Cree author and crown prosecutor, Harold R. Johnson, shares his experience on why he wrote the new book, Firewater: How Alcohol is Killing Our People (And Yours).
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Top of the Pops: highly-rated alcohol-free drinks
Top of the Pops (alphabetical):
– Ariel Chardonnay 2014, <0.5pc vol, £7.99, The – Alcohol Free Shop
– Belvoir Organic Elderflower Cordial 500ml: £2.92, Ocado
– Brewdog Nanny State (bitter) 330ml, 0.5pc vol, £1.29, Tesco
– Daylesford Sparkling Apple & Bilberry Juice 75cl: £3.99, Ocado
– Double Dutch Pomegranate & Basil 20cl: £1.45, 31 Dover
– Eisberg Alcohol Free Cabernet Sauvignon, 0.05pc vol, £3.50, Tesco
– Eisberg Alcohol-free Sauvignon Blanc NV, 0.05pc vol, £3.50, Waitrose
– Elderbrook: from £9.99 for 3 bottles, Elderbrook
– Eminasin Tempranillo, 0.5pc vol, £6.99, The Alcohol Free Shop
– EminaZero Sparkling, 0pc vol, £6.99, Alcohol Free Shop
– Jarr Kombucha Passion Fruit 473ml: £6.50, Planet Organic
– LemonAid Organic and Fairtrade Blood Orange Drink 330ml: £6.36 for a pack of 4, Ethical Superstore
– Nix & Kix Mango & Ginger with Cayenne Chilli 275ml: £17.95 for a Case of 12, Yumbles
– Sainsbury’s Low Alcohol Cider 500ml, 0.9pc vol, £1.10
– Sainsbury’s Low Alcohol Czech Lager 500ml, 0.5pc vol, £1.20
– Seedlip (“spirit”), Berry Bros (bbr.com), 0pc vol, £29.95
– Ugly Water Lemon & Lime 330ml: £1.15 per can, Planet Organic
– Waitrose Low Alcohol Cider, <1pc vol, 500ml £1.15
Note: People given placebo drinks—non-alcoholic drinks which mimic alcoholic ones—show many of the pro-social behaviours associated with alcohol drinking. Bachman-Turner Overdrive can be found here. ■
[programme] 7th European Alcohol Policy Conference | 22-23, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Programme includes:
- Round table: Alcohol policy and politics, new developments: Vesna-Kerstin Petrič, Head of Unit, Slovenian Ministry of Health; Milojka Kolar Celarc, Health Minister, Slovenia; Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Minister of State for Health Promotion, Ireland; Lars Møller, Programme Manager, Alcohol and Illicit Drugs; WHO; Michael Farrugia, Ministry for Family and Social Solidarity Malta; Dario Nakić, Health Minister, Croatia.
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Panel discussion: Reducing alcohol-related inequalities: what works? Emanuelle Scafatto, Director, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, National Observatory for Alcohol; Peter Rice, Chair Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems; Tadeja Hočevar, National Public Health Institute, Slovenia.
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Setting the scene: How does alcohol policy fit in the health determinants? Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology, University College of London; David McDaid, Associate Professorial Research Fellow, Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics (LSE).
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Panel discussion: Health in all policies – does it work?
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Round table: Working with non-state actors: Mariann Skar, Secretary General, Eurocare – Alcohol Policy Alliance; Vladimir Pozniak, Coordinator of Organisation Management of Substance Abuse Programme, WHO.
Source: http://www.7eapc.eu
[programme] Society for the Study of Addiction Symposium 2016: York, November 10-11
Sessions include:
- “Addiction: from brain research to new treatments?” David Nutt
- “From quackery to orthodoxy: history and the neuroscience of addiction,” Tim Hickman
- “A psychological perspective on addiction,” Robert West
- “Is Alcoholics Anonymous religious, spiritual, neither? Findings from 25 years of mechanisms of behavior change research,” John Kelly
- Alcohol misuse and people with Learning Disabilities living in the community: results of the EBI-LD, Christos Kouimtsidis
- “Group influence on alcohol-induced risk-taking,” Marianne Erskine-Shaw
- “Understanding the world through the bottom of a glass: alcohol dependence factors; social & emotional processing,” Sharon Cox
- “Selling ideas of moderate drinking: alcohol producers in late Victorian Britain,” Thora Hands
Source: www.addiction-ssa.org/symposium?utm_content=buffere1c99
[petition] Protect our kids and take alcohol out of rugby league | change.org
My dad is National Rugby League (NRL) State of Origin great, Steve Ella. We still love the game–but can’t bear to watch it sell dangerous messages to fans and kids anymore. … Our footy idols are now walking billboards for the alcohol industry.
Source: https://www.change.org/p/protect-our-kids-and-take-alcohol-out-of-the-game
In praise of politeness
It is no coincidence simplistic movements are finding success when our worldviews and personal relations are being shaped by chaotic and often ill-tempered online interaction. Opportunistic rabble-rousers are only too happy to ride this wave of digital bombast. The answer is a counter-wave of online civility. [Read more…] about In praise of politeness