United Kingdom: Ban for drinks-industry alcohol campaigns
United Kingdom: Ban for drinks-industry alcohol campaigns The Times By Sean O’Driscoll July 28, 2016 Dublin city council has banned drinks industry-funded alchohol-awareness campaigns from using its properties. One such event was held in March last year when Fergus Finlay, chairman of the Stop Out-of-Control Drinking campaign, talked about how cultural perceptions influenced […]
Alcohol consumption during adolescence adversely affects verbal learning and memory performance
Alcohol consumption during adolescence adversely affects verbal learning and memory performance News-Medical July 28, 2016 Adolescence is both a time of rapid neurobiological changes and of the initiation of drinking – alcohol is the most commonly used substance among students in grades eight to 12. Binge-drinking effects are particularly concerning, although it is unclear […]
Man’s Stoned Age
Man’s Stoned Age Source: The Sunday Times Jonathan Leake, Science Editor July 31 2016 After the Ice Age came the Stoned Age. Early humans began using cannabis as long as 10,000 years ago, just as Europe’s glaciers had started their final retreat, scientists have found. An archaeological study suggests early humans in […]