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The Biden Administration Can't Make Up Its Mind About Alcohol

Do you want to brag about America’s alcohol industry, or do you want to crack down on it?

Reason

Covid pandemic drinking increase could cause 25,000 extra deaths in England

The huge increase in hospital admissions and deaths could cost the NHS up to £5.2 billion

Evening Standard

Vicky Pattison says she 'self-sabotaged' with alcohol after I'm a Celeb win

Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison has opened up about her relationship with drinking, admitting she's terrified of going down the same path as her dad John who is an alcoholic

Daily Mirror

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Britney Spears accuses mother of ‘abusing’ her and pre-arranging involuntary commitment in 2019

Singer also claimed that she was forced to attend Alcoholics Annonymous meetings despite ‘hating’ alcohol

The Independent UK

East Lothian karting boss preyed on young boys as they chased Formula One dream

Andrew Fairley abused four boys aged between 10 and 17 dozens of times in his caravan, garage and at race venues and also gave them alcohol before molesting them.

Edinburgh Live

Police investigate 'disgusting' social media stunt in Coober Pedy dry zone

A social media video showing a group of people being assisted to “snorkel” spirits and beer in Coober Pedy has been labelled “disgusting” by South Australia’s Aboriginal Affairs Minister.

ABC News

'Covid hangover' of pandemic drinking could see 25,000 extra deaths - and will hit the North East hardest

People turning to the bottle during the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to a huge spike in alcohol-related illness and death according to two shocking reports.

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Can you exercise yourself to death? Is this what happened with TV actor Deepesh Bhan?

The sudden demise of 41-year-old TV actor Deepesh Bhan, who by all accounts led a fit and healthy lifestyle, serves as a reminder that a rigorous fitness routine or abstaining from alcohol and tobacco still do not guarantee a long or healthy life. In fact, if overdone, exercise or diets…

The Times of India

Million more alcohol-related hospital admissions coming thanks to lockdown

The worst-case scenario calculates more than 25,000 extra alcohol-related deaths because of the pandemic

Wales Online

Drug rehabilitation centres promised for regional Victoria by Liberal Party

At least $36 million has been promised to boost alcohol and drug rehabilitation beds, with those in power stopping short of matching the commitment.

ABC News

NT defends Indigenous opt-in booze ban

The Northern Territory chief minister has defended her government's new opt-in alcohol ban for many remote Aboriginal communities.

AAP

Lockdown drinking increase could cause 25,000 excess deaths in England

The Guardian - UK

Study: Having just 4 drinks a week changes your brain

Many people have a cocktail before dinner or a drink to help them wind down at the end of the day. No big deal, right? According to a new observational study, that alcohol consumption might be changing your brain.

Tribune News Service

Increased pandemic drinking will lead to 1000s of extra deaths in next 20 years, research suggests

In a worst-case scenario, there will be 972,382 additional hospital admissions and 25,192 additional deaths over the next two decades, researchers say

The Independent UK

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Vicky Pattison fears that 'addictive personality' may lead her down the same path as alcoholic dad

Former Geordie Shore star says her nine year old self would not have believed she would ever drink

The Independent UK

Thousands of hospital admissions and deaths ’caused by pandemic drinking’

Experts found that over-45s who were drinking at risky levels before the pandemic were the most likely to increase their drinking when Covid-19 hit.

Irish Mirror

Vicky Pattison breaks silence about her fears of becoming like her alcoholic dad

The Geordie Shore star is now around the same age as her dad John was when his addiction took hold, and she’s terrified of going down the same path. She freely admits that she loves a drink, but sometimes doesn’t know when to stop

The Conversation

Alcohol use more likely among Black youths at racially segregated schools

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Pub customer slams staff for treatment of daughter, 19, who wanted to drink wine

The diner took to the internet to share how she had ordered a bottle of wine to share with her daughter during their family meal - but staff took the glass of wine away from the teenager

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Best Bites: Hard Mountain Dew

If Mountain Dew is your jam (and you are over 21 and a fan of alcohol), you are going to love this new product on the market. It’s only available in a few states, and Missouri is one of them. We tried the original flavor, which tasted just like regular…

Tribune News Service

Cocktails by the sea? Fort Lauderdale may lift booze ban on sand, but only for some visitors

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For nearly four decades, Fort Lauderdale has had a ban on booze at the beach — the sandy section, anyway. But there’s now talk of allowing alcohol sales on the sand year-round.

The Conversation

Is there really such a thing as an 'addictive personality'?

We’ve all heard of someone referred to as having an “addictive personality”. Some even say it about themselves. But you may be surprised to know there is no such thing.

ABC News

After 15 years of prohibition, the Northern Territory's intervention-era alcohol bans come to an end

After 15 years, alcohol bans imposed on some Indigenous communities during the intervention have come to an end. We speak to community leaders about what's ahead.

AAP

Building regulation must strike balance

A peak construction body says the Albanese government's decision to overhaul building code regulations came as a surprise and could damage the economy.

The Guardian - UK

Gen Z for zero tolerance: why British youth are turning off booze

Alcohol consumption among 16- to 24-year-olds is falling. So what is behind this new temperance?

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