WHO Europe (Scotland) - No place for cheap alcohol: Scotland’s minimum unit pricing policy is protecting lives
Pricing policies are among the most cost-effective measures that countries can use to reduce alcohol consumption and harms. Published in June 2023, the independent evaluation of Scotland’s minimum unit pricing (MUP) policy concluded that in 2.5 years of operation, it has prevented hundreds of avoidable deaths and reduced health inequalities linked to alcohol consumption.
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France 24 (France) - Revolution
in a glass? The rise of alcohol-free drinks in wine-loving France
With European summer well and truly upon us, many people will no doubt be
relaxing with a refreshingly chilled glass of wine. But in France, not everyone
will be getting light-headed. Non-alcoholic wine, beer and spirits are a
fast-growing market, a surprising trend in a country famous for its
wine-growing tradition.
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News Medical (China) -
Study sheds light on the susceptibility of Chinese men to 60 diseases
related to alcohol consumption
Recently, a study conducted by researchers from Peking University and
Oxford Population Health shed light on the susceptibility of Chinese men to 60
diseases related to alcohol consumption.
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Psychology Today - Alcohol
Use and Women’s Heart Health
There are some important things you need to know about alcohol and your
heart, especially as a woman. More women are drinking alcohol, and there is
even a “mommy culture” around drinking.
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American Journal of
Managed Care (USA) - Heavy Alcohol Use Associated With Lower Self-Reported
Health Status in Women With HIV
Heavy alcohol use in women with HIV was found to be associated with lower
self-reported health status, whereas this association was not seen in men with
HIV, according to a study published in the American Journal of Medicine Open.
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Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Call for politicians to stop junk food, alcohol and tobacco harm
in Māori, Pacific neighbourhoods
Public health experts have laid down a wero to politicians for better
policies to limit the harm of junk food, alcohol and tobacco ahead of the
election.
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Contemporary
Pediatrics - Study shows the impact of adversity on sleep problems in fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder
Recent research demonstrated the critical role of exposure to postnatal adversity
in contributing to sleep disturbances among children with fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD).
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The Times (UK) - How
family drug and alcohol courts aid the war on addiction
Perceptions of traditional courts often involve forbidding dark wooden
panelling and judges at pulpit height. And while the family courts have come a
long way, they still have a sense of formality that is not always a good fit
for these cases.
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LSM (Latvia) - Health
experts expect alcohol restriction laws in Latvia
In the autumn, the Latvian Saeima will decide whether to set more stringent
procedures for the purchase of alcohol. Health experts say there is no time to
waste in the matter, Latvian Television reported on July 22.
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Independent.ie
(Ireland) - Almost one in three farmers drinking at harmful levels and
one-fifth binge alcohol weekly
One in three farmers drink alcohol at harmful levels, according to a new
study, and one in 20 takes drugs, with most of them doing so to a risky degree.
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Nottinghamshire Live -
Incredibly dangerous alcohol side effect people are talking about
The term ‘blackout drunk’ is commonly used to describe the state in which
an individual cannot recall what has happened while intoxicated. Even when
consuming the same amounts of alcohol as others, some will experience blackouts
more often than not when drinking.
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SHAAP (Scotland) - Medical
experts call for new service to save lives of alcohol frequent hospital
attenders
New research with people who are repeatedly hospitalised due to alcohol
(Alcohol Frequent Attenders – AFAs) highlights the need for improved services.
The study was conducted by researchers at the University of the West of Scotland
alongside medical colleagues at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Renfrewshire
and was commissioned by expert alcohol medical group, Scottish Health Action on
Alcohol Problems (SHAAP).
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Working Economics Blog
(USA) - States across the country are quietly lowering the alcohol service
age
An industry already rife with abuse—including child labor law
violations—would like your server to be an underage teenager
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