Alcohol Consumption Worsens Global Burden of Disease

Alcohol Consumption Worsens Global Burden of Disease Clinical Advisor By Emily Pond January 23, 2020 Study results published in Lancet Public Health underscores the significant worldwide burden of disease attributable to alcohol. Alcohol-attributable death rates were highest in Eastern Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, and countries with low human development indices (HDIs). Across countries, alcohol use disproportionately affected young people […]

India:  Liquor License: Procedure for obtaining it in India (excerpt)

India:  Liquor License: Procedure for obtaining it in India (excerpt) Complete Checklist for Obtaining Liquor License in India MYStory By Shivani Jain January 16, 2020 In India, selling liquor is one of the most profitable businesses for the Hotel Sector. It can help to boost the profit margin because of the low labor and high […]

Australia:  Academics: MUP may reduce alcohol consumption

Australia:  Academics: MUP may reduce alcohol consumption Food & Drink Business By Doris Prodanovic January 22, 2020 The introduction of a $1.30 minimum unit price (MUP) per standard drink across Australia could reduce alcohol consumption by 1.5 standard drinks per week, according to a recent study by La Trobe University. Australian drinkers consume around 14 […]

Drinking Around the Globe: New Alcohol and Travel Trends for 2020

Drinking Around the Globe: New Alcohol and Travel Trends for 2020 Paste Magazine By Molly Harris  January 21, 2020  Dry January might only last a month, but with new partnerships and premium products ready to take new markets by storm, non-alcoholic and alcoholic drink and travel trends are ready to roll out throughout 2020. From on- […]

Canada:  The new guidelines suggesting seniors should cut down their alcohol intake

Canada:  The new guidelines suggesting seniors should cut down their alcohol intake CTV News By Michelle Gerwing, Video Journalist January 21, 2020 WINNIPEG — New guidelines for treating older adults living with substance-use disorders suggest low-risk drinking limits be halved for people over 65.  “As people get older, if they continue to use at the […]

Asia:  Vietnam’s Tough New Drunk-Driving Law Is Hurting Beer Sales

Asia:  Vietnam’s Tough New Drunk-Driving Law Is Hurting Beer Sales Bloomberg By John Boudreau and Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen January 21, 2020 Vietnam’s new get-tough-on-drunk-driving law is reining in one of the world’s fastest-growing beer markets. Beer sales in the country have dropped by at least 25% since strict penalties on inebriated drivers took effect on Jan. 1, […]

The Temperance Movement Reborn

The Temperance Movement Reborn Source: https://www.commentarymagazine.com/ by Noah Rothman January 21, 2020 The American left has long regarded itself as the antidote to the prudish puritanism displayed by the moralistic right. But as “liberalism” gave way to “progressivism,” this conceit has fallen away. As economic populism becomes fused with and is often superseded by the demands […]

United Kingdom: Revealed: Popular ‘cocktails in a can’ and alcopops can contain as much sugar as SIX Krispy Kreme doughnuts (and WKD Blue is the worst offender) (Excerpt)

United Kingdom: Revealed: Popular ‘cocktails in a can’ and alcopops can contain as much sugar as SIX Krispy Kreme doughnuts (and WKD Blue is the worst offender) (Excerpt) 208 pre mixed alcoholic drinks analysed as part of review by Action on Sugar WKD Blue, an ultra-sweet alcopop, served up 59g of sugar in one 700ml […]

Rounds cause 62% of Scots to drink excessively

Rounds cause 62% of Scots to drink excessively Source: https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/ by Owen Bellwood 17th January, 2020 Almost two-thirds of Scots have admitted they would be more likely to consume alcohol to excess while drinking in rounds, according to a Diageo-backed study. The study, funded by Johnnie Walker owner Diageo and the Scottish Football Association, polled […]