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In this issue:
News: Alcohol-violence link acknowledged; Tax rise return in Lithuania; UK adds up societal costs; Oregon itemises treatment shortfall: Ontario “boozedoggle”costed; Bihar’s prohibition payoffs; US alcohol levels remain elevated; Alcohol banned at the French Open tennis
Meme stocks: Distilled alcohol messages
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News:
Alcohol-violence link: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese acknowledged a link between alcohol and family and domestic violence in parliament yesterday.
Tax return: Average alcohol consumption in Lithuania fell by 1.8% to 11.0 litres last year after an alcohol tax increase led to a 10.6% rise in prices, said the State Data Agency.
UK costings: The broad societal cost of alcohol harm was put at up to £37bn ($47bn) in England and Scotland, with the IAS putting the figure for England at £27bn and Scotland making up the £5-10bn remainder. Around half come from the cost of crime and disorder and a fifth from lost productivity.
Oregon treatment shortfall: Oregon’s health authority said it would cost nearly $7bn to plug the gaps in its drug and alcohol treatment system, but did not say who should bear the cost.
Canadian “Boozedoggle”: The Liberals in Ontario coined a new word to describe a plan to accelerate the sale of alcohol in convenience stores which they said would cost taxpayers over C$1bn. It does not include the cost of harm from any consumption increase.
Prohibition pluses: A ban on alcohol on India’s Bihar state has prevented 2.4m cases of daily and weekly alcohol consumption and 2.1m cases of intimate partner violence since 2016, said a Lancet study. It does not recommend such a ban.
Pandemic plateau: Alcohol consumption continued at a level around a fifth higher in people with alcohol use disorder compared to before the covid pandemic, according to Millennium Health Signals Alert. The US, like Australia and the UK, has seen an enormous surge in alcohol deaths.
Not tennis: Alcohol was banned in the stands at the French Open tennis after some unseemly behaviour in the crowd, like allegedly spitting chewing gum at a player.
Meme stocks: A few eye-catching posts to highlight some key information
Drinking less alcohol leads to better health
Avoid pressuring other people to drink alcohol
Alcohol lowers mood and increases anxiety
Alcohol calories/ml ≈ cooking oil
Alcohol is not useful
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