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e.g. Binge drinkers have sex they later regret
A new study has found that binge drinking puts teenage girls at risk of having unprotected sex, unplanned pregnancies and contracting sexually-transmitted diseases. … (Source: Alcohol Reports, 08/7/11)

Informationen zu allen Suchtproblemen vor allem aus der Schweiz. Newsletter bestellen

„Suchthilfe und Suchtpolitik International – Was haben wir von Europa und Europa von uns?“
14.-16. November 2011, Hamburg
Infos: Deutsche Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen (DHS), Westenwall 4, 59065 Hamm, Tel. +49 (0)2381 90150, E-Mail: kaldewei@dhs.de. Infos zur Tagung (Quelle: Infoset Newsletter August 2011, 5.8.11)

Upper aero-digestive tract cancers (UADT), especially those of the oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx, are often referred to as alcohol-related cancers as it has been shown repeatedly that heavy drinkers, in particular, are at increased risk. The combination of heavy alcohol use and cigarette smoking is the key factor in increasing the risk of these cancers. (Source: Medical News Today, 08/4/11)

In the Netherlands, children start to drink at an early age; of the Dutch 12-year olds, 40% reports lifetime alcohol use, while 9.7% reports last-month drinking. Starting to drink at an early age puts youth at risk of developing several alcohol-related problems later in life. Recently, a home-based prevention program called „In control: No alcohol!“ was developed to delay the age of alcohol onset in children. The main aim of this project is to conduct a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. … (Source: biomedcentral.com, 08/4/11

Wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse sind selten ein Grund, um darauf anzustossen. Doch diesmal könnte der eine oder andere eine Ausnahme machen. Denn eine neue Studie besagt, dass nach einem Trinkgelage mit anschliessendem «Blackout» keine Hirnzellen absterben. Bisher hatte die Wissenschaft das Gegenteil behauptet.
Was landläufig als «Blackout» oder «Filmriss» bezeichnet wird, birgt nicht nur die Gefahr, sich an peinliche Aktionen nicht mehr erinnern zu können. Ebenso gross ist die Angst, dass der hohe Alkoholkonsum unzählige Gehirnzellen hat absterben lassen – so dachte man bislang. Forscher der Washington University in St. Louis im US-amerikanischen Bundesstaat Missouri konnten diese Annahme nun widerlegen. (Quelle: Google Alkohol News, 4.8.11) tagesschau.sf.tv, 4.8.11 Online-Kommentar: Eigenartig. Da drängen sich einige Fragen auf: Wer hat die Studie finanziert? Warum bringt das Schweizer Fernsehen jetzt eine alkoholpositive Studie, nachdem es seit über einem Jahr wichtigste, für die Alkoholindustrie negative Meldungen, verschwiegen hat?
Alkohol sei ein Zellgift, wurden wir schon lange belehrt. Sind menschliche Hirnzellen immun gegen dieses Zellgift? Ist das menschliche Gehirn nicht etwas höher entwickelt und deshalb empfindlicher gegen Gifte als das Ratten-Gehirn?

Companies will no longer be able to produce or sell beer infused with caffeine in California starting Jan. 1 after Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed legislation introduced because of the health risks of the beverages.
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) wrote SB 39 in response to several incidents in which young drinkers were hospitalized for alcohol overdoses while using caffeinated beer. … (Source: Alcohol Reports, 08/3/11) latimesblogs.latimes.com, 08/1/11

Background: Despite many activities to prevent risky alcohol consumption among adolescents and young adults there is an increase of alcohol intoxications in the group of ten to twenty year old juveniles.
This report gives an overview about the recent literature as well as the German federal prevention system regarding activities concerning behavioral and policy prevention of risky alcohol consumption among
children, adolescents and young adults. Furthermore, effective components of prevention activities are identified and the efficiency and efficacy of ongoing prevention programs is evaluated. … (Source: Alcohol Reports, 08/3/11)egms.de, 07/22/11

Are the roads safe?
Superficially it seemed like a good year for road safety in Ireland. The recession and emigration meant that traffic, and therefore road accidents, were down last year by 48% from ten years ago, (though up again in the first half of this year). New legislation is set to enforce a lower drink drive level at 50mg, down from 80mg, to comply with European recommendations, and random breath tests are also to be implemented, which are known to reduce incidents of drink driving. … (Source: Alcohol Reports, 08/3/11)garglenation.com, 08/3/11

A BBC Panorama alcohol report, ‚Dying for a Drink‘, this week questioned the level of industry influence over Government policy whilst exploring the impact of alcohol misuse within hospitals. Scrutinising Government alcohol policy, Panorama revealed that industry representation on the Government and Partners Alcohol Working Group had recently increased from a few up to 7 out of the 16 members. (Source: Alcohol Reports, 08/3/11)