Oct 8, 2021

Alcohol Review - Issue 30, October 8th 2021

This week: Alcohol service cuts enumerated; NIH director who blocked dubious alcohol study steps down; FASD found to affect 1.8% in Manchester primary schools. Might an annual “alcohol MOT” help prevent problems?

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News

Alcohol services had their funding cut 17% in the last five years, while alcohol deaths rose 19% last year, the Health Foundation found

Public health leaders called for the trend to be reversed.

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The NIH director who axed a $100m because officials courted the alcohol industry is stepping down

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Fetal-alcohol spectrum was found to affect around one in fifty primary school pupils in Manchester

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Handgun purchasers with a history of alcohol charges are at more than twice the risk of suicide

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Tax on alcohol will go up 4% in the bailiwick of Guernsey next year to help reduce deficit

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Discussion

The annual MOT vehicle inspection is a nuisance, but keeps us safe. Something similar might help with alcohol

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