Global News
(Canada) - Southern Alberta town council votes to keep long-standing alcohol
ban in place
The Town of Raymond has decided to stay ‘dry’ and uphold its longtime
prohibition of alcohol sales. After several weeks of public engagement, members
of council defeated a motion on Tuesday that would have allowed licensed
restaurants in the community for the first time.
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Wales Online (UK)
- Alcohol price hikes could hit UK partygoers heading to Spain for boozy
break
Time could be called on binge drinking for UK holidaymakers in Spain with
the country pushing to implement European Union tax rises on alcohol. Health
professionals are urging Spanish government officials to increase the price of
alcoholic drinks and raise the legal drinking age, in a draft bill aimed at
preventing underage drinking.
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Wired - The
End of Alcohol
Glamorous influencers are blending science and superstition to help people
“change their relationship to drinking.” Did I miss out by getting sober the
old-fashioned way?
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NZ Herald (New
Zealand) - Te Puke: Alcohol sale rules changed, booze ban extended
New times for when alcohol can be sold and a ban on public alcohol
consumption in urban Te Puke are among changes to alcohol rules and regulations
for the Western Bay.
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The Mandarin
(Australia) - Research commissioned into alcohol availability and domestic
violence
The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority in New South Wales has
commissioned research to determine what links exist between the availability of
alcohol and domestic violence.
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PsyPost - Emotional
abuse during childhood is linked to alcohol-related problems in later life
through increased insomnia
A recent study suggests that children who suffer emotional abuse go on to
experience increased insomnia, and in turn, more alcohol-related problems
during adulthood. The researchers behind the study suggest that addressing
childhood trauma may be one avenue of treatment for dysregulated drinking. The
findings were published in the journal Addictive Behaviors Reports.
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Food and Wine
Magazine (USA) - Alcohol Brands Shouldn't Be Making 'Clean' Health Claims,
TTB Says
The United States has a history of being a bit stricter with alcohol than
other products — dating back to Prohibition when the government banned booze
entirely. As such, unlike other drinks, alcoholic beverages are overseen by the
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) which has to approve product
labels — and sometimes, packaging can run afoul of these rules with, for
example, references to drugs.
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ABC (Australia) -
The vicious cycle of alcohol and anxiety
Anxiety and alcohol misuse are a common pairing. How do the two egg each
other on and what can be done to halt the cycle?
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Majorca Daily
Bulletin (Balearic Islands) - Is it last orders for cheap booze in the
Balearics?
A quick cheap caña and a tapa could be coming to an end in Majorca and across
the rest of Spain if the European Commission has its way.
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Tribune Online (Nigeria)
- Diet Rich In Fruits And Vegetables, Alcohol Abstinence Can Prevent Heart
Failure — Experts
A diet rich in fruits and vegetables and reduced alcohol intake have been
declared as low-cost interventions to significantly reduce blood pressure and
hence prevent heart attack in individuals with hypertension in Nigeria, a study
has said.
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Futurity (USA) - DEATHS
FROM ALCOHOL JUMPED BY A HUGE AMOUNT IN 2020
“There are multiple reasons why people were drinking more and why we’re now
seeing additional morbidity and mortality related to alcohol,” says Margie
Skeer, an associate professor of public health and community medicine at Tufts
University School of Medicine.
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International
Agency for Research on Cancer - The Cancers Attributable to Alcohol website
The Cancers Attributable to Alcohol website is part of the Global Cancer
Observatory (GCO) and aims to provide estimates of the preventable cancer
burden using a standardized analytical approach for all countries. At least 1
in every 25 new cancer cases results from alcohol consumption, with 740 000 new
cancer cases in 2020 attributable to alcohol consumption; these findings
underline the need for continued prevention efforts.
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