The University of Massachusetts in Amhurst warned its students about a new drinking trend after 28 ambulances were called to off-campus parties over the weekend. The drinking trend entails mixing and drinking gallon jugs with a mix of alcohol, electrolytes, flavoring, and water, known as “blackout rage gallons” or BORGs. The university said students were…
University Warns Students About New TikTok Drinking Trend After Rash of Ambulance Calls
Don’t Be so Fast to Write Off Alcohol Bans as ‘Useless’ and ‘Racist’
Commentary With alcohol bans being reinstated in the Northern Territory, we can expect more discussion about whether they are effective or not. Former West Australian of the Year and Nyamal woman Tracy Westerman has previously stated that authorities are not addressing the root cause of alcohol abuse when speaking of her home state. I agree…
Australian Deaths by Alcohol Abuse at Record High, Suicide on the Rise
Mortality rates in Australia increased 3.2 percent in 2021, with alcohol-induced deaths at the highest rate in a decade, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Lauren Moran, director of mortality statistics at ABS, said while the rate of deaths in 2021 had increased on the previous year, it was still lower than the…
Scottish Government’s Minimum Unit Pricing Law Increased Financial Strain For Alcoholics
A flagship SNP health policy on minimum unit pricing on alcohol failed to deliver and also increased financial strain on those most affected by alcoholism, a study has found. In 2018, Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party (SNP) introduced minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol, the first country to do so, which is currently fixed at 50p…
Alcohol Health Services in Australia Saw Pandemic Spike
A new report in Australia has found that the number of calls to alcohol support services in 2021 was triple that made before the pandemic. The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education in Australia has found that the number of calls surged due to the higher levels of stress and anxiety, as well as boredom…
Alcohol-Associated Deaths Surged During First 12 Months of CCP Virus Pandemic: Study
The number of Americans who died of alcohol-associated causes throughout the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic has increased dramatically, according to a recent study. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on March 18, revealed that 99,017 U.S. citizens died of alcohol-related causes in 2020—a 25.5 percent increase from…
Alcohol Deaths in England and Wales Rise to 20-year High During Pandemic
The number of people dying of alcohol consumption reached a 20-year high during the CCP virus pandemic, official figures for England and Wales have shown. According to new data released on Thursday by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), 7,423 people in England and Wales died of alcohol-specific causes in 2020. The number was 19.6…
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