Australia: Drinking at home is cheap and easy. Why is it more harmful?
Australia: Drinking at home is cheap and easy. Why is it more harmful? The Sydney Morning Herald By Sarah Berry February 23, 2022 Historically, researchers haven’t paid much attention to the way we drink at home; the alcohol-fuelled problems when people go out at night — violence, accidents, illness, hospital admissions and social disorder — […]
Europe: Impact of introducing a minimum alcohol tax share in retail prices on alcohol-attributable mortality in the WHO European Region: A modelling study
Europe: Impact of introducing a minimum alcohol tax share in retail prices on alcohol-attributable mortality in the WHO European Region: A modelling study The Lancet Maria Neufeld, Pol Rovira, Carina Ferreira-Borges, Carolin Kilian, Franco Sassi, Aurelijus Veryga, et al. February 23, 2022 DOI :https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100325 Summary Background Alcohol use and its burden constitute one of the […]
Delivery firms failing to check IDs
Delivery firms failing to check IDs Better Retailing By Suhara Jayasena February 23, 2022 Home delivery firms have been accused of lagging behind with age-verification checks for alcohol purchases. During its Responsible Retailing Forum held in Reading, Berkshire, in February, ACS communications director Chris Noice said analysis made by the trade body found home delivery companies were […]
Who is Talking to Our Kids about Underage Drinking?
Who is Talking to Our Kids about Underage Drinking? Source: Responsibility.org February 23, 2022 Not enough parents or the media, says a new national poll Fewer than half of parents have spoken with their kids about alcohol to prevent underage drinking, even though studies show that parents are the leading influence of teen drinking behavior. […]
Feds Miss the Boat on Public Health
Feds Miss the Boat on Public Health By Pamela S. Erickson In February, a federal report was released called, “Competition in the Markets for Beer, Wine and Spirits.” The report was done in response to President Joe Biden’s Executive Order 14036 which aimed to study competition across 72 segments of the US economy. The report was […]
New Study Debunks Myth of Drinking Alcohol Has Positive Effects on the Heart
New Study Debunks Myth of Drinking Alcohol Has Positive Effects on the Heart Nature World News By Louise Franco February 22, 2022 ‘Drinking alcohol daily is good for the heart’ or ‘A glass of wine keeps the doctor away.’ These popular saying has been instilled over the years ranging from personal public encounters to various […]
What is ‘hangxiety’ or hangover-induced depression?
What is ‘hangxiety’ or hangover-induced depression? Malay Mail February 22, 2022 PARIS, Feb 22 — Nightclubs are reopening in many parts of the world and music concerts and festivals are picking up steam. Which means that alcohol is likely to flow freely again, and that in turn means that hangovers aren’t far behind. But beyond […]
SD: ID scanners catching more underage minors trying to enter Fargo bars
SD: ID scanners catching more underage minors trying to enter Fargo bars More than 200 confiscated from two establishments recently Inforum By Barry Amundson February 16, 2022 FARGO — Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski has been urging more bars to purchase identification card scanners, and with a few more adding it to their operations, an […]
Doctors: Drinking Alcohol Increases Risk of Cancer, Not Enough Americans Know That
Doctors: Drinking Alcohol Increases Risk of Cancer, Not Enough Americans Know That WIBC By John Herrick February 16, 2022 STATEWIDE — Drinking too much alcohol puts you at risk of getting cancer. Doctors and physicians are concerned that not enough people know about alcohol and the health risks associated with it. A new nationwide survey found that […]
AL: Alabama House passes bill to allow food trucks to sell alcohol
AL: Alabama House passes bill to allow food trucks to sell alcohol AL.com By Shauna Stuart February 17, 2022 Food trucks in Alabama will be able to sell alcoholic beverages under a bill passed Wednesday by the Alabama House of Representatives. Sponsored by Rep. Neil Rafferty, D-Birmingham, the bill would allow food trucks to apply for […]