ERR News (Estonia) - Alcohol consumption among young
people falling, little gender difference
Between 2003 and 2015, monthly alcohol consumption among young people fell
in the Baltic States, as well as in Finland and Sweden. Young people in
Lithuania now consume half as much alcohol as at the beginning of the century.
While alcohol consumption among young people in all these countries studied has
decreased, at times, the consumption levels are bigger among girls, according
to a study by Estonian health researchers.
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News Medical - Legal consumption of alcohol and tobacco
may increase the use of illicit drugs
The use of legal drugs (tobacco and alcohol) may lead to the use of
cannabis, a new study led by the University of Bristol and published in the
journal Addiction has found.
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Alcohol Action Ireland - NEW REPORT REVEALS SCALE OF
ALCOHOL PROMOTION THROUGHOUT SIX NATIONS RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national independent advocate for reducing
alcohol harm, in partnership with the Institute of Alcohol Studies (London) and
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems – SHAAP (Edinburgh), today
(Thursday, 30 September) have published a new frequency analysis study into
alcohol marketing during the 2020 Six Nations Rugby Championship.
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Mamamia - 'Everyday I drank at "wine o'clock".
It almost destroyed my mental health.'
I thought alcohol was the solution to my anxiety – turns out it was the
cause. As the clock approached 5pm, I could feel the physical changes in my
body begin as the anticipation of pouring that first glass of wine began to
take hold.
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Irish Mirror (Ireland) - The price hike coming for
alcohol in shops like Tesco regardless of what happens in Budget 2022
It was revealed today that the cost of alcohol and cigarettes would unlikely
be hiked in the upcoming Budget despite pubs and restaurants struggling to make
up time lost to Covid.
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iNews (UK) - Covid lockdowns may have changed the way we
drink alcohol for ever, from solo drinking to the new sobriety
It was called “the big lockdown lock-in”. Spirits sales rose by £566.8m
during 2020, as so-called “ginfluencers” on Instagram sparked a trend of
muddling-from-home. “Quarantine rules are airport rules, start drinking at 11am
if you want to!” crowed the memes.
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NZ Herald (New Zealand) - Last wine at nine? Supermarkets
shot down in latest twist over Auckland alcohol sales
Supermarket chains have been shot down in a long-running court battle over
Auckland's liquor sales policies. A new Court of Appeal decision in Auckland
Council's favour has been delivered during intense national debate about
alcohol policy and alcohol abuse.
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ABC News - Alcohol use in children, and how parents can
make a difference
Research indicates parents have a strong influence over their children's
choices when they become adolescents.
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Sidney Morning Herald (Australia) - Fewer suicides, but
alcohol-related deaths rose in first pandemic year
Australia’s suicide rate fell to its lowest level in years in 2020 despite
the coronavirus pandemic, with experts pointing to increased government support
payments keeping people out of poverty and more people being able to get help
before they hit crisis points.
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The Times (UK) - Police oppose move to lift alcohol ban
at football matches
A move to allow football fans to drink alcohol during matches is likely to
be blocked by the Home Office because of fierce opposition from the police.
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Harvard Health (USA) - Rising alcohol use among older
adults
As the baby boomer generation moves into retirement age, it is expected
that by the year 2034, older adults (ages 65 and up) will outnumber children in
the United States for the first time in history.
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Stuff - Human rights of people with fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder breached — report
The human rights of people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) are
being breached because the government does not consider it a disability, a new
report says.
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The Irish Times - Alcohol and your gut: disrupting the
balance of good vs bad bacteria
Unexplained digestive problems are common, even if we lead a healthy lifestyle,
because the gut is a such a complex part of our body.
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I Am Expat (Netherlands) - Dutch government told to
introduce sugar tax and increase cost of alcohol
An advisory report published by the Scientific Council for Government Policy
(WRR) states that, in order to reduce national healthcare costs in the future,
more must be done to improve the overall health of people in the Netherlands -
for example, introduce a sugar tax and raise alcohol prices in order to
encourage a healthier lifestyle.
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Marin Independent Journal (USA) - Marin Voice: Alcohol
ads teach teens lessons no one should have to learn
Study after study has linked exposure to alcohol advertising with youth
drinking. Kids who are exposed to more ads are more comfortable with peers
drinking, more likely to binge drink and more likely to drink dangerously later
in adolescence.
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The Charlatan (Canada) - ‘It’s more than just not
drinking’: A closer look at addiction and complete mental health
Andrea Howard, a psychology professor at Carleton, launched a new study this
September called Plan to Drink that looks into Carleton students’ drinking
habits.
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The Pharmaceutical Journal - Building on hepatitis C
testing: the potential to identify alcohol-related liver disease through
community pharmacy
Community pharmacy can identify people who may have alcohol-related liver
disease, but research is needed to ascertain the best approach.
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Society for the Study on Addiction - Quick read:
Alcohol-related harm in pregnancy and the role of the placenta
When women drink during pregnancy, alcohol is passed to the embryo or fetus
through the placenta. Could this fleshy structure that provides oxygen and
nutrients be the key to understanding why alcohol can sometimes cause
irreversible harm, and other times cause no discernible harm?
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The Bhutanese (Bhutan) - MoH tells MoEA to not issue bar
licenses till its alcohol policy is in place
Bar owners are still waiting for new bar licenses to be issued after the
Economic Affairs Ministry proposed lifting the ban of issuance of new bar
licenses after a decade.
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Yorkshire Cancer Research - It’s time to make the link
between alcohol and cancer clearer
New research has revealed how many cases of cancer can be linked to drinking
alcohol across the world. Dr Stuart Griffiths, our Director of Research &
Services, explains how better labelling could help reduce the impact of alcohol
on cancer in Yorkshire.
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Henry Ford Health System - The Climbing Rates of Alcohol
Use In Women, Especially Moms
Since COVID-19 began, alcohol use among Americans has skyrocketed. Alarmingly,
a recent study from RTI International found that women with children under age
five seem to be the most vulnerable to excessive drinking--with rates that
increased 323% during the pandemic.
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