[ad_1] A person can binge drink for the price of a coffee, an Alcohol Healthwatch study has found. Photo: 123rf The study surveyed ten licensed supermarkets and twelve bottle stores across low socio-economic areas in Tāmaki Makaurau from March to May this year. It found that beer, wine and light spirits were sold for less
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[ad_1] Thursday, 4 November 2021, 10:57 amPress Release: Alcohol Healthwatch Alcohol is being sold at pocket money prices, a new study of alcohol prices across 743 alcohol products sold in Auckland has found. “The low price of alcohol is fuelling alcohol harm and undoubtedly contributes to increased lockdown drinking. Every New Zealander is paying the
[ad_1] Drinking what most might consider to be a moderate amount of alcohol could be harming your health and mental wellbeing, experts have found. New guidelines released by the Australian Drug and Alcohol Foundation advise both men and women to have no more than 10 standard drinks per week and no more than four standard
[ad_1] By Eef Hogervorst and Aleksandra Gawor, Loughborough University Alcohol intoxication, particularly in western cultures, is increasingly regarded as a socially acceptable behaviour, and excessive levels of alcohol consumption has been identified as a significant problem among university students. One study found that 45-69% of UK students engage in weekly binge drinking sessions. Now our
[ad_1] Top GAA stars are in danger of consuming harmful levels of alcohol, as a new medical study shows inter-county players are more prone to binge drinking than their peers, while a third feel there is a harmful alcohol culture within the GAA. Researchers found three-quarters of GAA players, who were regular drinkers, showed signs
[ad_1] Responding to queries, IMH’s National Addictions Management Service (Nams) said that it has not seen any significant increase in alcohol addiction cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, Dr Desmond Wai, a liver and gastrointestinal diseases specialist at a private hospital, said that he has been seeing more alcoholism cases since the circuit breaker period
[ad_1] Like many people who struggle to control their drinking, Andy Mathisen tried a lot of ways to cut back. He went through an alcohol detox program, attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, and tried using willpower to stop himself from binge drinking. But this past winter, with the stress of the pandemic increasingly weighing on him,
[ad_1] <!– SHOW ARTICLE –> Do you remember the television commercial: “I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in the pan. And never let him forget he’s a man”? If there is one thing that women don’t need to compete with men about in the pursuit of equality, it would be alcohol use/misuse.
[ad_1] At the start of the pandemic, stay-at-home orders were in place across the country to curb the spread of COVID-19. Disrupted routines combined with the uncertainty of the pandemic led many people to feeling isolated at home while experiencing greater stress. As a result, some people became their own bartenders and progressed into heavier
[ad_1] As people’s work and social lives have become busier than ever over the past decade (with the exception of the pandemic over the past year), ‘me-time has grown in prominence as a way to temporarily switch off from everything. Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston said “me time” can look like anything as long as it “allows