https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austrian teenagers are prone to binge drinking - according to a European-wide study on alcohol and drug consumption among school children. https://www.thelocal.at/20160921/austrian-teenagers-among-top-binge-drinkers-in-europe Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:06:33 +0200 austrian-teenagers-among-top-binge-drinkers-in-europe When it comes to deciding what is a reasonable size for an alcoholic drink, Austria sets the bar high apparently. https://www.thelocal.at/20160414/alcohol-in-standard-drink-in-austria-highest-world-stanford-research Thu, 14 Apr 2016 13:43:46 +0200 alcohol-in-standard-drink-in-austria-highest-world-stanford-research To the surprise of few, Austria remains the second largest consumer per capita of alcohol in the OECD. https://www.thelocal.at/20151205/austria-alcohol-consumption-runner-up Sat, 05 Dec 2015 15:09:03 +0100 austria-alcohol-consumption-runner-up When it comes to addiction, Austria’s number one drug of choice is alcohol, according to a new survey presented at a conference on addiction which is being held in Grundlsee, Styria this weekend. https://www.thelocal.at/20150306/200000-austrians-drink-excessively Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:17:00 +0100 200000-austrians-drink-excessively In news that will surprise almost no-one, a recent poll shows that Austrians really like beer. https://www.thelocal.at/20140827/poll-shows-austrians-like-beer Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:52:00 +0200 poll-shows-austrians-like-beer