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New UK Alcohol Guidelines
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- Created: Tuesday, January 19 2016 19:43
January 19, 2016
Alcohol-related harm and risks start from any level of regular alcohol consumption, and the risks increase as consumption increases. Research indicates that any alcohol consumption increases the risk of a range of different cancers.
The new guidelines recommend that if men and women drink alcohol, they should drink no more than fourteen units of alcohol a week – equivalent to a bottle and a half of wine over the course of a week – in order to keep their health risks low. The guidelines also clearly state that no level of alcohol consumption is safe to consume during pregnancy.
The UK has approached its new alcohol guidelines with scientific rigor and clarity. The review of evidence has been in progress since 2013, conducted by a panel of public health, alcohol studies, and behavioral science experts. Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England, stated that the guidelines give the public current, credible information to make informed decisions about risk and behavior.
Powdered alcohol bans introduced in CA
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- Created: Friday, January 15 2016 07:50
January 15, 2016
Alcohol Justice is pleased to report the introduction of two bills to ban powdered alcohol in California. Assembly Bill 1554 (Irwin) and Senate Bill 819 (Huff) will create a powerful barrier to a chilling litany of health and safety concerns associated with powdered or crystalline alcohol.
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TAKE ACTION: Tell California's Legislators, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), and Governor Brown to Ban Powdered Alcohol!
CA Alcohol Policy Alliance Launches
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- Created: Friday, January 15 2016 07:38
January 15, 2016
Have you heard? A new and exciting movement in California is fighting to reduce alcohol harm. The California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA) unites diverse organizations and communities throughout California to protect health and safety and prevent alcohol-related harm through statewide action.
Some of CAPA's core issues include:
- Raise the price of alcohol through taxes and fees, supporting the “Charge for Harm” concept that the industry should pay for treatment, prevention and all other costs to government.
- Limit alcohol advertising in all media, especially on government-controlled property and where children or targeted populations are exposed.
- Make the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control effective, efficient, transparent, and accountable to public health and safety concerns of the community, and not to cater to industry profits and license expediency, through policies that reduce alcohol outlet density and increase funding for alcohol control,regulation, and enforcement.
- Eliminate product lines (such as alcopops and malt liquors) oriented to underage youth and vulnerable or targeted populations.
- Reduce the allowable blood alcohol content for drivers through ".05 Saves Lives."
CAPA advocates for local, state, and national legislative and regulatory alcohol reforms. Join CAPA TODAY!
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