Alcohol Safety: 10 Tips for Drinking Responsibly
Alcohol Safety: 10 Tips for Drinking Responsibly SMU Daily Campus January 9, 2020 When it comes to intoxication and addiction, the spotlight has been shining on America’s opioid crisis for several years now. Yet it’s important not to lose sight of the public health issues associated with other substances. Any type of addiction can take […]
Yale-led team finds parents can curb teen drinking and driving
Yale-led team finds parents can curb teen drinking and driving Yale News By Brita Belli January 9, 2020 Binge drinking by teenagers in their senior year of high school is a strong predictor of dangerous behaviors later in life, including driving while impaired (DWI) and riding with an impaired driver (RWI), according to a new Yale-led […]
Survey: Millennials spend $300 a month on alcohol
Survey: Millennials spend $300 a month on alcohol WKRN January 9, 2020 (CNN) – People who gave up alcohol this month may save more than their health. Giving up drinking in January has become quite the thing. According to USA Today, just over half of millennials in a survey conducted by the Harris Poll say they […]
Africa: Media Training Workshop On Alcohol Related Issues Held
Africa: Media Training Workshop On Alcohol Related Issues Held Modern Ghana By Mohammed Saani Ibrahim January 9, 2020 A media workshop on the negative effects of alcohol is currently has been organised in Accra on Wednesday . The one day event which is under the auspices of the Alcohol Policy Alliance – Ghana (Ghana Pa) is […]
Researchers Surprised by High Levels of Alcohol Consumption among Cancer Survivors
Researchers Surprised by High Levels of Alcohol Consumption among Cancer Survivors First-ever large study on drinking habits of cancer survivors–published in JNCCN–finds more than a third exceed moderate drinking levels, one in five engage in binge drinking News Release News Provided By National Comprehensive Cancer Network January 8, 2020 PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Jan. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — New […]
Study examines the time trends in alcohol and marijuana detected in homicide victims
Study examines the time trends in alcohol and marijuana detected in homicide victims News Medical and Life Sciences Reviewed by Kate Anderton, B.Sc. (Editor) January 8, 2020 Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health assessed the time trends in alcohol and marijuana detected in homicide victims and found that the prevalence of marijuana almost […]
VA: Do alcohol and shopping mix?
VA: Do alcohol and shopping mix? RetailWire By Tom Ryan January 7, 2020 More shoppers in Virginia will be able to drink alcohol beverages openly at shopping centers if a recently-introduced law is passed. Currently, four shopping developments have open-container access licensees in Virginia: Fairfax Corner, Loudoun Station, the Village at Leesburg, all in Northern […]
AK: Alaska city sets new limits on individual alcohol possession
AK: Alaska city sets new limits on individual alcohol possession KTVA 11 By Associated Press January 6, 2020 BETHEL, Alaska – New laws limiting the amount of alcohol that can be legally possessed took effect in a southwest Alaska community. KYUK-AM reported Bethel implemented the new limits after the city’s only liquor store was set to […]
Alcohol Is Killing More Americans Than Ever
Alcohol Is Killing More Americans Than Ever Source: https://gizmodo.com/ Ed Cara January 9, 2020 More and more Americans are drinking themselves to death. A new study this week finds there were around 72,000 alcohol-related deaths among people over the age of 16 in 2017-more than double the number of similar deaths recorded two decades earlier. […]
United Kingdom: New ‘alcohol harm’ commission seeks evidence from nurses
United Kingdom: New ‘alcohol harm’ commission seeks evidence from nurses Nursing Times By Gemma Mitchell January 6, 2020 Nurses are being asked to share their experiences of the consequences of alcohol abuse as part of a new independent inquiry seeking to shine a light on the true costs of excessive drinking in the UK. Launched today, […]