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Drinker survey and minimum alcohol price – Expert reaction
A minimum price on alcohol is unlikely to drive drinkers to criminal or dangerous behaviour, say the authors of a […]
Continue readingDrinking in pregnancy research – In the news
New research examining women’s alcohol consumption before and during pregnancy has garnered international media attention. The study, published in BMJ […]
Continue readingDrinking in pregnancy ‘common’ – Expert reaction
Drinking alcohol while pregnant is common, reveals a study of first time mothers in UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. […]
Continue readingPublic health researchers under attack – editorial
Public health researchers are calling for greater integrity in policy making and an end to the attack strategies which have […]
Continue readingWater won’t beat new booze limit – The Dominion Post
From today, the drink-drive limit has been lowered to 250 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath or 50 milligrams per 100ml […]
Continue readingHeavy-drinking Kiwis go for cheaper alcohol
New results from an international alcohol research collaboration show that heavy-drinking New Zealanders tend to buy cheaper, off-premise alcohol, and […]
Continue readingDrink driving limits – experts respond
The Government plans to lower the legal blood alcohol limit from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres […]
Continue reading‘No safe limit’ – experts respond to alcohol during pregnancy research
New research suggests low and moderate drinking in early pregnancy is not associated with adverse neuropsychological effects in children, but […]
Continue readingSmokers are more hazardous drinkers – NZMJ study
New research published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal has highlighted the link between unhealthy behaviours like drinking and […]
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