“Experts say the pandemic has been especially hard on women. A study found that while heavy drinking increased among American adults by 14% in 2020 compared to 2019, it increased by 41% among women.”
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The latest issue of Alcohol Research: Current Reviews is dedicated to the topic of women and alcohol and “invited experts to review the latest research on alcohol’s unique effects on women across the life cycle, including women of color, LGBTQ women, older women, and pregnant women.”
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“In recognition of April being Alcohol Awareness Month, CDC has a new web feature highlighting CDC resources that can help providers address alcohol and polysubstance use in pregnancy.
Resources include free continuing education and five free online training courses for healthcare professionals
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FASDInformed is partnering with Greensboro AHEC to sponsor The Lay of the Land: A Published Health Survey of Adults Diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. This workshop is intended to bring concrete meaning to the phrase “whole body diagnosis” when applied to FASD. The authors of the groundbreaking 2017 Health Study (published in 2020) will describe specifically how adults diagnosed with FASD have more health concerns than those in the general population.
Webinar information (CEUs available)
Date: Thursday, April 15, 2021
Time: Noon – 1:30 PM
Participation fee: $25 General registration; $10 Parents/guardians & those diagnosed with an FASD
Please click here for more information and to register Lay of the Land.
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April 14, 2021. 1pm-3pm Central
Dr. Larry Burd is presenting on the topic of “Children and Adolescents” for an FASD Legal Issues Training.
Dr. Burd is the director of the North Dakota FAS Center and a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the North Dakota University School of Medicine. His work extends to all facets of FASD including the legal implications for children and adolescents.
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Recognizing that alcohol is a high profit product, many states have temporarily allowed drinks-to-go. There were conditions, such as only one or two drinks in a sealed container along with a meal. According to the Distilled Spirits Council, over 30 states allowed some type of “alcohol to-go”.
As the Pandemic has subsided, many are seeing the economic devastation wrought by public health shut-downs and want to help those businesses make up some of the losses by loosening alcohol regulation. But the method they’re using will only work if the general public buys more alcohol…and, presumably, drinks it. Such measures include making home delivery of alcohol permanent, extending open hours (until 4 am!) and other “rule relaxations.”
It is important to examine how these changes may impact current alcohol problems and whether they are enough to really help restaurants.
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