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Alcohol is the most common principal drug of concern for people accessing treatment, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW’s) new report.
a) Almost two in five (37%) treatment episodes for people accessing support for themselves were for alcohol, followed by
b) amphetamines (24 %),
c) cannabis (19 %) and
d) heroin (4.6 %).
Between 2011–12 and 2020–21, alcohol was the most common principal drug of concern in treatment episodes provided to people for their drug use. This number has increased by 24 per cent, from approximately 67,000 episodes in 2011–12 to approximately 83,000 episodes in 2020–21
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All kombucha has a bit of alcohol in it due to the sugar fermenting with the yeast. Commercial brands that have less than 0.5% by volume in it can be sold as “non-alcoholic.” Any more than that and the government considers it to be booze. Fermentation time, temperature, and the way the drink is stored all play roles in how strong it becomes. Some kombucha continues to ferment even in the bottle
Some reports link the homemade variety to stomachaches, dizziness, nausea, infections, and allergic reactions. The risk is high when people brew it in unclean conditions. That makes it easy to taint during fermentation. Brewing or storing it in glazed ceramic pots has a link to lead poisoning, too.
Stay away from this drink if you have a weakened immune system or a long-term health condition -- especially liver, kidney, or lung disease. Don’t drink it if you’re pregnant. It’s not for young children either. But if you’re a healthy adult, the store-bought kind that’s pasteurized is fine in moderation -- but not more than 12 ounces per day. Read the nutrition label, though, because the sugar and calories can vary quite a bit by brand.
It’s important to always keep kombucha in the refrigerator, even before you drink it. If you leave a capped bottle at room temperature for a while, the carbonation in it could build up -- and you might get a surprise splash when you open the bottle. The cold of the fridge also slows the fermentation.
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- Heightened stress during the pandemic may lead to more college drinking.
- Cohorts of college students (N = 694) were surveyed before and during the pandemic.
- Stress was only linked to more alcohol use among those with low meaning in life.
- Meaning in one’s life protected against both general and COVID-specific stress.
- Alcohol interventions may be enhanced by promoting meaning and purpose in life.
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The new findings suggest a rise in cardiovascular risk even at alcohol consumption levels deemed “low risk” by national guidelines.
“The findings affirm that alcohol intake should not be recommended to improve cardiovascular health; rather, that reducing alcohol intake will likely reduce cardiovascular risk in all individuals, albeit to different extents based on one’s current level of consumption,”
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- That children have to grow up in homes with parental alcohol problems is an invisible and silent crisis worldwide.* As their parents cannot provide shelter and often basic support, also society is failing to protect and promote the rights of these children.
- In the United States, more than 10% of children live with a parent with alcohol problems.
- In the EU, 9 million children grow up with parents who have alcohol problems.
- There are 2.6 million children of school age living with parental alcohol problems in the UK alone.
- In Australia 1 million children live in households with at least one adult being addicted.
- The number of children living in homes that are ravaged by alcohol problems sky-rockets considering the countries around the world that are currently not even measuring the issue
- Negative impacts on children due to parents’ alcohol use are of epidemic proportions and a real crisis. All available evidence shows that the problem is massive:*
- In the United States, mothers convicted of child abuse are 3 times more likely to be alcoholics and fathers are 10 times more likely to be alcoholics.
- More than 50% of all confirmed abuse reports and 75% of child deaths involve the use of alcohol or other drugs by a parent.
- USA: 13% of child abusers are under the influence of alcohol.
- Europe: 16% of all cases of child abuse and neglect are alcohol-related.
- Alcohol is a major factor in domestic violence. Children are more likely to develop aggressive tendencies where there is a lack of parental monitoring, or where parents provide aggressive role models.
- Alcohol fuels and exacerbates child maltreatment, and physical and sexual abuse
- Children were 52% more likely to have anxiety or depression when both parents regularly consumed alcohol.
- Children of Alcoholics…
- Don’t Trust
- Don’t Talk
- Don’t Feel (National Association of Children of Alcoholics)
For complete research go to Children of Alcohol-Facts-and-explanation (movendi.ngo)
- Calls to end late night booze deliveries
- The $67 billion cost of one of our favourite drugs – Alcohol.
- Increase Alcohol Tax – Reduce Cancers – Save Lives: Modelling the impact of increased alcohol taxation on alcohol-attributable cancers in the WHO European Region
- Alcohol Is Bad For the Heart – New Study