TX: TABC back-to-school undercover operations catch 145 retailers selling alcohol to minors
TX: TABC back-to-school undercover operations catch 145 retailers selling alcohol to minors Everything Lubbock by News Release & Posted By Staff October 9, 2019 (AUSTIN, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) – The following is a news release from TABC: A statewide effort by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to enforce Texas’ underage drinking laws found that eight percent […]
AK: How do police enforce bootlegging laws under local option?
AK: How do police enforce bootlegging laws under local option? Alaska Public Media By Greg Kim, KYUK – Bethel October 9, 2019 With Bethel voting to enter local option alcohol regulation, bootlegging becomes a felony. Often, the crime has been at the center of local option debates. If liquor stores go away, will bootleggers just step […]
Liquor law violations fall by more than 50 percent after reporting policy changes
Liquor law violations fall by more than 50 percent after reporting policy changes The GW Hatchet By Lia DeGroot October 7, 2019 Liquor law violations on campus have plummeted by more than 50 percent since last year – a decrease officials attributed to the introduction of a more lenient alcohol policy. The GW Police Department filed […]
The impact of alcohol consumption on coronary heart disease may be underestimated
The impact of alcohol consumption on coronary heart disease may be underestimated News, Medical and Life Sciences Reviewed by Kate Anderton, B.Sc. (Editor) October 4, 2019 New research from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation suggests that the impact of alcohol consumption on coronary heart disease may be underestimated. Although […]
Teenage drunk driving worst in Arkansas, Louisiana as study links road fatalities to student tipplers
Teenage drunk driving worst in Arkansas, Louisiana as study links road fatalities to student tipplers Drunk-driving fatalities in the US represent almost a third of all driving fatalities. MEAWW By Shubham Ghosh October 8, 2019 The National Minimum Legal Drinking Act, 1984, mandates that one has to be 21 years of age in the US to […]
Study Reveals Surprising Link Between DUI Convictions And Domestic Violence Involving Guns
Study Reveals Surprising Link Between DUI Convictions And Domestic Violence Involving Guns KSRO October 7, 2019 (NEW YORK) — Regulating firearm ownership for at-risk individuals, such as those with a prior felony or domestic violence convictions, is already written into federal law. Now, according to new research, there may be a reason to examine alcohol-related […]
Four Loko Continues to Wreak Havoc Among Young Drinkers
Four Loko Continues to Wreak Havoc Among Young Drinkers Press Release October 8, 2019 New studies from George Mason University show that young drinkers still dangerously underestimate alcohol content. (Fairfax, VA) Supersized alcopops pose unique risks to young drinkers, despite new serving size labels mandated by the Federal Trade Commission. Two new studies led by Dr. […]
Are Whiskey Pods A Stealth Way For Teens To Get Alcohol?
Are Whiskey Pods A Stealth Way For Teens To Get Alcohol? Forbes By Nina Shapiro, Contributor October 8, 2019 Capsules of whiskey, marketed by The Glenlivet, have made some serious entrees into the social media world, most notably being likened to adult Tide Pods. As discussed in a recent Forbes piece, these whiskey capsules have a strikingly […]
Alcohol arrests plummet on campus, spike on public property, police say
Alcohol arrests plummet on campus, spike on public property, police say The Review By Alexis Carel, Managing News Editor October 6, 2019 Though alcohol-related arrests on campus have nearly been halved over the last three years, they almost doubled on public property between 2017 and 2018, the university police department (UDPD) said. Due to the Higher […]
‘Alcoholic Tide Pods’: Everyone is very confused about the newest way to drink whisky
‘Alcoholic Tide Pods’: Everyone is very confused about the newest way to drink whisky The Washington Post By Teo Armus October 7, 2019 They’re wrapped in seaweed. They’re filled with whisky. And they’re now drawing a collective groan from the Internet, thanks to their suspicious resemblance to a laundry detergent pack-turned-meme-turned-public health hazard. That’s right: They’re […]