Oct 1, 2021

Alcohol Review - Issue 29, October 1st 2021

This week: Australian deaths rise 8%; People with FASD have rights breached, commission says; Rugby offers high dose of alcohol ads; Police may block football drinking. Debate: Should help sometimes be compulsory?

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News

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People with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder have had their human rights breached, says New Zealand's Human Rights Commission

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A leak suggest that Ireland is unlikely to increase its alcohol tax

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Police objections are blocking seated alcohol drinking at football matches in England, says a Times report

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Six Nations rugby viewers are bombarded by alcohol branding, though less so when matches are in France where there's a law against it

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Over half of under-25s think one or two drinks a day is 'harmful compared with under a third of those over 65, a survey by Jefferies bank found

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Three quarters of heavy drinkers gamble, twice the rate of non-drinkers, found a report from the now-disbanded Public Health England

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Local councillors wanting to back alcohol and drug services have a new guide from the Local Government Association

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Discussion

We should use legal powers to compel some dependent drinkers to get help, says the charity Alcohol Change

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