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RCP London (UK) – Confronting
\nalcohol harm and tackling inequalities: guest blog post from the Alcohol Health
\nAlliance
<\/b>In this piece Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, chair of the AHA, explores the
\nrecord rise in alcohol-related harm in the UK, highlighting health inequalities
\nand calling for urgent, evidence-based policy action.
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Harvard Gazette – \u2018Heartbreaking\u2019
\nencounter inspired long view on alcohol
<\/b>The woman came in crying. She was disheveled and pregnant, and appeared to
\nbe intoxicated. She had a 5-year-old girl in tow and was looking for help from
\nthe crisis center where Anna Shchetinina volunteered.
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Guardian (UK) – England
\nurged to bring in minimum unit price on alcohol as deaths rise 10% a year
<\/b>Ministers are facing pressure to \u00adintroduce minimum unit pricing for
\nalcohol after Lord Darzi\u2019s investigation into the NHS highlighted the
\n\u201calarming\u201d death toll in England caused by cheap drink.
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

The Conversation (Australia)
\n– We shouldn\u2019t lock up young offenders with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
\nHere are the alternatives
<\/b>Barely a month goes by without news of children and adolescents who are
\nimprisoned and being mistreated in youth detention.
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Tax Foundation (Brazil)
\n– Brazil Proposes Major Overhaul of Its Alcohol Tax System
<\/b>The Brazilian government is poised to make the biggest change to its
\nalcohol tax policy in recent history.
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

CTV News (Canada) – ‘Sober
\ncurious’: Younger Canadians turning away from alcohol, data says
<\/b>According to a survey on recent alcohol consumption, younger Canadians are
\nmore likely to have not had a drink in the past week.
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

The New York Times – What,
\nExactly, Is \u2018Moderate Drinking\u2019?
<\/b>While the specifics remain unsettled, there is one thing most experts have
\ncome to agree on. \u201cLess is more; less is better,\u201d Dr. Stockwell said. \u201cDrink
\nless; live longer.\u201d
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Neuroscience News – Early
\nAlcohol Exposure Leaves Molecular Signature in Fetal Placenta
<\/b>A recent study shows that alcohol exposure in the earliest stages of
\npregnancy can lead to detectable molecular changes in the late-gestation
\nplacenta, even influencing gene expression through DNA methylation.
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

BusinessTech (South
\nAfrica) – Big changes to drinking laws in South Africa still coming
<\/b>Major stakeholders and government departments believe alcohol laws and the
\nlegal drinking age need to change in South Africa, and these amendments are
\nstill being considered under the Liquor Amendment Bill.
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

IAS Blog (UK) – Alcohol
\ntrade groups mislead Prime Minister on duty \u2018increase\u2019, putting revenue \u2013 and
\nlives \u2013 at risk
<\/b>In numerous newspaper articles, interviews, and social media posts, both
\nthe Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) and the Wine & Spirit Trade Association
\n(WSTA) have claimed that the \u2018increase\u2019 in alcohol duty rates last August led
\nto the Treasury losing revenue.
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

WCRF – Alcohol
\ncauses cancer \u2013 so how can we galvanise governments to act?
<\/b>How should sales of alcohol be regulated? How can we make more people aware
\nof the risk of cancer from drinking alcohol? Kendra Chow, Policy and Public
\nAffairs Manager, and Kate Oldridge-Turner, Head of Policy and Public Affairs,
\ninvestigate.
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

NordAN (Finland) – Finnish
\nGovernment proposes allowing alcohol home delivery and online sales
<\/b>The Finnish government has introduced a legislative proposal to amend the
\nAlcohol Act, which would allow the delivery of alcoholic beverages directly to
\nconsumers. If passed, this change would enable the home delivery of alcohol and
\nonline sales, expanding options for purchasing alcohol in Finland.
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Yale School of Public
\nHealth (USA) – Report examines impact of alcohol, drug, and firearm deaths
\non life expectancy in the U.S.
<\/b>A new report from the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC)
\nResearch and Action Institute, co-authored by Dr. Megan L. Ranney, dean of the
\nYale School of Public Health, examines how alcohol, drug, and firearm deaths
\nhave lowered life expectancy in the United States and contributed to a widening
\ngap in life expectancy between the U.S. and other high-income countries.
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

NordAN (Sweden\/Latvia)
\n– NordAN’s contributions to EU TRIS notifications: balancing public health
\nand EU regulations
<\/b>NordAN has recently submitted two contributions to the EU’s TRIS
\nnotification system regarding proposed amendments to alcohol legislation in
\nSweden and Latvia, highlighting critical concerns.
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Sweden Herald (Sweden)
\n– Portugal opposes Swedish farm sales
<\/b>Portugal has at the last minute submitted comments on the government’s
\nproposal to allow farm sales of alcohol. This means that it will take some time
\nbefore the bill can get the green light from the EU.
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

NordAN (Denmark) – Danish
\nexperts warn government: cuts to substance research will have devastating
\nconsequences
<\/b>Nineteen leading figures in Denmark’s social sector, including NordAN board
\nmember Morten Skov Mogensen, have issued a stark warning to the government over
\nproposed budget cuts to the Center for Substance Research (CRF).
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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