Russia works to shake off bootleg vodka hangover
Russia works to shake off bootleg vodka hangover Source: Medical Press December 23, 2016 In a snowy field outside Moscow, an abandoned barn conceals an illicit vodka distillery that produces thousands of bottles of Russia’s national drink for the black market. In a recent raid, police seized more than 100,000 half-litre (one-pint) […]
United Kingdom: Councils will have power to target hotspots in a bid to save the streets destroyed by 24-hour drink laws
United Kingdom: Councils will have power to target hotspots in a bid to save the streets destroyed by 24-hour drink laws Measures introduced to tackle Labour’s 24-hour drinking free-for-all flopped By end of March, only seven late night levies were introduced by town halls Now ministers will allow councils to target more specific locations, […]
When media use pictures of drunk girls in alcohol stories, we’re being misled
When media use pictures of drunk girls in alcohol stories, we’re being misled Source: The Conversation December 28, 2016 When the English artist William Hogarth produced his infamous engravings of prosperous “Beer Street” and chaotic “Gin Lane” in the mid-18th century, it reflected efforts to control London’s supposed gin crisis. Gin consumption had […]