Africa: Media Training Workshop On Alcohol Related Issues Held
Africa: Media Training Workshop On Alcohol Related Issues Held Modern Ghana By Mohammed Saani Ibrahim January 9, 2020 A media workshop on the negative effects of alcohol is currently has been organised in Accra on Wednesday . The one day event which is under the auspices of the Alcohol Policy Alliance – Ghana (Ghana Pa) is […]
Researchers Surprised by High Levels of Alcohol Consumption among Cancer Survivors
Researchers Surprised by High Levels of Alcohol Consumption among Cancer Survivors First-ever large study on drinking habits of cancer survivors–published in JNCCN–finds more than a third exceed moderate drinking levels, one in five engage in binge drinking News Release News Provided By National Comprehensive Cancer Network January 8, 2020 PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Jan. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — New […]
Study examines the time trends in alcohol and marijuana detected in homicide victims
Study examines the time trends in alcohol and marijuana detected in homicide victims News Medical and Life Sciences Reviewed by Kate Anderton, B.Sc. (Editor) January 8, 2020 Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health assessed the time trends in alcohol and marijuana detected in homicide victims and found that the prevalence of marijuana almost […]
VA: Do alcohol and shopping mix?
VA: Do alcohol and shopping mix? RetailWire By Tom Ryan January 7, 2020 More shoppers in Virginia will be able to drink alcohol beverages openly at shopping centers if a recently-introduced law is passed. Currently, four shopping developments have open-container access licensees in Virginia: Fairfax Corner, Loudoun Station, the Village at Leesburg, all in Northern […]
AK: Alaska city sets new limits on individual alcohol possession
AK: Alaska city sets new limits on individual alcohol possession KTVA 11 By Associated Press January 6, 2020 BETHEL, Alaska – New laws limiting the amount of alcohol that can be legally possessed took effect in a southwest Alaska community. KYUK-AM reported Bethel implemented the new limits after the city’s only liquor store was set to […]
Alcohol Is Killing More Americans Than Ever
Alcohol Is Killing More Americans Than Ever Source: https://gizmodo.com/ Ed Cara January 9, 2020 More and more Americans are drinking themselves to death. A new study this week finds there were around 72,000 alcohol-related deaths among people over the age of 16 in 2017-more than double the number of similar deaths recorded two decades earlier. […]
United Kingdom: New ‘alcohol harm’ commission seeks evidence from nurses
United Kingdom: New ‘alcohol harm’ commission seeks evidence from nurses Nursing Times By Gemma Mitchell January 6, 2020 Nurses are being asked to share their experiences of the consequences of alcohol abuse as part of a new independent inquiry seeking to shine a light on the true costs of excessive drinking in the UK. Launched today, […]
MRI Technique Used to Identify Future Risk of Binge Drinking
MRI Technique Used to Identify Future Risk of Binge Drinking Diagnostic Imaging By Whitney J. Palmer January 6, 2020 The brain could hold clues about who will engage in excessive alcohol use. In recently published research, MRI brain scans were used to identify which adolescents will likely struggle most with binge drinking in adulthood. Using […]
Binge drinking linked to heart damage, study finds
Binge drinking linked to heart damage, study finds The Atlanta Journal-Constitution By Kiersten Willis January 6, 2020 A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association indicates there may be a link between binge drinking and heavy alcohol consumption and heart damage. Reuters reported that researchers analyzed data from nearly 3,000 adults from northwest Russia. They found […]
Canada: BC’s alcohol consumption down
Canada: BC’s alcohol consumption down DATAC December 26, 2019 Results of a new study carried out by the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) at the University of Victoria show that alcohol consumption in B.C. has decreased. Although alcohol consumption in the province had been increasing since 2013, the latest data released by the […]