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Study Finds That Greeks Drink Much Less Alcohol Than Most Other Europeans

According to a recent study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Greeks drink less alcohol than the average European. More specifically, the WHO study includes findings from thirty different European countries (the 28 member-states of the EU plus...

Rise in Alcohol Dependence due to Economic Crisis in Greece

"We are worried about the increase in excessive alcohol consumption among adolescents and the heavy use overall, especially in provincial areas," said Greece's Health Minister Andreas Xanthos. Xanthos spoke at the 16th International Congress of the European Society of Biomedical...

Thousands of Bottles of Tainted Alcohol Confiscated by Greek Police

Twenty-two people have been arrested at two different locations in Attica over the illicit production and distribution of contaminated alcohol. Greek police say that they have confiscated 12 tonnes of ethanol used for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages that were...

Athens University: Study Shows Greeks Drink Less Alcohol in Excess Compared to EU Average

Athens University’s Mental Health Research Institute carried out a study in June 2015 which showed that two in 10 Greeks claim to have drank alcohol excessively in a one-year period. The study was done as a part of the EU’s...

Greek Teens Start Alcohol Binge Drinking and Letting Loose at Clubs at 12 Years

The European School Survey on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) study was released following surveys on 96,000 school students in 35 countries. The study found that teenage smoking and drinking is slowly on the decline, however, there are problems...

Higher Excise Taxes on Alcohol and Tobacco Result in Loss of State Revenue

Higher excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco are forcing consumers to turn to contraband products and subsequently lead to reduced state revenues, industry experts say. The imposition of the special consumption tax on alcohol products (EFKOP) has prompted many Greeks...

OECD: Greece Among Countries with Less Alcohol Consumption Per Capita

A recent OECD report revealed that Lithuania has the highest per capita consumption of alcoholic beverages. On the other hand, Greece, occupies one of the lowest positions on this list. Specifically, Greece ranked 32nd among the 44 countries classified...

Alcohol Consumption in Greece Halved Due to Recession

It seems that Greeks cannot afford to drown their recession sorrows in booze, an Infobank Hellastat study showed. The figures released show a 45% decline in alcohol sales since the start of the recession in 2008, according to a report from...

21 Dead in Alcohol and Speed Related Car Accidents in Attica

Twenty one people were killed and hundreds were injured in the otherwise empty streets of Athens in August. According to data from the Athens Traffic Police, there were 411 accidents with 538 victims during August, the holiday month in Greece. Twenty one...

Europe Loves Alcohol, But Not As Much As Russia

Greece and its European neighbors rank among the countries with the highest alcohol consumption rates, according to World Health Organization (WHO) data. The map revealed that the Russians and their neighbors, the Belarusians and the Ukrainians, are the world's heaviest boozers,...

FT: Greece's Return to Markets is Like Giving Ouzo to an Alcoholic

The Financial Times published an article today, January 16, written by Ralph Atkins and entitled “Greece must resist return to capital markets.” The articles analyses all the possible scenarios in case Greece decides to enter the international capital markets...

Greece's 2013 Eurovision Entry: Alcohol Is Free

Greece, which at one point said it might not be able to afford sending an entrant to the Eurovision contest, will be represented by the anti-austerity ditty Alcohol Is Free, performed by the group Koza Mostra and singer Agathonas...

Alcohol Tax Hike Cuts Greek Sales

Just as increased taxes on restaurants and bars have driven down sales and revenues, a big hike in taxes on alcoholic drinks in Greece in a desperate bid to raise money has also backfired, sending tax revenues down and...

Alcohol Increases Resting Brain Activity in Social Drinkers

Short-term alcohol intake can increase the activity of functional connections across the human brain when it is at rest, according to a research published Oct. 31 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Panagiotis Bamidis and colleagues from...

Study Shows 800,000 Greeks Consume Daily Amounts of Alcohol

The First Pan-Hellenic Study on Alcohol has shown that alcohol consumption poses a serious threat to the Greeks’ health. According to the study, 800,000 Greeks have reported consuming alcohol on a daily basis, with 50% of them attributing their loss...