Louisiana: Beer retailers anticipating an impact from higher alcohol tax
Louisiana: Beer retailers anticipating an impact from higher alcohol tax Source: WWL.com April 1st Beginning April 1, the state tax will increase on all types of alcohol by one to two cents per serving. Executive Director of the Beer Industry League of Louisiana John Williams says although the state tax on beer in […]
Italian first-graders may soon be taking wine classes in school
Italian first-graders may soon be taking wine classes in school Source: NY Post By Lindsay Putnam April 3, 2016 While America’s first-graders are learning how to read and perform basic math, 6-year-olds in Italy will be schooled in the history of wine and how to drink it responsibly. A new bill that […]
Japan: The scourge of binge drinking on youth
Japan: The scourge of binge drinking on youth As the new academic year begins, we look at efforts that are being made to prevent young people from drinking heavily in group settings Source: Japan Times by Masami Ito Apr 2, 2016 At 3 a.m. on July 28, 2012, Toshihiko and Takako Takahara […]
Australia: Top docs call for radical changes to liquor laws
Australia: Top docs call for radical changes to liquor laws Source: Ten News 03 April 2016 One of Australia’s most influential group of medical experts is urging an alcohol legislation overhaul, including raising the minimum drinking age and reducing the legal blood-alcohol driving limit to .02, before phasing out it zero for all […]
Canada: B.C. health officer wants lower speed limits, stricter blood alcohol policy
Canada: B.C. health officer wants lower speed limits, stricter blood alcohol policy CTV Vancouver March 31, 2016 A decreased speed limit in cities and zero-tolerance alcohol policy for drivers under the age of 25 are among the controversial measures being endorsed by B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer. Dr. Perry Kendall released an in-depth […]
Researchers to study link between gastric bypass and alcohol abuse
Researchers to study link between gastric bypass and alcohol abuse MedicalXpress By Cathy Wilde April 1, 2016 A new collaborative study from the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions and the Penn State College of Medicine will investigate why a significant percentage of people who undergo gastric bypass surgery develop alcohol abuse […]
SAMHSA Accepting Applications for STOP Act Grants
SAMHSA Accepting Applications for STOP Act Grants CADCA March 31, 2016 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for up to a total of $15.9 million during the next four years for STOP Act grants designed to prevent alcohol use among underage youth in communities across the nation. […]
Alcohol Awareness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. April 1, 2016 Founded and sponsored by NCADD, Alcohol Awareness Month was established in 1987 to help reduce the stigma so often associated with alcoholism by encouraging communities to reach out to the American public each April with information about alcohol, […]
America’s Beer Distributors Recognize National Alcohol Awareness Month
America’s Beer Distributors Recognize National Alcohol Awareness Month National Beer Wholesalers Association Release March 31, 2016 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Throughout the month of April, the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) will be recognizing Alcohol Awareness Month, as highlighted by the U.S. Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), […]