From Tuesday new rules governing the use of e-scooters on public roads and thoroughfares came into effect, which include a maximum alcohol limit similar to that imposed on car drivers.
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The Conversation - Alcohol consumption among teenagers:
Parents need to set rules and not just talk about it
When it comes to talking about alcohol consumption with their teenage
children, many parents don’t know where to start. The official drinking age
across Canada ranges from 18 to 19 years.
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News-Medical - Understanding
alcohol advertising effects on risky drinkers during sports events
New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research shows exposure to alcohol
advertisements during national sports broadcasts, particularly those that
feature a preferred beverage, significantly increases cravings in people with
risky drinking behaviors.
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STAT (USA) - Alcohol
is driving a half-dozen types of cancer in the U.S., study finds
Alcohol has long been classified as a cancer-causing substance, but a study
out Thursday gives a clearer sense of just how many cancer cases and deaths may
be driven by drinking.
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UF Health - University
of Florida Health - Growing Awareness Between Alcohol and Cancer Risk
While it’s common knowledge that smoking cigarettes increases cancer risk,
somehow alcohol — also known to correlate with higher cancer risk — has escaped
the rap.
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BBC (UK) - Public
alcohol ban comes into force across borough
A borough-wide ban on drinking alcohol in public places is now in force. The
public space protection order (PSPO) was introduced in Slough, Berkshire, on
Friday.
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RNZ (New Zealand) - Auckland’s
new alcohol rules step closer: ‘We don’t need bottle stores on every corner’
"For too long we haven't been able to have a voice," a South
Auckland leader says of the control of booze sales in his area. Ōtara-Papatoetoe
Local Board chairperson Apulu Reece Autagavaia is looking forward to Auckland
Council's soon-to-be implemented Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) and what it could
mean for communities wanting to curb the proliferation of cheap alcohol in
their suburbs.
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Karolinska Institutet
(Sweden) - Cannabis has not replaced alcohol
Young Swedes are drinking less alcohol, but – as Isabella Gripe’s doctoral
thesis shows – this is not because they have moved onto smoking hash.
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Yle (Finland) - Changes
to Finland's alcohol law hit Alko sales
A law reform that came into force on 10 June allows grocery stores and
supermarkets to sell drinks with an alcohol content of up to eight percent.
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New Edith Cowan
University (Australia) - Risky drinkers most at risk: Ads from sports
broadcasts significantly increase alcohol urges
New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research shows exposure to alcohol
advertisements during national sports broadcasts, particularly those that
feature a preferred beverage, significantly increases cravings in people with
risky drinking behaviours.
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IAS Blog - Alcohol
and the heart: friend or foe?
For many of us, a beer after work is an enjoyable way to relax. And though
drinking alcohol comes with known health risks, some data suggest that low to
moderate drinking may actually decrease the risk of ischemic heart disease
(IHD) – also called coronary heart disease – defined by reduced blood flow to
the heart, typically due to narrowed coronary arteries.
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IAS Blog (UK) - Making
the wine duty ‘easement’ permanent would negate the public health objective of
the duty reform
The wine industry is lobbying hard – or “hell-bent” as the Wine and Spirit
Trade Association (WSTA) says – to retain a system where tax per unit of
alcohol reduces as wine increases in strength.
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Stuff (New Zealand) - Council
to draft new alcohol rules after legal hurdle removed
More than a decade after drafting a local alcohol policy, Marlborough’s
council has agreed to have another crack at the rules around booze sales.
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Alcohol and cancer
(USA) - Alcohol at oncology events: Dr. Noelle LoConte on cancer risks and
ethics
Dr. Noelle LoConte, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of
Wisconsin and a leading expert in gastrointestinal oncology, sheds light on the
complex relationship between alcohol consumption and cancer risk.
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