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IL:  Moline to ban single-serving alcohol containers to combat public drunkenness

IL:  Moline to ban single-serving alcohol containers to combat public drunkenness Quad-City Times By Sarah Hayden January 7, 2020  Single servings of alcohol will soon be banned from being sold in Moline. City council members approved an amendment to the city’s alcohol ordinance during the committee of the whole meeting Tuesday night, advancing the measure to next […]

Among the Sober and ‘Sober Curious’? Your Bartender

Among the Sober and ‘Sober Curious’? Your Bartender As interest in Dry January and sobriety rises, and as social media opens up new conversations, the bar industry has begun to evolve. The New York Times By Becky Hughes January 13, 2020 When Jade Golden, a bartender at 169 Bar in Manhattan’s Chinatown, was in Alcoholics Anonymous, her sponsor […]

Is poverty causing more alcohol-related deaths? (opinion)

Is poverty causing more alcohol-related deaths? (opinion) Washington Examiner by John Patrick January 9, 2020 Many people love a cold beer and a happy hour, but a troubling new study on alcohol-related mortality has many health experts warning that it may be time to rethink our relationship with alcohol. Published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental […]