Selected media stories since the April roundup
Alcohol research stories
Binge drinking as a teenager causes long-lasting changes to the regions of the brain that control learning and memory, according to new research reported in the Daily Mail
Teenagers who mix energy drinks with alcohol are more likely to binge drink and abuse alcohol later in life, again according to new research reported in the Daily Mail
The Express asked whether weekend wine could be ruining your waistline (it could).
The Independent looked at how alcohol makes you friendlier – but only to certain people, whilst according to a new study published in the Journal of Sex Research, which included 18 females, booze is a total killjoy when it comes to getting it on and really getting off, reported Metro.
The speed at which we drink alcohol could be influenced by the shape of the glass, and markings on the glass might help us drink more slowly, according to new research from the University of Bristol.
Researchers say that red wine could boost levels of 'good cholesterol' among type 2 diabetes sufferers, reported the Telegraph.
Occupational Health asked whether drug and alcohol workplace testing is an occupational health issue (and replied 'yes', basically). Meanwhile, nearly a third of employees have admitted using drugs at work, while more than four fifths (85 per cent) have been drunk in the workplace according to a survey reported by CIPD.
Leading North East experts are calling for urgent research into the treatment of alcoholic hepatitis as a major study reveals the only drugs used to treat the illness are not effective, said the ChronicleLive
Alcohol policy
Football fans are to be breathalysed before games in a crackdown on drunken rowdy supporters at matches, said the Daily Mail.
The City of Lincoln Council has taken action against 81 people in the month following its high-profile decision to ban the consumption of legal highs and alcohol in the city centre reported the Lincolnite.
Fears of an alcohol-induced crime wave and a rise in hospital admissions as a result of relaxed licensing laws were nothing more than a “moral panic”, claim free market researchers at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said the Yorkshire Post.
The drink-driving limit should be lowered in England and Wales whilst women are 'not getting the message', the Police Federation has suggested - see the Guardian or our analysis.
Alcohol industry
Formula 1 has again come under fire for its high exposure of alcohol advertising and the contradictory messages it sends out given the FIA's campaign for road safety, said Yahoo! Eurosport, as a new study in the Telegraph finds there was a reference to drinks brands every five seconds in last year’s Monaco Grand Prix
Senior trade figures have called on the new government to review the late-night levy following the release of figures revealing that Cheltenham Borough Council has raised less than half the money expected from the fee and that one in five licensed premises cut their hours. Morning Advertiser
The UK night-time economy gets its own industry group as Night Time Industries Association is started by a former bar owner who says restaurants, bars and entertainment are being sidelined in cities, reported the Guardian.
Drinking trends elsewhere 
Stricter rules, economic problems and changing social habits mean that Russians are consuming less alcohol, and that's sobering news for the global vodka industry, reported the Telegraph.
Australians are drinking less alcohol than they have for fifty years and now consume almost as much wine as beer, according to official figures which suggest the nation's "blokey" culture is in decline, reported the Telegraph. Crikey.
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