Alcolock.se (Sweden) - STOP
DRINKING AND DRIVING: THIRTEEN PERCENT LIVE
Of all deaths on the road to
responsible alcohol approximately thirteen percent. Strictly speaking: no
alcohol, but the drivers.
News in English (Norway) - Demand
crashed Vinmonopolet site
Thirsty, holiday-bound Norwegians
were so curious about the opening hours at Norway’s state wine and liquor store
chain, Vinmonopolet, on Wednesday that their heavy traffic to the monopoly’s
website ended up crashing it. Vinmonopolet’s restricted opening hours may be
liberalized somewhat next year.
Nordstjernan (Norway/Sweden) -
Systembolaget closed due to Norwegian invasion
Swedish Systembolaget (the government
owned chain of liquor stores) was closing in the town of Strömstad as a
precaution because of the massive “invasion” of Norwegians expected around
Easter.
The Baltic Course (Lithuania) -
Lithuania health min wants to increase excise duty on cigarettes and alcohol
every year
Lithuanian Minister of Health Vytenis
Povilas Andriukaitis says that he is in favour of continuously increasing excise
duties on cigarettes and alcohol, reports LETA/ELTA.
ICEnew (Finland) - Finland clamp
down on under-age drinking
Three people who bought alcohol on
behalf of Finnish under-age drinkers have each been given tough sentences by the
Vantaa district court. The leader of the trio, a 59-year-old man, has been
charged with tobacco sales crimes, weapons crimes, alcohol crimes and tax fraud.
Yle.fi (Finland) - Tough sentences
in under-age alcohol case
A trio who bought alcohol for
under-age drinkers in the capital city region were convicted of tax fraud and
alcohol crimes at Vantaa district court.
ScandAsia.com (Finland) - Finnish
research: “Coffee might protect alcohol drinkers from liver disease”
The researchers asked nearly 19,000
Finnish men and women aged from 25 to 74 about their coffee and alcohol
consumption. They also measured participants’ blood levels of the liver enzyme
gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT).
Baltic Course (Estonia) - Estonian
beverage producers set a ceiling to alcohol content of cider and long
drink
Estonian Beer Association members A.
LeCoq, Saku Õlletehas ja Viru Õlu will reduce the alcohol content of cider
produced and marketed at a the local market to 4.5% and that of long drink to
5.5% starting July 1, 2013, LETA/Public Broadcasting reports.
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) -
The price that society pays for heavy drinkers' freedom is a crying
shame
I was shown a photo recently of me
giving a leaving certificate to one of my students. The photo moved me greatly
because the boy is now dead. His name was Thomas Kelly and he was killed last
year when someone hit him from behind while he strolled in Kings Cross with his
girlfriend.
IrishCentral (Ireland) - Irish
government set to introduce a minimum price on alcohol to tackle abuse
The government is preparing measures,
including setting minimum pricing, to tackle alcohol abuse. A major study of how
much alcohol Irish people consume is already underway. The report will determine
how often they go to the pub and with whom they drink.
SU The Daily Orange - Nasa:
Healthy ideas about body image, alcoholic beverage consumption must be
promoted
College women face more scrutiny than
their male counterparts when it comes to gaining weight from excessive drinking.
Some companies have found a way to cash in on this stigma by creating alcohol
marketed specifically toward the insecurities of women.
The Nationa Student (UK) - Alcohol
restriction proposed for under 25s
To curb binge drinking in the UK, a
Government think-tank has proposed restricting all alcohol consumption by people
under 25 to their recommended daily amount of units.
Daily Mail (France) - 'Le
binge-drinking' takes hold of France as alcohol-related hospital admissions rise
by 30%
France has seen a sharp rise in the
number of people being hospitalised for alcohol-related conditions. Around
400,000 people out of a population of 65 million are admitted to French
hospitals every year for conditions like comas, hepatitis and liver cirrhosis, a
rise of 30 per cent compared with three years ago.
Adelaide Now (Australia) - Foetal
alcohol syndrome linked to binge drinking by mums
YOUNG women who binge drink while
pregnant are producing a new wave of school children with learning difficulties,
experts say.
Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey) -
Governor of Aegean province defends anti-alcohol measures overturned by
court
The Afyonkarahisar Governor’s Office
has defended its decision to restrict alcohol consumption in the western
province after a court recently struck down anti-drinking measures, saying its
moves were not illegal.
Prague Daily Monitor (Chech Republic)
- Gov't toughens fight against alcohol drinking, smoking
The Czech government Wednesday
approved a plan of the state's tougher fight against excessive alcohol drinking
and smoking, mainly by young people, by enhancing prevention steps at schools
and setting up a network of services for those in trouble due to drugs, alcohol
and gambling.
