The Local Denmark
(Denmark) - Denmark advises no alcohol consumption for under-18s
All young people aged under 18 have been advised not to drink alcohol in
new guidelines issued by the Danish Health Authority.
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Eurasia Review - Reservists,
Especially Those With Combat Exposure, Are At Risk For Alcohol Misuse After
Military Deployment
Using alcohol to cope with negative emotions after military deployment is
known to be common among active-duty servicemembers. But a new study in the
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs suggests that reservists who return
home after deployment may face similar risks—possibly with less support.
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BBC (UK) - Call
for alcohol addiction nurses at GP surgeries
Alcohol problems could be tackled by placing more specialist addiction
nurses at GP surgeries in deprived areas, researchers have found.
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Healio - High
alcohol consumption, smoking linked to neurodegeneration, MS risk in UK adults
High alcohol use was associated with more severe neurodegeneration and
smoking was linked with greater probability of MS diagnosis, according to a
U.K. study published in JAMA Network Open.
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Public Technology
(Scotland) - Scottish watchdog finds ‘drug and alcohol data is not good
enough’
The Scottish public spending watchdog has called for improved data and
greater transparency over how money is being spent to improve drug and alcohol
services.
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Cult MTL (Canada)
- Canadians are drinking less alcohol, eating less meat as budgets tighten
A study by the Angus Reid Institute has examined how Canadians are reacting
to rising food prices across the country. 35% of Canadians say they’re now
eating less meat, while 25% say they’re drinking less alcohol to help make
their budgets more manageable.
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Otago Daily Times
(New Zealand) - NZ study confirms alcohol abuse link to suicide risk
Alcohol abuse or dependence has been found to significantly increase the
risk of suicidal thoughts in adults, prompting calls for changes to New
Zealand’s national suicide prevention strategy.
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Medscape - Heavy
Drinking in Your 20s Has Lasting Impact on Cancer Risk
Heavy drinking during early adulthood may raise the risk for
alcohol-related cancers, even after drinking stops or decreases in middle age,
according to a new study from Australia.
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Holyrood
(Scotland) - It's time to call time on our toxic relationship with alcohol
We all know Scotland has a deeply troubling relationship with alcohol, so
it was vaguely cheering to read last week that, rather than collectively
turning to the bottle as a means of dealing with the pandemic, as a population
we actually probably drank a little bit less after the onset of Covid-19.
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STV News
(Scotland) - Cross-border alcohol purchasing ‘minimal’, research finds
The number of Scots crossing the border into England to buy alcohol has not
been sufficient enough to impact the aims of minimum unit pricing (MUP), new
research has found.
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University of
Cape Town (South Africa) - Heavy episodic drinkers consumed more liquor
during lockdown, new research
New research has found that heavy episodic drinkers consumed more alcohol
than usual during both increased and decreased lockdown restrictions and
reported drinking more alcohol because they felt stressed, felt a need to
relax, and felt bored.
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Stuff (New
Zealand) - Foetal alcohol injuries in NZ 'could be five times higher' than
some official figures suggest
The number of people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) may be
grossly underestimated and advocates say a prevalence study should be done as a
matter of priority.
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Psychology Today
- Alcohol Blackouts Are No Joke
Alcohol-induced blackouts are more common than generally recognized,
occurring in 55% of college drinkers.
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The Lancet
Gastroenterology & Hepatology - Shining a light on international alcohol
industry lobbying
Arguing against alcohol policy is big business. In a new analysis published
in The Lancet Global Health, Pepita Barlow and colleagues reveal the global
scale of alcohol industry attempts to disrupt national public health policies,
deploying arguments—many employing motifs used for decades to fight tobacco
control—in high-level World Trade Organization (WTO) discussions.
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