How Dry January can make you more successful at work

How Dry January can make you more successful at work CNBC By Sarah Berger January 2, 2019 You’ve probably heard of Dry January, when (after a holiday season full of indulging) people abstain from alcohol for the first month of the year. The hashtag #dryjanuary has 116,000 posts on Instagram alone — and millions of people have […]

The U.S. raises a glass to 100 years since Prohibition

The U.S. raises a glass to 100 years since Prohibition Source: https://www.history.com/ January 2, 2019 On January 16, the U.S. ratified the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes.” The amendment didn’t stop people from drinking alcohol; instead, it helped create criminal gangs that regulated […]

CT:  Feds: CT leads U.S. in alcohol-impaired-driver deaths

CT:  Feds: CT leads U.S. in alcohol-impaired-driver deaths Hartford Business January 2, 2019 Connecticut recorded the highest rate of alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities in 2017 among all U.S. states, according to new federal statistics. Of the state’s 278 fatal crashes in 2017, a total of 120, or 43 percent, involved a driver with a blood alcohol level of […]