Australia: Alcohol in Australia: Young people preloading and getting drunk in greater numbers
Australia: Alcohol in Australia: Young people preloading and getting drunk in greater numbers The Courier By Julie Power April 29, 2015 The number of young people drinking to get drunk rose to nearly 60 per cent in the past year, while 73 per cent had preloaded on cheaper drinks at home before going out, according to a […]
The Effects Drinking Alcohol On An Empty Stomach Have On Your Body
The Effects Drinking Alcohol On An Empty Stomach Have On Your Body Medical Daily By Stephanie Castillo April 29, 2015 How bad is it, really, to drink on an empty stomach? Total DUI, an organization that provides information to people recently arrested for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, put together […]
Exploding moonshine: The new golden age of outlaw liquor
Exploding moonshine: The new golden age of outlaw liquor Gant Daily By CNN, International News June 17, 2015 Moonshining is a vocation that speaks to the American pioneer spirit. In the golden age, folk heroes like Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton and Doc King avoided high alcohol taxes by hitching their stills to souped-up cars and lighting out […]
Parisian Wine Bar Serves Booze In Baby Bottles
Parisian Wine Bar Serves Booze In Baby Bottles the drinks business By Rupert Millar June 12, 2015 At least two bars in Paris appear to be serving wine and cocktails in baby bottles in what is being described as a “hipster fad too far” but may have originated as a simple case of tax avoidance. […]
‘Open door’ alcohol policy unlikely for Duke, admins say
‘Open door’ alcohol policy unlikely for Duke, admins say Duke Chronicle By Neelesh Moorthy June 15, 2015 Duke administrators stand by the University’s alcohol policies even as students suggest they have created a less open environment on campus. What do you think? Duke’s alcohol policy explicitly prohibits students under 21 from purchasing, possessing or otherwise consuming […]
Beer pong, body shots, keg stands: Alcohol central to college, and assault (Excerpt)
Beer pong, body shots, keg stands: Alcohol central to college, and assault (Excerpt) Washington Post By Emma Brown, Steve Hendrix and Susan Svrluga June 14, 2015 Beer pong, body shots and keg stands. Fraternity parties, house parties and bar crawls. College, for many students, is a generously spiked four years. And with all that alcohol […]
Drop in number of youths admitted to hospital with alcohol poisoning
Drop in number of youths admitted to hospital with alcohol poisoning The Advertiser By Katrina Stokes, Health Reporter June 15, 2015 AUSTRALIA – CAMPAIGNS against the so-called “coward punch” and the dangers of alcohol-fuelled violence have been credited with a sharp fall in the number of children being admitted to hospital with alcohol […]
Taxi service for drunks planned in US
Taxi service for drunks planned in US Source: the drinks business by Lauren Eads 18th June, 2015 A two-pronged taxi service that caters specifically to those who have unexpectedly had one too many and been left unable to drive themselves home could soon launch in the US. A crowdfunding campaign has been […]
Home-brewed gin kills 70 people in Nigeria: Health officials say local drink was found to contain large amounts of methanol
Home-brewed gin kills 70 people in Nigeria: Health officials say local drink was found to contain large amounts of methanol About 70 people have died in Nigeria after drinking home-brewed gin The local drink ogogoro was found to contain large amounts of methanol Ogogoro is west African alcoholic drink made from juice of raffia palm […]
China: Ban OK’d on booze sales within 300m of universities
China: Ban OK’d on booze sales within 300m of universities Bangkok Post Writer-Online Reporters June 18, 2015 The Alcohol Control Committee on Thursday approved a ban on alcohol sales within 300 metres of universities and vocational colleges, giving anti-booze activists 60% of what they wanted. The panel, chaired by Public Health Minister Rajata Rajatanavin, finalised […]