Increased awareness about safe ride home programs needed: Poll

Increased awareness about safe ride home programs needed: Poll   Source: Traffic Injury Research Foundation USA, Inc. Oct 24, 2016   Key points:   Across the U.S., 41% of respondents reported familiarity with safe ride home programs. Analyses revealed that among those drivers who were familiar with safe ride home programs, less than 10% reported […]

Mixing energy drinks and alcohol ‘like cocaine’

Mixing energy drinks and alcohol ‘like cocaine’   Source: The Spirits Business by Kristiane Sherry 26th October, 2016   Consuming energy drinks mixed with alcohol could have the same effect on adolescents as taking cocaine, according to a new study from a US university.   Researchers at Purdue University, Indiana, looked into the effects of […]

Sales of vodka in Russia dropping ‘catastrophically’

Sales of vodka in Russia dropping ‘catastrophically’   Source: UPI By Rustem Falyakhov Oct. 26, 2016   The volume of retail trade turnover in Russia continues to decrease. In August, it fell by 0.1 percent compared to the previous month, while by January-August of last year, it fell by 5.7 percent, say experts from the […]