Monitoring Alcohol

Sep 9, 2017  The alcohol industry uses distortion, denial and distraction to mislead people about the risks of developing cancer from drinking alcoholic beverages, often employing similar tactics used by the tobacco industry to mislead smokers, according to a new study…”The weight of scientific evidence is clear – drinking alcohol increases the risk of some

Easy access to cheap alcohol is linked to a range of related harms including violence, but planning policies and liquor industry regulations aren’t built to address the issue. Across the state, local planning officers are working towards change. The complex causes behind family violence are under scrutiny, now more than ever as recommendations from the

No one wants to end up in hospital after a night on the booze. No doctor or nurse wants to face physical and verbal abuse at the hands of a drunk patient. No one should be happy that emergency waiting rooms are full of injured Victorians who’ve had too much to drink. Although the majority

Henry Bodkin  18/8/17  The ‘work hard, play hard’ medical student who burns the candle at both ends, consuming prodigious quantities of alcohol before an early morning anatomy class, has long been a staple of university life. But a new survey carried out for the British Medical Journal suggests this stereotype is now little more than a myth.

 5 August 2017 The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) welcomed the opportunity to make a supplementary submission to the NT Alcohol Policies and Legislation Review The Tobacco effect: The alcohol industry casting doubt. Recognising how powerful vested interests have conspired to undermine science by merchandising doubt, and have run deliberate yet effective campaigns that

TEENS are less likely to drink if they know that alcohol is a major cause of cancer, but most are unaware of the link, a South Australian study has found. More than 2800 school students aged 12-17 were surveyed about their drinking behaviour by Adelaide University and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)

By medical reporter Sophie Scott 30 Jun 2017, 12:44pm More than three quarters of court cases where local communities are against big alcohol stores being built are being thrown out because judges do not have to consider the health impacts of planning decisions. Key points: Public health and family violence impacts are not considered by courts when

By Catharine Paddock PhD Published 7th  June 2017 The results of a new study have shown that even moderate alcohol intake can have a negative impact on cognitive health. A new study concludes that even moderate alcohol consumption is linked to a raised risk of faster decline in brain health and mental function. The researchers say that

Adolescents who drink alcohol are at increased risk for injury and substance use disorder later in life, even when they do not meet criteria for alcohol use disorder (AUD). This study assessed changes in grey matter volumes over a 10-year period between adolescence and early adulthood in individuals who had alcohol use (as defined by