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Thursday, September 30, 2021

Alcohol News - 39/2021

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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Thursday, September 23, 2021

Alcohol News - 38/2021

Rising Kashmir - Why alcohol can trigger depression?
Alcohol can help you calm down, which makes it easier to communicate with others, especially if you are shy. The disadvantage is that it can render you unable to drive, operate machines, or make judgments.
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News Medical - Doubling excise duties could prevent alcohol-attributable cancers
In a recent modeling study, scientists at Technische Universität Dresden have examined the impact of increasing taxes on alcoholic beverages on alcohol-attributable cancers in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region.
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USA Today (USA) - Americans are using alcohol to cope with pandemic stress: Nearly 1 in 5 report 'heavy drinking'
More than 18 months into the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S., nearly 1 in 5 Americans is consuming an unhealthy amount of alcohol, a new survey suggests.
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Bloomberg (USA) - DeFazio Calls for End of ‘To-Go’ Alcohol Sales in Airports
The chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is calling for airport bars to stop selling “to-go” alcoholic drinks, citing an uptick in the number of unruly passengers getting into altercations with airline staff.
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The Washington Post - Alcohol is such a problem airlines have added it to safety announcements — and banned it
Air travelers are hearing more than just announcements about seat belts, flotation devices, travel time and masks before they take off. Several airlines have added reminders about their alcohol policy during the pandemic — as in, don’t drink it if they didn’t serve it.
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GlobeNewsWire - Majority of '#Alcohol' Videos on TikTok Portray Drinking in a Positive Light: Study
An overwhelming number of popular TikTok videos that reference alcohol focus on its positive associations and ignore negative ones, according to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
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Cardiovascular Business - Under the influence? Drinking alcohol may raise your risk of systemic hypertension
Consuming alcohol—even just one or two drinks per day—is associated with an elevated risk of stage 1 and stage 2 systemic hypertension (SH), according to new data published in the American Journal of Cardiology.
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The New Yorker - An Ex-Drinker’s Search for a Sober Buzz
Just inside the Athletic Brewing Company’s headquarters, in Stratford, Connecticut, there is a long wooden bar with a selection of non-alcoholic craft beers on tap.
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ERR News (Estonia) - Share of alcohol, tobacco tax in Estonia's state budget among largest in EU
The proportion of income from alcohol and tobacco excise duty in Estonia's state budget is among the largest in the European Union at almost 4.8 percent of the budget, a survey by the Foresight Center shows.
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The Guardian - Generation X are heavy, risky drinkers. Will anything ever persuade us to stop?
Alcohol’s allure was powerful when we were growing up and those born after us consume far less. Now booze is falling out of fashion, is it time to assess old habits?
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HR Dive - Pandemic could prompt reassessment of alcohol's role at work
Workplace discussions about alcohol were already influenced by societal stigmas and stereotypes, but the pandemic has put the subject front and center for many employers, the co-founders of U.K.-based nonprofit Bee Sober told attendees at the Society for Human Resource Management's 2021 annual xonference.
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Daily Express - Aspirin side effects: A serious disorder can occur if you drink large amounts of alcohol
ASPIRIN, like all medications, can cause side effects - most are considered mild. But drinking large amounts of alcohol when taking aspirin can lead to more serious consequences.
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News.cn (Zambia) - Calls to impose high alcohol prices grow louder amid abuse in Zambia
There have been growing calls to raise alcohol prices in the southern African country Zambia where alcohol abuse is sparking worries that it is eroding the moral fibers.
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Mental Welfare commission for Scotland - Living with alcohol related brain damage in Scotland – new report
A new report from the Mental Welfare Commission finds people with alcohol related brain damage living in care homes where they are much younger than other residents; compelled to live in a setting they would never choose.
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Thursday, September 16, 2021

Alcohol News - 37/2021

The Atlantic - Why I’m Thinking About Alcohol Taxes
The climate scientist Ken Caldeira recently tweeted a joke meant to charm carbon-tax advocates. “If we don't want people to drink so much alcohol, rather than taxing alcohol, we can subsidize everything that is not alcohol,” he wrote. His point, if I may ruin the punch line, is that the United States’ approach to combatting climate change is kind of silly.
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The Lancet - Modelling the impact of increased alcohol taxation on alcohol-attributable cancers in the WHO European Region
Doubling current alcohol excise duties could avoid just under 6% (or 180,900 cases and 85,100 deaths) of new alcohol-attributable cancers within the WHO European Region, particularly in Member States of the European Union where excise duties are in many cases very low.
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News Medical (Sweden) - Pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder is underutilized in Sweden, finds study
Only a minority of Swedes with alcohol use disorders are prescribed alcohol medication, a situation that has remained largely unchanged in the country since the mid-2000. That is according to a study at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
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Irish Examiner (Ireland) - Longer opening hours for pubs, and alcohol in museums on the cards
Longer opening hours and alcohol licences for museums and galleries will be included in a new bill on the sale of alcohol due before Cabinet today.
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Splice Today (USA) - Pro Sports Teams Should Ban Alcohol Advertising
Alcohol’s bad for you, but professional sports teams don’t care. While franchises try to act like they care about the community—whether it’s showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement or being patriotic/unpatriotic, depending on what pays more—alcohol is one example of where they shamelessly go against the best interest of the community.
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Ulster Herald (Northern Ireland) - Charity welcomes new NI drugs and alcohol strategy
A CHARITY that helps Tyrone people overcome addiction has welcomed the ‘ten year substance use strategy’ announced by the North’s Health Minister, Robin Swann.
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Global News (Canada) - Experts fear pandemic drinking habits could lead to a rise in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased alcohol use, skyrocketing stress levels and limited mental health and addiction services. Experts suspect that combination could lead to more cases of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
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BBC (UK) - Mother urges alcohol dependent mums to seek help
A mother has urged expectant mums with alcohol dependency to seek help after her own child was born with severe birth defects.
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AARP - Cancer and Alcohol: 3 Things You Need to Know
As the pandemic rages on, you may be finding comfort in a glass (or three) of wine at the end of a stressful day. If that’s the case, you’re not alone. About 1 in 4 (23 percent) people said they drank more during the pandemic to deal with stress, according to a new poll from the American Psychological Association.
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Dublin´s Q102 (Ireland) - Warning issued over relationship between alcohol and mouth cancer
A single glass of wine or beer a day can increase the risk of mouth cancer, with the HSE and Alcohol Action Ireland now trying to raise awareness of the issue.
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Yahoo News (Australia) - Australian quarantine residences limiting alcohol delivery to six beers per day or the equivalent: Report
Residents in buildings for coronavirus-quarantined residents in New South Wales, Australia, are reportedly being limited in the number of alcoholic beverages they have delivered while in lockdown, but an NSW Health spokeswoman disputed a claim that excess alcohol is being confiscated.
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GOV.uk (UK) - Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: health needs assessment
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) refers to the range of neurodevelopmental problems caused by pre-natal exposure to alcohol. The effects are diverse and impact on the individual throughout their life course.
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The Local (Sweden) - Swedish alcohol monopoly Systembolaget to trial self-checkout tills
Swedish alcohol monopoly store Systembolaget will roll out self-checkout tills in two of its stores. “Since alcohol is not like other goods, we will carry out the self-checkout in our own way. For us, it is important that customers should always be able to trust that we sell responsibly, with consideration for everyone,” Emil Agén, store manager at the Torsplan branch, said.
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NIAAA (USA) - As Male and Female Drinking Patterns Become More Similar, Adverse Alcohol Risks for Women Become More Apparent
The steady near-equalization in patterns of alcohol use and misuse between women and men over the last decade has revealed women’s greater risks for alcohol-related consequences.
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Movendi - 4 Reasons WHO Should Quit the Concept of ‘Harmful Use of Alcohol’
Discussing about and doing something about alcohol harms is very important. But in this conversation and work, flawed and harmful concepts are serving alcohol industry interests, instead of the interests of people and communities.
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Sunday, September 5, 2021

FASD News - 35/2021

Sarnia This Week (Canada) - Rocking red shoes to raise awareness of FASD
Residents of Sarnia-Lambton are being encouraged to wear their brightest red shoes on Thursday, Sept. 9 to raise awareness about an ‘invisible’ disorder that affects a significant proportion of the population both here in Lambton County as well as across Canada.
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The Canberra Times (Australia) - Breaking down stigma of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
How much do you know about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)? Even if you're an Australian health professional, your answer could be "not much".
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Reno Gazette Journal - People with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder should be exempted from execution
Later this fall, Nevada could execute Zane Floyd, a man with diagnosed fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Many people are unaware of how profoundly debilitating FASD can be and why people with FASD should be afforded the same constitutional protections against execution that those with intellectual disabilities have received.
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Daily Mail (UK) - Benji Marshall's wife Zoe insists 'there is no safe amount of alcohol' a woman can drink while breastfeeding or pregnant
Zoe Marshall is currently breastfeeding her 11-week-old daughter Eve, who she welcomed in June with her husband, footballer Benji Marshall. And the WAG insists that there is no amount of alcohol that is safe to have while pregnant or breastfeeding.
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NOFASD Australia - A FATHERS STORY – MY SON HAS FASD
My son, who I will refer to throughout this article as Steven, has now turned 15. He was formally diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, (FASD) after a long and exhausting journey.
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CanFASD (Canada) - National FASD Strategy
A National FASD Strategy will provide an economic opportunity to reduce the resource burden on taxpayers in Canada, while also addressing the government’s commitments to improving the health and social status of women and vulnerable Canadians.
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First Nations Health Authority (Canada) - FASD Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic Is About Being Flexible, Creative
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month takes place annually in September and is devoted to educating people about FASD, providing supports and offering advice on prevention.
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SK Prevention (Canada) – Let´s change the conversation
Up to 4% of Canadians have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Preventing FASD is more complex than recommending no alcohol use in pregnancy. FASD can happen in any community or group where alcohol is used.
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La Trobe University - Breaking down stigma of FASD
Perhaps you know that alcohol causes FASD – and that there is no safe amount, or safe time during pregnancy, to consume alcohol. But did you know that FASD affects more Australians than Downs syndrome, spina bifida and cerebral palsy combined?
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Illuminate Colorado - It’s About Respect: Building the Foundation for Change this FASD Awareness Month
September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month. As the Colorado affiliate of the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS), our organization is raising awareness all month long to help more professionals, parents and caregivers identify FASD and build Colorado’s statewide capacity to support impacted families.
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VIDEOS and MATERIALS
The Asante Centre - FASD RESOURCES FOR LEGAL AND JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS
People with FASD are disproportionately represented in our legal and justice systems, both as victims and perpetrators. It is important that professionals are aware of this, and are working toward an FASD-informed justice system.
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YWCA Metro Vancouver - F is for FASD
Learn the basics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder through our interactive online dictionary at FASDdictionary.org.
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AlcoholFreePregnancy - NOFAS Policy & Training Center: August 2021 Virtual Forum
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Law & Mental Health Conference - Linda Chezem - FASD: Undetected, Complicated, and Devastating
Linda's talk "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder: Undetected, Complicated, and Devastating" examines the science and current practices in the justice system in accommodating or not accommodating the needs and disabilities of persons who have an FASD.
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Al Coates - Podcast Special with Jo Garofolo talking: #FASD The Hidden Disability, Voice in a million & Adoption
In this episode we acknowledge that September is FASD awareness months and we speak to Jo Garofolo the founder of Voice in a Million and she tell us about the upcoming documentary she has produced looking specifically at FASD The Hidden Disability which will be streaming on September the 9th here on VIMTV.
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VIAM TV - FASD THE HIDDEN DISABLITY
So What is FASD? Why do we know so little about it? Is it preventable? These questions and more are answered in this new film ‘FASD The Hidden Disability‘ Streaming from the 9th September
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FASD Hub Scotland - Factsheets – FASD
Our FASD factsheets have been written by the FASD Hub Teams, using their personals and professional knowledge of FASD to build a comprehensive bank of factsheets for caregivers and professionals. New factsheets are regularly added, so if you can’t find what you want, call our helpline and we will be able to help.
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FASD Success - #078 Emmaus Holder: An Epic FASD Journey Across America
What is the craziest thing you have heard someone doing to raise awareness about FASD? How about riding across America by yourself, relying on the hospitality of strangers to feed you, give you a bed for the night and talk about FASD.
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National Improvement Hub (Scotland) - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: What educational practitioners need to know
This page provides facts about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and links to further resources suitable for educational practitioners.
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MotherToBaby - A Known Cause of Lifelong Birth Defects
Alcohol is known to cause birth defects when it is consumed during pregnancy. It especially targets a baby’s brain, which is developing throughout all 40 weeks of pregnancy. There is no known safe level of alcohol use during pregnancy, and there is no type of alcohol that is safe to use.
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RESEARCH
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics - Maternal psycho-social risk factors associated with maternal alcohol consumption and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: a systematic review
Clinical services may be able to use the evidence-based findings from this review to improve assessment and treatment services for vulnerable women to reduce alcohol-exposed pregnancies.
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Archives of Public Health - A pooled prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in South Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
The pooled prevalence estimate will assist the government and other stakeholders (such as non-profit organisations and researchers) to plan and prioritise prevention and management interventions.
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Evaluating Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in the Forensic Context - Evaluating Competency in Defendants with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the relevance of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in the context of adjudicative competency, from initial interactions with police at arrest through interrogation and adjudication at trial.
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British Journal of Nursing - A brief overview of fetal alcohol syndrome for health professionals
This article enforces the need for health and social care professionals to have a greater understanding and awareness of how FAS and FASD may impact on the individual, the family and the community, to enable them to provide the most effective preventive and supportive care possible.
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Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology - A-40 The Neurocognitive and Behavioral Profile of an Adolescent with in-Utero Exposure to Alcohol
Recommendations were made to modify his special education goals by targeting his functional academic skills, adaptive functioning, communication skills, and post-high school transition planning.
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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy - The effects of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy on adverse fetal outcomes among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study
Our findings suggest that there is an increasing risk of adverse birth outcomes, particularly preterm delivery and low birth weight, with increasing levels of alcohol intake.
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Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Prenatal alcohol-induced sex differences in immune, metabolic and neurobehavioral outcomes in adult rats
Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) can result in neurobehavioral anomalies, that may be exacerbated by co-occurring metabolic and immune system deficits.
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Alcohol - Neonatal ethanol causes profound reduction of cholinergic cell number in the basal forebrain of adult animals
In animal models that mimic human third-trimester fetal development, ethanol causes substantial cellular apoptosis in the brain, but for most brain structures the extent of permanent neuron loss that persists into adulthood is unknown.
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Perspectives in Public Health - We do things differently here: the Greater Manchester approach to preventing alcohol-exposed pregnancy
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Toxicology Letters - Intergenerational genetic programming mechanism and sex differences of the adrenal corticosterone synthesis dysfunction in offspring induced by prenatal ethanol exposure
We previously found that prenatal ethanol exposure (PEE) induced adrenal dysplasia in offspring, which was related to intrauterine maternal glucocorticoid overexposure.
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International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience - Maternal ethanol exposure induces behavioral deficits through oxidative stress and brain-derived neurotrophic factor interrelation in rat offspring
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy damages the central nervous system of developing fetus and results in persistent physical and neurobehavioral abnormalities, including learning and memory disorders.
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Journal of Clinical Nursing - Association between pregnancy intention and smoking or alcohol consumption in the preconception and pregnancy periods: A systematic review and meta-analysis
The findings suggested that women with unplanned pregnancy were more likely to follow unhealthy behaviours such as smoking and alcohol consumption before and during pregnancy.
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Plos one - Alcohol use during pregnancy in Rakai, Uganda
We found that alcohol use during pregnancy was common and associated with religion, occupation, higher numbers of past year sex partners, having a partner who drank before sex in the past 12 months, and IPV experience.
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Social Science & Medicine - Health decisions amidst controversy: Prenatal alcohol consumption and the unequal experience of influence and control in networks
These findings illuminate how medical recommendations and public health interventions should account for the unequal experience of influence and control within networks.
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IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Zdrovie (Poland) - Ogólnopolska Konferencja pt. Profesjonalnie o FASD
Płodowy Zespół Alkoholowy (FAS) obecnie częściej używany skrót to FASD. Spektrum Płodowych Zaburzeń Alkoholowych (FASD) jest nieuleczalnym, niegenetycznym zespołem chorobowym mogącym wystąpić u dzieci, których matki piły alkohol w czasie ciąży.
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BZgA (Germany) - Kein Alkohol in der Schwangerschaft
Trinken Schwangere Alkohol, kann das zu bleibenden Schädigungen ihrer ungeborenen Kinder führen.
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Panorama Della Sanita (Italy) - Sindrome fetoalcolica, circa il 10% delle donne a livello mondiale assuma alcol in gravidanza
Il 9 settembre la Giornata mondiale, parola d’ordine: zero alcol in gravidanza. L’impegno dell’ISS per aumentare la conoscenza del fenomeno, informare e prevenire.
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Cas pre Zeny (Slovakia) - Matka 10 detí ukázala ako im každé ráno chystá jedlo: Týždenne minie 1000-ku!
Manželia Josh a Alicia Dougherty majú srdce na tom správnom mieste. Hoci majú štyri svoje biologické deti, adoptovali si ďalších šesť. Navyše, všetkých šesť adoptovaných detí trpí FASD, to znamená, že majú poruchu fetálneho alkoholového spektra a tým pádom majú problémy so správaním.
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NACOA Deutschland - Leben mit FASD - Lunchtime-Interview mit Michelle, deren Mutter in der Schwangerschaft Alkohol trank
Michelle, 22, lebt mit einer Behinderung, die vermeidbar gewesen wäre. Sie leidet an FASD (Fetale Alkoholspektrum-Störungen), eine Folge von Alkoholkonsum der leiblichen Mutter in der Schwangerschaft.
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Spotify (Norway) - LL-371: Gro Løhaugen om FAS(D) og tilpasning i skolen
Har du hørt om FASD eller FAS? Hva er egentlig dette? Hvordan tilpasser vi skolehverdagen for elever med medfødte alkoholskader og utfordringer på grunn av dette?
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Thursday, September 2, 2021

Alcohol News - 35/2021

The New York Times - How Alcohol Affects the Heart
A new study has found that even moderate drinking can increase the risk of A-fib, a heart rhythm abnormality that afflicts some 3 million Americans.
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University of California San Francisco - Alcohol Can Cause Immediate Risk of Atrial Fibrillation
A single glass of wine can quickly – significantly – raise the drinker’s risk for atrial fibrillation, according to new research by UC San Francisco.
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ERR (Estonia) - Tallinn to limit nightlife alcohol sales from September
Tallinn will restrict night alcohol sales from September, due to noise pollution and other disturbances, rather than coronavirus considerations.
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EWN (South Africa) - SAAPA URGES BP TO RETHINK DECISION TO SELL ALCOHOL AT PETROL STATIONS
The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (Saapa) is urging BP to rethink its decision to sell alcohol from its forecourt shops.
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The Jerusalem Post - No safe amount of alcohol to drink during pregnancy – study
A study on fetal exposure to alcohol concluded that every day about 1,700 babies worldwide are born with developmental disabilities due to the amount of alcohol that their mother drank while pregnant
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News Medical - Marijuana legalization may increase the risk of alcohol and marijuana co-use among adolescents
A new study from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation finds that recreational marijuana legalization may increase the risk of alcohol and marijuana co-use among adolescents.
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Hungary Today (Hungary) - Hungary’s Alcohol Prices Lowest in EU
Hungary has the lowest price level for alcoholic drinks in the European Union, according to a new Eurostat comparison using last year’s data.
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New York Post - Half of adults with ADHD may struggle with alcohol and drug abuse: study
Those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, have difficulty managing impulses — so it’s no surprise that some 50% of such patients could also abuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetime, a new study has estimated.
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NPR - Flight Attendant Union Leader: Alcohol Is Big Factor In Rise Of Airline Incidents
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, about what appears to be a rise in incidents involving unruly airline passengers.
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Contemporary OB/GYN - Alcohol and tobacco use during pregnancy linked to stillbirth
Alcohol and tobacco use throughout the first trimester of pregnancy was associated with nearly 3 times the risk of late stillbirth (at 28 or more weeks), compared to women who neither drank alcohol nor smoked during pregnancy or quit both before the end of the first trimester.
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The National (Scotland) - Push for tougher restrictions as Scots back curbs on alcohol marketing
THE Scottish Government is being urged to introduce “comprehensive restrictions” on alcohol marketing, after a new poll showed a majority in favour.
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IAS (UK) - Alcohol-related violence: a summary of research presented at the 2021 British Society of Criminology conference
In England and Wales, approximately two in five violent incidents are alcohol-related. Alcohol-related violent crime (ARV) costs the police and criminal justice system in England approximately £1.6 billion per year.
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Calgary Herald (Canada) - With spike in pandemic drinking, liver-related hospitalizations in Alberta nearly doubled: study
An increase in alcohol consumption during the pandemic’s first wave led hospitalizations for severe liver damage to nearly double Alberta, say University of Calgary researchers.
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Eurostat (EU) - How alcohol prices vary across the EU
In 2020, the price of alcoholic drinks across the EU was more than two and a half times as high in the most expensive Member State compared with the cheapest one.
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News9 (India) - High tobacco and alcohol consumption pushing up cancer cases in the north-east: ICMR report
The north-east of India has emerged as a cancer hotspot in India in the past 20 years. Heavy use of tobacco, alcohol, obesity, lack of clean drinking water and few screening centres are some of the reasons cited for the high incidence of cancer in the region.
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Cancer Research UK - Should alcohol marketing be dropped from televised sport?
Two years ago, 8.9 million people tuned in to watch Wales win the Six Nations Championship, beating defending champions Ireland.
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