What kind of alcohol culture exists at your workplace? This is one of the questions highlighted during this year’s public health campaign, Sober October. Just like before, Sober October encourages you to embrace being ‘Sober Curious.’
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Euronews.com (Poland) - Poland plans to
further tighten rules on alcohol sales for under 18s
Alcoholic drinks remain popular in the eastern European country despite the
criticism. Poland ranked as Europe's third biggest beer producer in 2023,
according to a Eurostat. survey, with the country also being a large exporter
of vodka.
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BBC (Scotland) - Minimum price of alcohol
in Scotland rises by 30%
The minimum price at which alcohol can be sold in Scotland has risen by 30%
in an attempt to keep up with inflation over the past six years.
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ANSA Brasil (Brazil) - 'Teen alcohol use
more frequent among girls' says Mantovano
Government Undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano on Tuesday said alcohol abuse
had become more common in teen girls than boys and that alcohol was the most
used psychoactive substance among minors, addressing the Parliamentary
commission for infancy and adolescence.
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Verywell Health - Is It time to Add
Cancer-Specific Warning Labels to Alcohol?
Could adding cancer-specific warning labels to alcoholic beverages help
deter excessive alcohol consumption?
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South African Government News Agency (South
Africa) - Call for no alcohol consumption this Social Development Month
With the country observing Social Development month, Social Development
Minister Sisisi Tolashe is appealing all South Africans not to consume alcohol
or sell alcohol to children during the month of October.
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Research Professional News (Australia) - Academics
call for national drug and alcohol research plan
Academics in Australia are pushing for the introduction of a national plan
for research into alcohol and other drugs to improve the country’s fight
against harm caused by substance use.
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The Albertan (Canada) - Alberta government
decides against allowing grocery, corner stores to sell alcohol
Albertans won't be able to buy alcohol from grocery and convenience stores
after all. It's something the provincial government has been exploring since
late last year, and the province says it has decided not to move forward in
order to protect private retailers.
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WHO Europe - Redefine alcohol: WHO’s urgent
call for Europe to rethink alcohol’s place in society
Alcohol accounts for nearly 1 in 11 deaths in the WHO European Region. The
new campaign from the WHO Regional Office for Europe aims to change that.
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Statistics Canada - A snapshot of alcohol
consumption levels in Canada: Half of Canadian adults reported not drinking any
alcohol in the past seven days, 2023
In 2023, more than three-quarters (77%) of adults living in Canada's
provinces reported drinking at least one alcoholic beverage in the past 12
months.
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IAS Blog - Alcohol’s hidden calories: a
missed opportunity in obesity policy
There is now significant attention paid to the various ways in which
alcohol impacts on public health, from the effects on individual drinkers’
physical and mental health to the consequences for those in their vicinity via
road traffic accidents, intimate partner violence and, from a global health
perspective, as a structural driver of HIV infection.
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The Conversation - The role alcohol plays
in new cancer cases – landmark new report
A little bit of alcohol was once thought to be good for you. However, as
scientific research advances, we’re gaining a clearer picture of alcohol’s
effect on health – especially regarding cancer.
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NordAN (Sweden) - Alcohol romanticization
is most common in teenagers' social media feeds
Seven out of ten young people are exposed to alcohol through popular
culture, at least once a week. On social media, teenagers are most frequently
exposed to trends related to drinking or drinking more alcohol.
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NordAN (Finland) - Finns believe alcohol
home delivery will increase the workload of child welfare services
According to a survey conducted by several organizations, Finns do not
trust that age limits and the ban on selling alcohol to intoxicated individuals
can be effectively monitored during home deliveries of alcohol.
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NordAN (Latvia) - Latvia bans advertising
of prices or discounts of alcoholic beverages in electronic media
In order to prohibit the advertising of prices and discounts for beer and
wine on television and radio and thus reduce the overall consumption of
alcoholic beverages and protect young people from the negative impact of
advertising, the Saeima approved in the final reading amendments to the
Electronic Media Law on Thursday, 26 September.
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