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Wenn Eltern ihren Teenagern schon mit etwa 12 Jahren erlauben, in ihrer Gegenwart Alkohol zu trinken, trägt das nicht zum selbstverantwortlichen Umgang mit Alkohol bei. Dies zeigen zwei Untersuchungen, die in der Mai&#8208 Ausgabe des Journals of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs vorgestellt wurden. „Die Studien belegen, dass Eltern sich nicht als Kumpel verhalten und mit ihren Kindern Alkohol trinken sollten. Dass sie dadurch den Konsum überwachen könnten, ist ein Irrtum“, warnt Dr. Matthias Brockstedt, Suchtbeauftragter des Berufsverbandes der Kinder und Jugendärzte (BVKJ). Kinder brauchen laut den Wissenschaftlern in Bezug auf Alkohol klare Grenzen, insbesondere dann, wenn Alkohol im Haushalt verfügbar ist.
Die Forscher hatten die Lebensweise von fast 2.000 australischen und amerikanischen Jugendlichen von der 7. bis zur 9. Klasse verfolgt. Im Verlauf der Beobachtungszeit entwickelten mehr als die Hälfte derjenigen, die „kontrolliert“ Alkohol zu sich nehmen durften – unabhängig davon, welche Politik in Bezug auf Alkohol und Minderjährige ihr Heimatland verfolgte, Probleme in Zusammenhang mit Alkohol, wie Raufereien, Blackouts oder „Komasaufen“. (Quelle: Google Alkohol News, 14.6.11) Berufsverband der Kinder- und Jugendärzte e.V. (BVKJ) verbaende.com, 14.6.11

Drinks giant Diageo is to fund alcohol training for 10,000 midwives as part of the Government’s controversial Responsibility Deal. The training programme will be run by the National Organisation for Foetal Alcohol Syndrome UK (Nofas-UK) to encourage midwives to highlight the risks of drinking during pregnancy.
But the news made the headlines amidst criticism that the alcohol industry be funding such initiatives, with reports from the BBC, Guardian, Independent and The Daily Mail.
Don Shenker, Chief Executive of Alcohol Concern, said: „It is deeply worrying that alcohol education is being paid for by the drinks industry, as it is then unaccountable and not necessarily based on evidence or public health guidance.“ Professor Ian Gilmore said, „To really make a difference, education and information must be backed-up by tougher action on the price, availability and marketing of alcohol.“ (Source: Alcohol Policy UK, 06/13/11)

Migraine is a neurovascular disease that affects about 15% of the western population. Compounds in foods and beverages (chocolate, wine, citrus, etc) considered as migraine triggers include tyramine, phenylethylamine and possibly histamine and phenolic compounds. Avoiding those triggers may significantly reduce the frequency of migraines in some patients. However, only a small percentage of patients in one study became headache-free simply by excluding those foods, epidemiological studies are pointing out that genetic factors may be an underlying cause. … (Source: Medical News Today, 06/13/11)

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Video: Gesünder leben: Weniger Alkohol trinken (29:37), 07.06.2011
Wir trinken ihn zum Essen, Entspannen, Feiern, Geselligsein, gegen den Durst, als kleinen Tröster und Muntermacher: Rund 110 Liter Bier, 25 Liter Wein und Sekt und 6 Liter harte Spirituosen trinkt durchschnittlich jeder in Deutschland lebende Volljährige jährlich. Das ist einiges weniger, als wir noch vor zehn Jahren tranken. Im gleichen Zeitraum hat sich die Zahl der stationär behandelten Alkoholräusche allerdings verdoppelt. Ob bei Jugendlichen oder bei Erwachsenen: Der Alkoholkonsum geht zurück, aber der Umgang mit dem berauschenden Stoff wird vielfach härter. Rund 1,3 Millionen Menschen in Deutschland sind alkoholabhängig, knapp 2 Millionen konsumieren Alkohol in gesundheitsgefährdender Weise. … (Quelle: Google Alkohol News, 14.6.11) wdr.de, 7.6.11

More international informations. (Source: Alcohol Reports, 06/13/11)

The Coalition to Ban Alcohol Ads from Public Property organized a lively grassroots rally in Los Angeles City Hall Plaza this morning to send a message to the L.A. Board of Public Works that promoting alcohol on city-owned bus benches was a really bad idea. The Board heard the concerns and agreed by asking for a full ban on all alcohol ads in the new contract. The contractor, Martin Outdoor Media, LLC quickly agreed. There will be no alcohol ads on 6,000 L.A. city-owned bus benches. This will reduce youth exposure to messages that are feeding an epidemic of underage alcohol consumption and harm. … (Source: Alcohol Reports, 06/13/11) prnewswire.com, 06/10/11

The aim was to determine the extent to which parent and adolescent characteristics and patterns of alcohol use influence parents’ plans to supply their adolescent aged 14–16 years with full serves of alcohol (i.e. not necessarily initiation) in the next 6 months. A cross-sectional sample of parents from Victoria, Australia, completed an online survey. Parents’ plans to supply alcohol in the next 6 months was significantly associated with their reports of supplying alcohol in the previous 3 months, perceptions that their adolescent drinks, reports of not practising religion, and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test scores. … (Source: Alcohol Reports, 06/13/11)

More than two dozen West Virginia youth from Cabell, Greenbrier and Kanawha counties will star in new public service announcements (PSAs)
designed to raise awareness of and prevent underage drinking. Earlier this year, the teams of youth from Cabell County’s Substance Abuse
Prevention Coalition, the Marshall University Ad Club, Greenbrier East High School and the South Charleston Housing Authority submitted draft scripts for this year’s 2011 PSA Challenge. This month, the youth will fine-tune their scripts and work with the Tri-State CW and WV Radio Corporation to produce the television and radio spots. … (Source: Alcohol Reports, 06/13/11) prevnet.org, 06/13/11 Comment: This could be an idea for other regions too.

A great deal of risky activity occurs in social contexts, yet only recently have studies begun to examine the impact of drinking on risk-seeking behavior in groups. The present study sought to extend this work by examining both pharmacological and expectancy (dosage-set) effects of drinking. In addition, by using a much larger sample than in prior studies we aimed to increase the power to examine how drinking affects the decision-making process (i.e., Does the initial proposed decision stand, or does it shift during discussion to a safer or riskier final decision?). … (Source: Alcohol Reports, 06/13/11)

A report from the Centre for Public Health, UK, found expected higher alcohol related hospital admissions amongst areas with higher teenage pregnancy and STI rates: Contributions of Alcohol Use to Teenage Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infection Rates. (Source: Alcohol Reports, 06/10/11)