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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 · Jul 26, 2022

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 · Jul 26, 2022

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 · Jul 26, 2022

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.

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

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

Irish Mirror · Jul 25, 2022

Alcohol use more likely among Black youths at racially segregated schools

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The Conversation · Jul 25, 2022

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

Irish Mirror · Jul 25, 2022

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…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jul 25, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jul 25, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Jul 25, 2022