SWA’s Frost Wants to Help Solve Alcohol Abuse Problems
SWA’s Frost Wants to Help Solve Alcohol Abuse Problems Source: WhiskyCast Mark Gillespie October 18, 2015 “There’s definitely more to be done, and we, the industry, want to be part of making that better,” says Scotch Whisky Association chief executive David Frost of Scotland’s alcohol abuse problem. To the industry’s critics, that’s like […]
During pregnancy, don’t drink a drop of alcohol, pediatricians warn
During pregnancy, don’t drink a drop of alcohol, pediatricians warn Source: Chicago Tribune October 20, 2015 While some studies have hinted that a little alcohol might be harmless during pregnancy, a leading U.S. pediatricians group has issued a new warning that no amount of drinking is safe while pregnant. “The only guarantee […]
Americans are drinking themselves to death – and alcohol is ruining more lives than all other drugs combined
Americans are drinking themselves to death – and alcohol is ruining more lives than all other drugs combined Source: Raw Story Kali Holloway 20 Oct 2015 While our current political conversations often involve concerned discussions about marijuana’s imagined dangers or potential benefits (recall that the most recent Republican and Democratic debates both dedicated […]
Excessive drinking cost $249bn to US economy: CDC
Excessive drinking cost $249bn to US economy: CDC?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” / Source: DBR 19 October 2015 Excessive alcohol consumption affected the US economy to the tune of $249bn or $2.05 per drink in 2010, compared to $223.5bn, or $1.90 per drink, in 2006, a study by the Centers for […]