Drinking is central to college culture – and to sexual assault
Drinking is central to college culture – and to sexual assault By Emma Brown, Steve Hendrix and Susan Svrluga June 14 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 comes an increased risk of sexual violence, according to […]
Dartmouth funeral home to soon start selling alcohol during visitations
Dartmouth funeral home to soon start selling alcohol during visitations Truro Daily News By Zane Woodford, Metro Halifax June 16, 2015 DARTMOUTH – A funeral home in Dartmouth will soon become the first in the province to give those grieving the loss of a loved one the chance to do so with a drink. Atlantic Funeral […]
Powdered Alcohol Products New Challenge in an Era of Needed Regulation
Powdered Alcohol Products New Challenge in an Era of Needed Regulation The Journal of American Medical Association Authors: Timothy S. Naimi, MD, MPH1; James F. Mosher, JD2 June 15, 2015 In March 2015, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) approved several powdered alcohol products, sold under the brand name Palcohol, […]
Bar pleads guilty in liquid nitrogen cocktail case
Bar pleads guilty in liquid nitrogen cocktail case Source: The Spirits Business by Amy Hopkins 15th June, 2015 A UK bar has admitted breaching health and safety regulations after a teenager who drank one of its cocktails containing liquid nitrogen had her stomach removed. Gaby Scanlon, of Lancashire, UK, drank two shots of Jägermeister laced […]