ERR News (Estonia) - Rapid wage growth has boosted alcohol consumption in Estonia Alcohol consumption in Estonia has increased in recent years. The Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs attributes this to the fact that wages have risen at a...
ERR News (Estonia) - Rapid wage growth has boosted alcohol consumption in Estonia
Alcohol consumption in Estonia has increased in recent years. The Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs attributes this to the fact that wages have risen at a faster rate than alcohol prices.
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AFR - How alcohol became a crutch for
professional women
Alcohol lubricated the working culture when Allyson Clark started out in
the technology sector 15 years ago. The ethos, she says, was to “have a drink,
stay out until 2am with your co-workers”.
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New Atlas - Men should quit alcohol 3
months before starting a family, study suggests
A study has found that it takes longer than previously thought for the
negative effects of alcohol consumption to leave a man’s sperm. Given the link
between alcohol and birth defects, the findings are important for potential
fathers to factor in when they’re considering starting a family.
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Medical Xpress - Pattern of alcohol intake
more accurate indicator of liver disease risk than overall consumption, finds
study
Those who binge drink and have a certain genetic makeup are six times more
likely to develop alcohol-related cirrhosis, according to new research from
UCL, the Royal Free Hospital, the University of Oxford and the University of
Cambridge.
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CBC (Canada) - Defence minister says he
wants to change the drinking culture on military bases
Defence Minister Bill Blair says the government has no plans to ban alcohol
in the military, but he will speak to senior military leaders in the coming
weeks about how to improve the culture at social establishments on military
bases that serve alcohol.
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ABC (Australia) - Children as young as two
are learning about drinking from us. Here's what to be mindful of
My toddler has seen the inside of a lot of bistros and beer gardens in his
short life, which means there's also been many occasions he's witnessed me and
his dad consuming alcohol.
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News.com.au (Australia) - Dire figures
reveal more than a quarter of Australian’s exceeding alcohol limits while
obesity rates reach record high
More than a quarter of Australian adults are exceeding daily recommended
limits of alcohol while obesity rates have nearly doubled in Australia over the
past two decades, according to a new snapshot of the nation’s health.
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LSM (Latvia) - Support center observes less
teenage alcohol use, more drug use
11 thousand young people have received help at the Teenage Resource Center
this year. The average portrait of a teenager -- a 14-year-old girl who lives
with both parents and attends school but has trouble getting along with her
peers, Latvian Television reported December 13.
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Medical Xpress - More Americans than
Canadians use alcohol to dull their pain, according to study
From exercise and over-the-counter medications to alcohol use and
prescription drugs, North Americans report using a number of different
strategies to manage and prevent day-to-day pain.
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Eurocare (EU) - Public Health Community
United Against Alcohol-Related Harm in the SANT Report on Non-Communicable
Diseases
As the European Parliament prepares for the vote on the Subcommittee on
Health (SANT)’s Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs) report, leading health
organisations across the EU are actively highlighting the need for more robust
public health policies in Europe.
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NordAN (Denmark) - One in seven experience
unpleasant incidents at the workplace Christmas party
A recent Voxmeter opinion poll commissioned by Alkohol & Samfund
reveals that one out of seven Danes who’ve attended workplace Christmas parties
experience uncomfortable incidents.
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NordAN (Denmark) - Exhibition in Denmark focuses on children
in families with alcohol abuse
The art project KUNST GIVER BALLAST (ART PROVIDES STABILITY) had its
opening on Thursday, December 7, in Tønder. The exhibition is touring Denmark
to focus on children growing up in families with alcohol abuse. The basis for
the project is that 109,000 children in Denmark grow up in families with
alcohol problems. This corresponds to about 730 children in Tønder Municipality
alone – or two in every school class on average.
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IAS Blog - What
really are ‘alcohol problems’, and why does it matter?
In simple terms, practically everything we believe – extending well beyond
the more obviously culturally bound belief systems such as religion or politics
– is steeped in a complex set of cultural and human processes.
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