Australia: Alcohol consumption among young people on the decline
Australia: Alcohol consumption among young people on the decline Source: The Courier-Mail KARA VICKERY October 6, 2016 YOUNG people are shunning alcohol, with more avoiding booze completely and declines in the numbers of those who over-indulge, new data shows. The latest report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found that those aged […]
Study finds alcohol-involvement in significant proportion of homicide victims in the U.S.
Study finds alcohol-involvement in significant proportion of homicide victims in the U.S. Source: news-medical.net September 28, 2016 While the association between alcohol and homicide may seem obvious, there has been no recent study of alcohol involvement in homicide victimization in U.S. states. This study drills down into the subject, looking at how often alcohol was […]
UT: Poll: Half of Utahns Want to Privatize Liquor Sales
UT: Poll: Half of Utahns Want to Privatize Liquor Sales Utah Policy.com Written by Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor October 5, 2016 2016 Utah State Liquor StoreHalf of all Utahns favor the state government getting out of the liquor retail business, a new UtahPolicy poll finds. Don’t expect that to happen any time soon, […]
Could There be a “Liver-Friendly” Vodka?
Could There be a “Liver-Friendly” Vodka? Source: scientificamerican.com Sheila Kaplan October 8th The scion of an Indian pharmaceutical family claims to have crafted a liver-friendly vodka-and wants to tout that health benefit on the bottle. But does it work? And, if so, would the US officials who regulate the alcohol industry permit […]