An alcohol watchdog hopes a survey that shows more than one in four teens aged between 15 and 17 often drink a risky amount of alcohol serves as a sharp wake-up call. Alcohol Healthwatch director Rebecca Williams said more needed to be done to reduce the availability and cost of liquor, and the marketing of Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Alcohol’
What it’s like to stop drinking alcohol
Friday, May 20th, 2016
Brits’ relationship with alcohol has come under the spotlight, with experts calling for warnings on all alcohol – and saying that men in particular refuse to believe the risks. This comes as data shows that millions of middle-aged men drink more than is recommended in new government guidelines – the limit was lowered in January Read more
The sinner’s guide to a holy happy hour
Tuesday, June 9th, 2015Drinking with the Saints: The Sinner’s Guide to a Holy Happy Hour is a best selling book by Michael P. Foley. He invites his readers to pub crawl their way through the sacred seasons with and useful collection of cocktail recipes, distilled spirits, beer, and wine for virtually every occasion on the Catholic liturgical calendar. Read more
Doctors call for stricter alcohol laws
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015New Zealand’s top medical body had called for a clampdown on our rampant boozing, including banning advertising, raising the drinking age, and increasing taxes. In a “briefing” published last week, the New Zealand Medical Association says the Government needs to intervene more heavily in the liquor industry for the nation’s collective health. “We consider it Read more
I was a middle class ‘almost alcoholic’
Tuesday, May 19th, 2015
What does an alcoholic look like? For years I wouldn’t have said that label had anything to do with me. I am a professional mother of two who grew up associating alcohol with fun. In my early twenties, it’s what marked me out as the archetypal party girl, in my early professional life big nights Read more
Irish bishop suggests people give up booze for Lent
Tuesday, February 24th, 2015
Dublin’s auxiliary bishop has suggested that people give up alcohol for Lent, or at least cut down on their intake. Bishop Éamonn Walsh said this would make sense from both health and economic perspectives and would give “the body a rest”. The bishop suggested money saved might be donated to institutions which help people with Read more
Booze cause of domestic violence – inquiry
Tuesday, November 18th, 2014Sir Owen Glenn’s report into child abuse and domestic violence has found that perpetrators associated their violence with alcohol and drug use. The study involved 26 people, almost all of them men, who had not been violent within the previous year. The report found most thought violence in the home was acceptable and that half Read more
Depression and suicide
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Depression is a major, if not the major, cause of suicide. Every year, almost one million people die from suicide around the world. Depression is often seen as a disorder of the developed world; mental disorders – in particular depression but also disorders from alcohol misuse – have been clearly linked to suicide in high-income Read more
Sacramental wine ban on cards in Indian state
Friday, August 29th, 2014The Church in India is concerned that one of the effects of an alcohol clampdown in Kerala state will be a ban on wine at Mass. Over the next 10 years, hundreds of alcohol outlets in Kerala will be shut down and “alcohol free” days enforced. The General Secretary of the Hindu organisation SNDP Yogam, Read more
Church leaders back total liquor sales ban in India state
Tuesday, August 26th, 2014Church leaders have welcomed a move by authorities in India’s Kerala state to phase out liquor sales completely in 10 years. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said liquor outlets will be reduced by 10 per cent each year, eliminating sales completely within a decade. Beginning next year, bar licenses will be issued only to five-star Read more