TEXAS SENATE VOTES TO ELIMINATE LIQUOR LICENSE LOOPHOLE
TEXAS SENATE VOTES TO ELIMINATE LIQUOR LICENSE LOOPHOLE Source: Wine & Spirits Daily April 12, 2017 On Monday the Texas Senate voted to eliminate a provision in the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code that allows certain licensees to own an unlimited number of liquor stores, while others are restricted to five. You may recall, […]
Alcohol abuse leads to 4,300 deaths annually among people under 21
Alcohol abuse leads to 4,300 deaths annually among people under 21 Source: Miami Herald BY JULIE FURST, M.D., SAMANTHA SALTZ, M.D., AND JUDITH REGAN, M.D. April 11, 2017 It is common knowledge that the drinking age in the United States is 21. However, by age 13, one third of boys and about one […]
South Carolina: SC Senate wants to reverse court’s liquor-store decision
South Carolina: SC Senate wants to reverse court’s liquor-store decision Source: The State BY JEFF WILKINSON April 11th Don’t pop those corks just yet, big-box liquor stores. The state Senate wants to reverse a South Carolina Supreme Court decision last month that struck down the state’s 80-year-old prohibition on any one company […]
UK LEADS EUROPE FOR ONLINE BOOZE SALES
UK LEADS EUROPE FOR ONLINE BOOZE SALES Source: the drinks business by Arabella Mileham 11th April, 2017 A new report has shown the UK is leading the European market in online booze sales, with more than three time as many consumers buying online than the global average. The report, from global e-commerce […]
United Kingdom: UK airports may have to restrict alcohol sales because too many people are boarding planes drunk
United Kingdom: UK airports may have to restrict alcohol sales because too many people are boarding planes drunk Business Insider By Alison Millington April 7, 2017 If you like to have a beer with your breakfast before you catch a flight, you might soon have to change your ways. A new report from […]
Ireland: Plea over Northern Ireland’s ‘archaic’ Easter licensing laws
Ireland: Plea over Northern Ireland’s ‘archaic’ Easter licensing laws Belfast Telegraph By Staff Reporter April 10, 2017 Northern Ireland’s bars and restaurants will miss out on £16m thanks to the ban on selling alcohol on Good Friday, a leading industry figure has claimed. Hospitality Ulster chief Colin Neill warned that the province could […]
Coalition to reduce youth alcohol use to hold free event
Coalition to reduce youth alcohol use to hold free event Echo Press By Beth Leipholtz April 7, 2017 MINNESOTA – Members of the Alexandria community will soon start seeing signs of a new media campaign meant to reduce youth alcohol use, put into action by the Healthy Voices, Healthy Choices coalition. The campaign […]
Kenya: Curbing alcohol to fight HIV could save money in Kenya
Kenya: Curbing alcohol to fight HIV could save money in Kenya MedicalXpress April 5, 2017 Initially, training costs prevail but over the life of the proposed program, benefits exceed costs. In the sixth year, no new therapy is provided but benefits are still realized because of the assumption that therapy helps people remain abstinent […]
Alcohol policy check-in
Alcohol policy check-in Six months after new policies prohibiting large containers of hard liquor were established, statistics indicate a reduction in harmful alcohol-related incidents. Prevention programs have been expanded. Stanford News By Lisa Lapin April 5, 2017 Six months after the university updated its alcohol policy to include a ban on large containers of […]
Alcohol Issues Demand Attention Even After Major Incidents
Alcohol Issues Demand Attention Even After Major Incidents The Miami Student By James Steinbauer April 4, 2017 The following piece, written by the opinion editors, reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board. This issue, The Miami Student published a special section on the drinking culture at Miami University, ranging from an analysis […]