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Australians drinking less alcohol than at any time since 1960s: study

Young Australians are helping drive the nation to its lowest alcohol consumption levels since the early 1960s, according to a new study.

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Drugs, alcohol addiction's most common cause finally revealed

​The United States is facing tremendous health threats with which drug addiction and prescription drug abuse are on the top of the list. Recent studies show that an overwhelming number of Americans are suffering from drug addiction and abuse due to chronic pain.

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Australia's alcohol industry "dependent" on problem drinkers: report

Australia's alcohol industry is "dependent" on heavy and risky drinkers, a report has detailed on Wednesday.

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Australia's love of alcohol comes at huge cost to economy: study

Australians are known for their love of alcohol, most notably beer, but it has been revealed this passion comes at a 2.2 billion U.S. dollar cost to the nation's economy.

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Australia's youth lead charge in combating Australia's alcohol identity

​A study investigating Australia's alcohol drinking patterns has shown underage binge drinking has declined, however, Australians in their middle age have shown signs of increasingly problematic drinking.

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Myanmar bans sale of alcohol during water festival

​Myanmar authorities has banned sale of alcohol around water throwing pandals in Nay Pyi Taw during the traditional Thingyan Water Festival commencing on Monday.

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Finland takes outdoor alcohol ads off public space

​A landmark 14-meter beer can that stands as an advertisement for a brewery near Helsinki is to be painted red within this year and cannot be claimed to be a beer can any more.

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Parents lead teen children on alcohol path: Australian study

Parents lead teen children on alcohol path: Australian study

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One in 10 deaths among U.S. adults due to excessive drinking: study

Excessive drinking accounted for one in 10 deaths among working-age adults aged 20 to 64 years in the United States and cost the country about 224 billion U.S. dollars per year, a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday.

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Britain to relax alcohol licensing hours for England matches during World Cup

Britain has decided to relax alcohol licensing hours nationally to mark England's participation in the FIFA World Cup in June and July 2014, British Secretary of State for the Home Department Theresa May announced Monday.

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Drinkers' red face linked to higher risk of hypertension: study

People whose faces turn red when they drink alcohol are more likely to develop hypertension, or high blood pressure, a new study has found.

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40 percent of Australian adults drink to get drunk: survey

Forty percent of Australian adults (or 4.5 million) drink to get drunk and an overwhelming majority of Australians believe more must be done to address alcohol-related harms, a latest survey showed on Thursday.

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Alcoholic poisoning victims in Libya's Tripoli increase to 709

Libyan health minister said Tuesday that the number of people poisoned by drinking contaminated alcohol in Tripoli has increased to 709, with 60 dead, within hours.