June 8, 2010

HEADLINES

Binge drinking: only one measure can solve our drink problem Jun. 5, 2010 4:06 pm The Guardian UK

When the health watchdog National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence – or Nice – last week produced its much-anticipated recommendations to curb alcohol abuse, things turned nasty... Read full story...

Presidential sobriety check Jun. 5, 2010 10:18 pm Boston Globe MA

Just one month into the school year, the student became the 16th Tufts undergraduate to be taken to the hospital for excessive drinking. By June, 60 students would be hospitalized... Read full story...

Our View: Questions linger about social host Jun. 5, 2010 11:06 pm Steamboat Pilot CO

A little more than one year ago, the Steam­boat Springs City Council adopted a social host ordinance intended to be another tool for our community to combat underage drinking... Read full story...

Police fine violators of Iowa City bar ordinance Jun. 6, 2010 1:07 pm KWQC 6 IA

Police in Iowa City say at least four people have been cited for violating the city's new ordinance that limits entry to bars to those ages 21 and over after 10 p.m... Read full story...

As the Government considers minimum pricing for alcohol, isn't there a simpler solution to the binge drinking culture? Jun. 7, 2010 8:08 am Mail Online UK

But for anyone who has seen the horrifying levels of drunkenness in our town centres on a Saturday night, it is clear that the temptations of cheap and available alcohol have once again become a desperate problem... Read full story...

Tory doctor calls for 'brave' move to raise alcohol prices Jun. 7, 2010 The Independent UK

Dr Wollaston called for tough action to stem the rapid growth of problem drinking she witnessed during her 23 years as a GP and backed the imposition of minimum prices on alcohol... Read full story...

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