United Kingdom: An Exploration of the Impact of Non-Dependent Parental Drinking on Children
United Kingdom: An Exploration of the Impact of Non-Dependent Parental Drinking on Children Alcohol and Alcoholism By Lucy Bryant, Anne Marie MacKintosh, Linda Bauld Published: November 5, 2019 ABSTRACT Aims To examine the impact of non-dependent parental drinking on UK children aged 10–17. Methods Cross-sectional survey of UK parents and their children in 2017 (administered to one parent […]
Ireland: Irish Drinks Industry Puts Further Safeguards In Place To Prevent Minors From Seeing Alcohol Marketing Online
Ireland: Irish Drinks Industry Puts Further Safeguards In Place To Prevent Minors From Seeing Alcohol Marketing Online Hospitality Ireland November 19, 2019 Drinks Ireland has said that it is continuing to work with stakeholders to put further safeguards in place to prevent minors from seeing alcohol marketing online. In September 2018, Drinks Ireland, which represents […]
DWI’s, How big is the problem?
DWI’s, How big is the problem? Source: Explosion by Nick Guli November 22, 2019 In the USA, nearly 30 people every day are killed due to a driver who is under the influence of alcohol, approximately one an hour. The combined cost of all alcohol-related crashes is a staggering 45 billion dollars. This is a […]
United Kingdom: Twice As Many Baby-Boomer Men Admitted To Hospital For Alcohol-Related Issues Than Millennials
United Kingdom: Twice As Many Baby-Boomer Men Admitted To Hospital For Alcohol-Related Issues Than Millennials Men in this age category are most likely to exceed the government’s recommendation of 14 units per week Independent By Joanna Whitehead November 21, 2019 Twice as many baby-boomer men are being admitted to hospitals for alcohol-related conditions as millennials. New statistics shared […]
SC: ID authentication app looks to reduce underage drinking in South Carolina
SC: ID authentication app looks to reduce underage drinking in South Carolina ABC News 4 by Anne Emerson November 21, 2019 CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — An increasingly popular app is assisting law enforcement and trying to help cut down on underage drinking in South Carolina. “A passport to a world of fun.” That’s what one online […]
Z: Arizonians for Tomorrow petitions to lower the state drinking age
AZ: Arizonians for Tomorrow petitions to lower the state drinking age Downtown Devil By Velvet Wahl November 22, 2019 Arizonians for Tomorrow is looking to lower the legal drinking age in the 2020 election. The organization filed a petition in 2018 to get a bill in the next election that could lower the drinking age to […]
What leads to compulsive alcohol use? New experiments into binge drinking provide answers
What leads to compulsive alcohol use? New experiments into binge drinking provide answers News Release Source: Vanderbuilt University November 21, 2019 Occasional binge drinking isn’t uncommon, but about 30 percent of all adults exposed to alcohol go on to engage in compulsive drinking behaviors despite negative effects and consequences – a major feature of alcohol […]
This technology will save thousands and thousands of lives:’ New bill could help curb drunk driving
This technology will save thousands and thousands of lives:’ New bill could help curb drunk driving TMJ 4 By Tom Durian November 21, 2019 A bipartisan bill to add alcohol detection devices in all new cars has been introduced in the Senate. Senator’s Tom Udall, a Democrat from New Mexico and Rick Scott, a Republican from […]
DWI’s, How big is the problem?
DWI’s, How big is the problem? Explosion by Nick Guli November 22, 2019 In the USA, nearly 30 people every day are killed due to a driver who is under the influence of alcohol, approximately one an hour. The combined cost of all alcohol-related crashes is a staggering 45 billion dollars. This is a severe problem […]
Parental permissibility for alcohol associated with risky drinking in adolescence
Parental permissibility for alcohol associated with risky drinking in adolescence News Medical Life and Sciences Reviewed by James Ives, M.Psych. (Editor) November 20, 2019 Many parents permit their adolescent children to drink alcohol, believing this helps teach them responsible use and avoids the appeal of ‘forbidden fruit’. In research studies, greater parental permissibility for alcohol […]