College students’ peer groups significantly influence alcohol use
College students’ peer groups significantly influence alcohol use Healio By Scott Graupensperger January 15, 2020 College students’ alcohol use behaviors may be closely related to their perceptions of the alcohol-related behaviors and attitudes of other students within their close-knit peer group, according to study findings published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. Researchers noted that perceived injunctive […]
Why Indiana could change legal age to serve alcohol in 2020
Why Indiana could change legal age to serve alcohol in 2020 Source: https://cbs4indy.com/ JANUARY 16, 2020 Indiana could change the legal age to serve alcohol this year. There’s a proposal that would lower the age requirement from 19 to 18. It’s all meant to help with a staffing shortage in the state. This law wouldn’t apply […]
Bonzer! Australians hit the bars as they start enjoying 24-hour drinking
Bonzer! Australians hit the bars as they start enjoying 24-hour drinking again after ministers scrapped Sydney’s strict ‘anti-fun’ licensing laws (Excerpt) Sydney’s partygoers enjoyed their first weekend without controversial lockout laws limiting late-night fun Under previous laws bars were required to deny entry to punters after 1.30am and stop serving alcohol at 3am The new […]
How Alcohol Affects Us as We Age
How Alcohol Affects Us as We Age Why it matters that older adults are drinking more than ever AARP by Selene Yeager and Barbara Stepko January 15, 2020 You don’t have to go to Margaritaville to see people in their 60s and older having nightly rounds of pungent cocktails. Heavier drinking is on the rise […]
Prohibition changed alcohol consumption rates. Here’s how.
Prohibition changed alcohol consumption rates. Here’s how. BizJournals By Jay L. Zagorsky, Senior Lecturer, Questrom School of Business January 15, 2020 On Jan. 17, 1920, one hundred years ago, America officially went dry. Prohibition, embodied in the U.S Constitution’s 18th amendment, banned the sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol. Yet it remained legal to drink, and alcohol was widely […]
VT: Should Vermont lower legal limit for drunken driving?
VT: Should Vermont lower legal limit for drunken driving? WCAX 3 By Don Amato January 16, 2020 MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) Vermont lawmakers are looking at lowering the legal limit for drunk driving. Right now, your blood alcohol content must be below 0.08 before you hit the road. But two senators say they support lowering the BAC […]
United Kingdom: UK pub numbers rise for the first time in a decade
United Kingdom: UK pub numbers rise for the first time in a decade BBC News January 16, 2020 The number of UK pubs and bars increased for the first time in a decade during 2019, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The total number rose by 315, or 0.8%, last year to 39,130, driven by […]
Is Alcohol a Stimulant?
Is Alcohol a Stimulant? Healthline Written by SaVanna Shoemaker, MS, RDN, LD January 16, 2020 It’s common knowledge that alcohol affects your brain function, but you may wonder exactly how it works. Some people think of alcohol as a stimulant that can increase your heart rate, give you energy, and decrease your inhibitions. However, this […]
Without Prohibition, You Might Never Order a ‘Jack and Coke’
Without Prohibition, You Might Never Order a ‘Jack and Coke’ Wine Enthusiast By Kara Newman January 16, 2020 At the stroke of midnight on January 16, 1920, Prohibition went into effect. The so-called “Noble Experiment” outlawed the production, importation, transportation and sales of “intoxicating liquors” for almost 14 years, until its repeal on December 5, 1933. A century […]
From the Archives: Control of Liquor Sales Was States’ New Job in 1933
From the Archives: Control of Liquor Sales Was States’ New Job in 1933 U.S. News By U.S. News Staff January 16, 2020 This article originally appeared in the Nov. 4, 1933, edition of The United States News, which merged with World Report magazine in 1948 to become U.S. News & World Report. The open season […]