Women in Remote Villages Mobilize to Check Fast Spread of Alcoholism
Due to a combination of factors there has been sharp increase in alcoholism in several rural areas from time to time. While this can be a serious problem for health…
Alcohol
New Information on Alcohol Related Cancers Re-emphasizes Need for Wider Campaign
Latest information on health risks of alcohol released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells us that while about 20,000 adult persons die from alcohol related cancers…
Alcohol and other substance abuse can be reduced without imposing any bans
In the course of visits to many remote villages, I repeatedly learnt that women in particular are deeply troubled by the increase in alcohol consumption. A very direct impact they…
Prohibition in Bihar: Need for Policy Relook
by Ankit Kumar and Komal Patel In February 2019, when about 116 people died from hooch in U.P. and Uttarakhand, the then Deputy CM of Bihar when asked if prohibition…
Do We Need a Paradigm Shift from ‘Despising Alcohol Use’ to ‘Promoting Responsible Drinking’?
When India closed its alcohol outlets during the recent pandemic-driven lockdown, many western countries such as Canada did not take a similar step on liquor sales. Alcohol was easily available…
The Farce of Dry days and Dry states
At a conference I attended some time ago, during cocktails, I observed a few delegates from Gujarat sipping their drinks from steel glasses. When I asked them out of curiosity…
Despite the Spin By Lobbyists , Extremely Tragic Health Impacts of Alcohol Confirmed by Latest Research
It is now well that the powerful tobacco lobby spread many falsehoods to undermine the steadily growing scientific evidence regarding the very serious health risks of tobacco. Millions of…
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