Alcohol

A state of alarm was triggered on Monday morning at the Volos branch of EKAV when they received a call from passersby reporting the injury of a young woman.

Specifically, at 6:00 AM, while the woman was walking under the influence of alcohol on Pagason Street, she collapsed to the ground, resulting in her injury, according to The Newspaper.

A total of 37 people has died in Istanbul from alcohol poisoning linked to counterfeit liquor since Nov. 1, the governor's office announced on Nov. 16.

Over the past six weeks, some 73 individuals were hospitalized after consuming tainted alcohol in the city, with 17 currently undergoing treatment, the statement said.

The government is preparing to introduce tougher rules permanently closing down shops that sell alcohol to minors, a leading government official has said. 

These provisions will be presented to Parliament early in the new year, State Minister Akis Skertsos told local media outlet SKAI. 

In a move sparking public debate, an Athens nightclub shut down for serving alcohol to minors during a school dance in October has reopened.

The death toll had risen to 22 and dozens of others were referred to hospitals on Dec. 5, as a major counterfeit alcohol crisis in Istanbul emerged last week, prompting police to intensify raids.

Two teenage girls, both under Greece's legal drinking age of 18, were hospitalized in the provincial city Trikala, mid-northern Greece, on Saturday night after consuming alcohol purchased from a local grocery store.

The shop owner was arrested Sunday afternoon, according to state broadcaster ERT.

With New Year's Eve approaching, concerns are mounting across Istanbul as counterfeit alcohol cases rise, resulting in seven fatalities reported so far.

As eight individuals receive medical treatment in hospitals, police have launched an investigation, detaining 12 suspects following operations at various locations, including entertainment venues.

A serious incident occurred in Pyrgos when a 15-year-old was taken to the local hospital unconscious after consuming alcohol.

According to Patrisnews.com, the teenager drank alcohol while at the home of a relative.

Municipal police shut down a Thessaloniki club on the city's coastal road Thursday morning after three underage patrons were hospitalized from consuming alcohol and falling ill.

The three patrons, two boys aged 15 and 16, and a girl aged 14, were transported to hospital with symptoms of alcohol poisoning. 

Following a series of incidents involving underage alcohol consumption, the government is enacting urgent legislation to combat the sale of alcohol and tobacco to minors.