Alcohol News - 13/2024

ERR News (Estonia) - Health minister: Alcohol advertising limitations do not restrict personal freedoms
The alcohol advertising revenue of a few companies and the effect increased alcohol consumption has on economic growth pale in comparison to the damage done by addiction, sickness and premature deaths in society, Health Minister Riina Sikkut (SDE) writes.
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Kaiser Health News (USA) - More Women Are Drinking Themselves Sick. The Biden Administration Is Concerned.
When Karla Adkins looked in the rearview mirror of her car one morning nearly 10 years ago, she noticed the whites of her eyes had turned yellow.
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The Journal (Ireland) - Alcohol Action charity raises concerns over heavy advertising of zero-alcohol beverages
PUBLIC HEALTH CHARITY Alcohol Action Ireland has raised concerns over the alcohol industry’s widespread promotion of their brands’ zero-alcohol drinks, suggesting the courts should consider whether it may amount to a “flouting” of advertising laws in some cases.
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PsyPost - Chronic alcohol use is linked to impaired plasticity of brain inhibition networks, study suggests
In new research published in Psychological Medicine, a team of scientists explored the effects of cortical paired associative stimulation, a form of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), on enhancing the brain’s ability to resist alcohol-related impulses.
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STV News (Scotland) - MSPs back minimum alcohol pricing increase
A committee of MSPs has backed the increase to the minimum unit price of alcohol as a minister urged councils to spend Government funding on addiction services.
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Bangkok Post (Thailand) - Drink-driving victims warn about liberalising alcohol laws
A network of groups against drink driving on Monday called on the ruling Pheu Thai Party to accept all legislative bills to amend the law governing alcoholic beverages in the first reading, to ensure all...
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Karolinska Institutet - Diet and breast cancer: Alcohol increases the risk
It is difficult to draw firm conclusions about how to eat and drink to avoid breast cancer. Dietary studies often rely on self-reporting, while dietary habits change over the course of a lifetime - both of which are complicated for researchers. But one link is well documented: even moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of developing the disease, says Professor Alicja Wolk.
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FASD-CAN - Massey Uni study shows FASD highest impact for alcohol harm
The results of a study recently published by Massey University has found that the harm to others (HTO) because of misuse of alcohol is greater than the harm to the health of drinkers themselves, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is the highest in terms of harm – alcohol-fuelled violence and traffic crashes (the two other major quantifiable HTO) trail behind.
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Belga News Agency (Belgium) - Public underestimates risk of alcohol use, says Belgian Superior Health Council
Any consumption of alcohol increases the risk of serious diseases, but the population remains largely unaware of these risks, the Belgian Superior Health Council said on Tuesday. It made a number of recommendations to reduce the harm caused to society by alcohol.
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EurekAlert - Alcohol raises heart disease risk, particularly among women
Young to middle-aged women who reported drinking eight or more alcoholic beverages per week—more than one per day, on average—were significantly more likely to develop coronary heart disease compared with those who drank less, finds a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session.
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IAS Blog - Can we increase government revenue by raising alcohol taxes?
Alcohol consumption is a major global public health concern, causing various social and health harms. To address these issues, governments often impose alcohol excise taxes.
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IAS Blog - Will increasing Scotland’s Minimum Unit Pricing ‘punish’ those on low incomes?
Before Scotland’s 50p Minimum Unit Price (MUP) for alcohol came into force in May 2018, one of the leading arguments against the policy was that it would be ‘a tax on the poor’ because it specifically targeted the price of the cheapest alcohol.
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NordAN (Sweden) - IQ: Barely seven out of ten Swedes think it's completely wrong to drive after a glass of wine
Barely seven out of ten Swedes think it's completely wrong to drive after a glass of wine Easter is here, and with it one of the busiest weekends on the roads.
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NordAN (Norway) - Blue Cross Norway urges the government to strengthen treatment services for youth with substance abuse problems
"The vacuum that has emerged in the substance abuse field must cease. We hope the government will soon present the prevention and treatment reform in the substance abuse field that takes care of youth with substance abuse problems," says General Secretary Trine Stensen.
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NordAN (Iceland) - Coalition urges Icelandic government to prioritize public health over online alcohol sales
On March 14, 2024, a coalition of Iceland´s preventive organizations met with the Minister of Justice to emphasize the importance of public health over the market-driven online sale of alcohol.
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