Prospect
(Scotland) - I fought for minimum alcohol prices in
Scotland—here’s why England needs them too
In 2012 the
Scottish parliament passed the measure overwhelmingly—but it has
been subject to legal challenges ever since. This week, the Supreme
Court will give its verdict. A huge amount is at stake.
The Guardian (UK)
- Sport and sunshine fuel surge in UK supermarket alcohol sales
Britons have
downed £158m more alcohol in the last three months compared with
2016, as they enjoyed sunny weather and a string of major sporting
events including Wimbledon, the British and Irish Lions rugby tour
and the British Grand Prix.
National Health
Executive (UK) - Doctors call for alcohol pricing reform to cut
£17bn NHS drinking cost
Doctors have this
week called for the introduction of minimum unit pricing on alcohol
in the UK after it was revealed that drink could kill 63,000 people
and cost the NHS almost £17bn over the next five years.
BBC News
(Scotland) - Alcohol minimum pricing appeal begins at Supreme
Court
The UK's highest
court has begun hearing the latest appeal against minimum pricing for
alcohol.
Medical News
Bulletin - Moderate Alcohol Consumption Linked to Decline in
Cognition & Brain Volume
Researchers
recently discovered that alcohol consumption, even in moderate
amounts, causes a decline in brain volume and cognitive ability. This
disproves the myth that alcohol can actually have a protective effect
if consumed in moderation. The implications of this research are
immense considering alcohol’s global ubiquity.
News-Medical.net -
Study examines prevalence, types of secondhand harm from alcohol
among college undergraduates
It's no secret
that university life often includes alcohol use, which can sometimes
cause harm. Yet harm can also extend beyond the drinker, such as
"secondhand harm" that is caused by intoxicated people:
accidents or domestic, physical, or sexual violence; interrupted
sleep or property destruction; and arguments, problems with
relationships, or financial problems.
The Advertiser
(Australia) - Teens drink less if they know alcohol causes cancer
— but most don’t
TEENS are less
likely to drink if they know that alcohol is a major cause of cancer,
but most are unaware of the link, a South Australian study has found.
BBC News (UK) -
School exclusions: Record numbers for drugs and alcohol
A record number of
school exclusions were issued to pupils last year for drug and
alcohol related issues, new statistics reveal.
Medscape -
Aldosterone Hormone Linked to Alcohol Use, Cravings
Novel findings
show a link between the steroid hormone aldosterone and a risk for
alcohol use disorder, underscoring the role of neuroendocrine
mechanisms in alcohol cravings and in potential treatments, new
research shows.
The Nation
(Thailand) - Police launch campaign against social media posts
with celebrities encouraging alcohol use
Police will
monitor Thai social media to punish any actors, “net idols”, or
celebrities who pose messages and pictures inviting others to drink
alcoholic beverages. There is a fine of Bt50,000-Bt200,000 for
publicly encouraging alcohol consumption under the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Act.
Irish Times
(Ireland) - Drugs and alcohol: putting health centre-stage
One in four adults
in the Republic have taken an illegal drug at least once in their
lifetime. Drug use among young people is on the rise, while there are
up to 1.35 million harmful drinkers here. These are the challenging
statistics against which the new national drug strategy, Reducing
Harm, Supporting Recovery, is set.
Express.co.uk -
Alcohol-free planes? Rise in antisocial behaviour on flights could
see a ban on BOOZE
Alcohol on planes
could be a thing of the past if travellers continue to get drunk
before boarding. A rise in antisocial behaviour on flights means
regular disruptions, at a cost to the travellers and the industry.
The Baltic Course
(EU) - European SocMins: steps must be taken to alleviate damage
from alcohol
Health ministers
of the Party of European Socialists (PES) have called for more
cooperation between member states of the European Union to strengthen
the fight against the harmful use of alcohol in Europe, informs
LETA/BNS.
Corporate Europe
Observatory - Big Tobacco and right-wing US billionaires funding
anti-regulation hardliners in the EU
Since the start of
this year, two curious new groups have set up shop in Brussels: the
Consumer Choice Center and an EU branch of the Freedom Organisation
for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco (Forest EU).
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