in the Netherlands, where neither my
husband nor I have family, I have valued getting together to have a drink, celebrate,
commiserate and unwind with other people.
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The BMJ - Protecting
women and girls from tobacco and alcohol promotion
Gender transformative measures could curb the industries’ expansion into
low and middle income countries, contain the burden of chronic disease, and
promote gender equity, argue Emma Feeny and colleagues.
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Majorca Daily
Bulletin (Spain) - Hoteliers to stop guests hoarding alcohol in their rooms
Palma City Council thought banning mini-markets from selling alcohol after
22:00 would stop people drinking in the streets late at night, but of course
that didn’t work because they just buy their supplies during the day instead. Now
the Council is asking hoteliers in Platja de Palma to monitor and control how
much alcohol guests have in their rooms.
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Endocrinology
Adviser - Alcohol Increases Ischemic Stroke Risk in Newly Diagnosed Atrial
Fibrillation
Among patients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF), current
alcohol consumption was associated with higher risk for ischemic stroke
compared with patients who never drank alcohol or stopped drinking after their
diagnosis, according to a population-based cohort study published in the
European Heart Journal.
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Medical Xpress
(Australia) - Alcohol remains in top position for Australian drugs of
concern
Alcohol continues to be the most common principal drug of concern for
clients seeking treatment from publicly funded specialized alcohol and other
drug treatment services, a new report from the Australian Institute of Health
and Welfare (AIHW) has found.
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The Independent
(UK) - Alcohol-related deaths are soaring – British drinking is out of Control
Alcohol is the second leading cause of premature death, but our government
still considers off-licences as important as pharmacies.
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The Local Switzerland
(Switzerland) - Is Swiss supermarket Migros about to start selling alcohol
and cigarettes?
Migros has never sold alcohol or tobacco since being founded almost 100
years ago. This however looks set to change in 2021.
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Newsweek - 'I
Was Addicted to Alcohol and Meth. My Body Is a Warning'
I quit alcohol on January 13, 2021. My husband's birthday is on New Year's
Day and when I woke up on January 2 this year, after drinking the night before,
I drank straight shots of vodka and it came right back up out of my nose. My
body just started rejecting alcohol.
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Wales Online
(Wales) - Alcohol sales warning issued after reports of ‘groups of young
people drinking in the street’
A council has issued a warning over under-age alcohol sales after increased
reports of "young people drinking in the streets".
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UNIAD (Brazil) - Analysis
of gaps in alcohol policies in Brazil using the Pan American Health
Organization’s Alcohol Policy Scoring
Alcohol consumption is the seventh leading cause of preventable death
worldwide, representing at least 3 million deaths per year and the major cause
of death among people aged 15 to 49 years ( Global Burden of Disease [GBD],
2017 ; World Health Organization [WHO], 2018 ).
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