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Scotsman (Scotland) – SNP wins alcohol minimum price court battle The Scottish Government has won its legal battle to introduce alcohol minimum pricing in Scotland after the Court of Session today kicked out an objection by the drinks industry. http://www.scotsman.com/news/snp-wins-alcohol-minimum-price-court-battle-1-4264704 Science Daily – Mixing energy drinks, alcohol may affect adolescent brains like cocaine Drinking highly caffeinated alcoholic beverages triggers changes in the adolescent brain similar to taking cocaine, and the consequences last into adulthood as an altered…
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Alcohol News – http://alcoholweekly.blogspot.com.ee/ ————————————– Healio – AAP researchers release guidelines on new pediatric neurobehavioral disorder Researchers associated with the AAP have published in Pediatrics guidelines for the diagnosis and management of the newly proposed mental diagnosis neurobehavioral disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure. http://www.healio.com/family-medicine/pediatrics/news/online/%7B14d834b6-2b81-4dff-8e2f-8346cc673159%7D/aap-researchers-release-guidelines-on-new-pediatric-neurobehavioral-disorder West – Welfare Society Territory (Spain) – Children arrive from the East already victims of alcohol Use of alcohol during pregnancy is among the most common causes of intellectual disability acquired during infancy….
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ESPAD – New ESPAD results: teenage drinking and smoking down, but concerns posed by new drugs and new addictive behaviours Smoking and drinking among 15–16-year-old school students are showing signs of decline, but there are concerns over challenges posed by new drugs and new addictive behaviours. http://espad.org/news/2016/new-espad-results Science Daily – Sleep habits, adolescent drug and alcohol use linked, shows research A possible link between adolescent sleep habits and early substance abuse has been identified by researchers. The…
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ESPAD – New ESPAD results: teenage drinking and smoking down, but concerns posed by new drugs and new addictive behaviours Smoking and drinking among 15–16-year-old school students are showing signs of decline, but there are concerns over challenges posed by new drugs and new addictive behaviours. http://espad.org/news/2016/new-espad-results Science Daily – Sleep habits, adolescent drug and alcohol use linked, shows research A possible link between adolescent sleep habits and early substance abuse has been identified by researchers. The…
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Dutch News (Netherlands) – Teenage drinking continues despite crackdown, new survey shows Publicity campaigns and increasing the legal drinking age from 16 to 18 has had no impact on teenage drinking rates, according to new research addiction institute Trimbos. http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2016/09/teenage-drinking-continues-despite-crack-down-new-survey-shows/ MedicalXpress – More difficult to achieve controlled drinking than to give up alcohol entirely People who are seeking treatment for alcohol dependence and whose goal is to quit drinking entirely are more likely to achieve this goal…
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NEWS and ARTICLES The Sentinel – What’s the Buzz?: Back to school with fetal alcohol syndrome disorders In 1999, due to a lack of public awareness and available resources, frustrated family members and parents organized a movement to bring awareness to FASD. The ninth minute of the ninth hour of the ninth day of the ninth month of 1999 was chosen as the first official FASD Awareness Day to remind the world that alcohol should not…
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Alcohol News – http://alcoholweekly.blogspot.com.ee/ ———————————————————————— The Independent – The truth about pilots and alcohol: the risks and the rules Plenty of professionals in stressful jobs enjoy a drink. Some will occasionally binge, and small proportion may become alcohol dependent. http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/pilots-drinking-drunk-on-duty-safety-law-rules-cabin-crew-alcohol-on-board-a7216336.html Science Daily – People with alcohol dependency lack important enzyme A research group has identified an enzyme whose production is turned off in nerve cells of the frontal lobe when alcohol dependence develops. The deficiency in this enzyme…
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Alcohol News – http://alcoholweekly.blogspot.com.ee/ ———————————————————————— Newshub (New Zealand) – Government announces fetal alcohol plan The Government has a plan to reduce the number of babies born with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/government-announces-fetal-alcohol-plan-2016081712 The Canberra Times (Australia/ Sri Lanka) – Universal lessons: Canberra experts fight alcohol, domestic abuse in Sri Lanka Dr Kamalini Lokuge’s heart broke when she heard how a Sri Lankan preschool child told his teacher that “his dad always drinks and his mum runs around…
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Alcohol News – http://alcoholweekly.blogspot.com.ee/ —————————————————————————- Otago Daily Times (New Zealand) – Alcohol interlocks for more drivers The number of drivers subject to alcohol interlocks in Dunedin may increase from a handful to several hundred, under the Government’s proposed changes, Sober Check director Gavin Foster says. https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/alcohol-interlocks-more-drivers The Independent – Student debt worries causing depression and alcohol dependency, new research finds Students who experience financial difficulties and worry about debt have a higher chance of suffering from depression and…
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Alcohol News – http://alcoholweekly.blogspot.com.ee/ —————————————————————————- NEWS and ARTICLES Medscape – Updated Guidelines for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Updated clinical guidelines for diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, field-tested in evaluations of 10,000 children in the United States, South Africa, and Europe, provide more detail on learning and behavioral deficits and include a new flowchart and a photographic guide for lip and philtrum morphology. The new recommendations update guidelines previously issued in 2005. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/866770 NOFAS (Ukraine) – NOFAS Affiliate Spotlight: Ukraine Works Ltd “What I…
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