Alcoholism

Consumption of spirits has become a problem for Greece, as 10 per cent of the country's population is completely dependent on alcohol, BNT reported. This percentage is considered to be high compared to other European countries, according to data from the World Health Organization. And they show regular alcohol consumption in the majority of the population of Greece.

"I admit I was shocked when my son came back drunk on Saturday night. He's only 15 years old and had been out with friends, just as on many other weekends. He wasn't late, but he was a mess. They'd been to a club in Glyfada, where they had beers and shots! How could they serve alcohol to kids?" one shocked father told Kathimerini on the condition of anonymity.

People in Bulgaria buy less and less alcohol, Eurostat data show. Last year, households in Bulgaria allocated an average of 1.6% of their incomes for alcoholic drinks.

A middle-class mother died from alcohol poisoning after drinking wine all day while on a holiday to celebrate a break in her breast cancer treatment.
Therapist Valerie Jones, 54, was taken to the Greek island of Santorini by her company director husband Nigel as a treat to recuperate from her illness.

Police fined two people for drinking beer on a public beach in the northern province of Zonguldak on Sept. 13.

The incident occurred at the province's Kapuz Beach, where an unidentified 32-year-old medical doctor arrived with her colleague to swim.

The New Zealand Medical Association has called for a ban on the sale of alcohol in supermarkets, the Guardian said.

Traditional Greek spirits like raki, ouzo and tsipouro are attracting more drinkers in Greece as they are more affordable for those struggling financially due to the crisis, according to recent research which found that the cheaper spirits have also become the preferred drink among those suffering from alcoholism.

If this does’t sound like the best job in the world then we really don’t know which one is! Florida company ‘World of Beer’ is seeking three people willing to spend 4 months traveling all around the world and taste as many beers as they can!

Dry January seems to be the buzzing trend nowadays. Abstaining from alcohol for the whole month of January appeals to many, especially to those who overdid the feasting and boozing during the festive season before New Year's. Dry January, as a term, was registered in 2014 in the United Kingdom by Alcohol Concern, an advocacy group that initiated the first campaign in January 2013.

The number of people who have died from bootleg alcohol poisoning in Turkey's Aegean province of ?zmir has risen to eight.

The eight people who have died so far from counterfeit rak? in ?zmir were identified as Seçgin Dengiz, Ali Ulutürk, Alem Pena Çandar, Ömer Akgün Yüngeli?, Özkan Yaman, Köksal Çetin, Birol Bacakl? and Cesur Artan.