United Kingdom: America’s Prohibition experience a warning to the UK as Brexit looms
United Kingdom: America’s Prohibition experience a warning to the UK as Brexit looms The Courier.co.uk By Brian Townsend December 30, 2019 Just under 100 years ago, the United States declared nationwide Prohibition, which, seen through the hindsight lens of history, was arguably the daftest legislation passed by a well-established democracy in modern times. It also […]
Utah: Tribune Editorial: Lower driver alcohol limit? Fears of apocalypse were all wet
Utah: Tribune Editorial: Lower driver alcohol limit? Fears of apocalypse were all wet Source: https://www.sltrib.com/ By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board January 6, 2020 A year into the nation’s strictest limit on alcohol in drivers, the most noticeable thing is how unnoticeable it’s been. “Come for vacation. Leave on probation,” was the headline the beverage […]
Alcohol Consumers’ Interest in Health and Wellness Will Continue to Increase, Says Nielsen
Alcohol Consumers’ Interest in Health and Wellness Will Continue to Increase, Says Nielsen Forbes By Thomas Pellechia, Contributor January 5, 2020 In liquor, grocery and big stores (off-premise) for 2020 Nielsen CGA expects the younger generation will lead the health and wellness charge and that will make an impact on which beverage alcohol is preferred and at […]
Michigan State University marketing campaign reduces high-risk drinking among students
Michigan State University marketing campaign reduces high-risk drinking among students WILX By Alexis Ware January 5, 2020 LANSING, MI (WILX.) Michigan State University released a recent study and marketing campaign they say has reduced high-risk drinking and harmful outcomes. MSU says the campaign was created to educate students about actual drinking behavior on campus. Michigan State […]
Does Dry January signal a shift on alcohol?
Does Dry January signal a shift on alcohol? Despite its good intentions, Prohibition failed to impose sobriety on the public. But popular movements such as Dry January and Sober Curious now encourage individuals to experience the benefits of an alcohol-free life for themselves. Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/ By the Monitor’s Editorial Board January 3, 2020 A century […]
The Beginner’s Guide To The Sober-Curious Community
The Beginner’s Guide To The Sober-Curious Community Refinery29 By Elizabeth Gulino January 2, 2020 There’s nothing like a hangover to make you swear off drinking forever. No matter how much you enjoyed yourself the night before, once you’ve woken up you start to question whether it was all worth it. With your head pounding, your tongue dry, your stomach heaving, the […]
Myth-Busting Ads Cut High-Risk College Student Drinking
Myth-Busting Ads Cut High-Risk College Student Drinking A university-wide social norms marketing campaign reduced high-risk drinking and adverse outcomes of drinking among college students at Michigan State University, according to a new study. Futurity Posted by Kim Ward-Michigan State January 2, 2020 Researchers created the social norms campaign to educate students about actual drinking behavior […]
Scotland: Scottish criminals could be forced to wear ankle tags to stop them drinking alcohol in radical booze crackdown
Scotland: Scottish criminals could be forced to wear ankle tags to stop them drinking alcohol in radical booze crackdown The Scottish Sun By Katy Pagan January 3, 2020 The Scottish Government has given the green light to ‘remote alcohol monitoring’ and ‘sobriety tags’ after awarding a multi-million-pound security firms contract. The anti-booze ankle tags can detect […]
Australia: New alcohol guidelines double daily drink allowance
Australia: New alcohol guidelines double daily drink allowance MYGC.com by The Meddler January 3, 2020 New guidelines have been released around “safe” alcohol consumption for Australians – and in a surprising move, they allow for double the amount of standard drinks than the previous guidelines. For the last decade, the National Health and Medical Research Council […]
10 booze-friendly tips that will help you drink a little bit healthier this year
10 booze-friendly tips that will help you drink a little bit healthier this year Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph Reporters 2 JANUARY 2020 In the fourth installment of our series on 100 Health Hacks For 2020, we look at what you should do before, during, and after a night out, so you can drink alcohol without harming your […]