NM: New Mexico center gets more alcohol research funding
NM: New Mexico center gets more alcohol research funding SFGate August 28, 2019 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Alcohol Research Center is getting a $7.5 million grant to continue its work to better understand fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has awarded the center a five-year renewal […]
AK: Alaska regulation to limit events at breweries, distilleries
AK: Alaska regulation to limit events at breweries, distilleries KTVA By Associated Press August 28, 2019 JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – An Alaska regulation agency has proposed changes that would limit activities at city breweries and distilleries. The Juneau Empire reported Tuesday that the Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has proposed changes to a state statute that […]
Maryland colleges need to do more to reduce student alcohol abuse
Maryland colleges need to do more to reduce student alcohol abuse The Baltimore Sun By Michael Poliakoff and John P. Howe III August 28, 2019 More than 1,500 college students die from alcohol-related incidents each year. Some of these tragedies make headlines when they are associated with hazing deaths, but they only represent the most visible part of […]
Study finds nearly half of serious e-scooter injuries involved alcohol
Study finds nearly half of serious e-scooter injuries involved alcohol Nearly 40 percent of those tested for alcohol after e-scooter incidents had a blood-alcohol level over the legal driving limit, the study found. TODAY By Scott Stump August 29, 2019 Alcohol has become a major factor in rising electric scooter-related injuries as the popular motorized rides proliferate across […]
‘You’re Not a Person if You Don’t Drink.’ How This Tiny European Country Developed the World’s Worst Drinking Problem (excerpt)
‘You’re Not a Person if You Don’t Drink.’ How This Tiny European Country Developed the World’s Worst Drinking Problem (excerpt) TIME By Madeline Roache August 29, 2019 PUHOI, Moldova – By January 2018 the mayor of Puhoi was fed up. His assistant kept turning up to work drunk. His colleague wasn’t the only one; sometimes it seemed […]
How to Keep It Professional When the Wine Starts Flowing
How to Keep It Professional When the Wine Starts Flowing Guides to workplace etiquette rarely include advice on how to handle ordering and drinking wine in a professional setting. Here, our wine columnist fills in the blanks with some practical guidelines Source: https://www.wsj.com/ By Lettie Teague Aug. 29, 2019 I’VE READ LOTS of rules regarding proper […]
Jameson rapped for ‘encouraging irresponsible consumption’
Jameson rapped for ‘encouraging irresponsible consumption’ Source: https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/ by Melita Kiely 28th August, 2019 A complaint by Alcohol Change UK that Jameson Irish whiskey’s Barrelback promotion for the on-trade encouraged irresponsible consumption has been upheld. The on-trade offer in question gave consumers the chance to buy a single measure of Jameson whiskey in a small metal […]
Irish study says Irishmen are drinking too much and beer is too cheap
Irish study says Irishmen are drinking too much and beer is too cheap Source: https://www.nydailynews.com/ By BRIAN NIEMIETZ AUG 28, 2019 Irish eyes can’t like what they’re seeing in a new report on alcoholism filed to Ireland’s Minister for Finance. Alcohol Action Ireland found that 11 liters of alcohol are consumed per person each year on […]
United Kingdom: Drink-drive deaths in UK hit eight-year high
United Kingdom: Drink-drive deaths in UK hit eight-year high at 250 in 2017 – but government dismisses rise as ‘not significant’ amid calls to lower legal alcohol limit Estimated 250 people killed by drink-drivers in 2017 according to latest data This is a 9 per cent rise from 230 in 2016 and the worst death […]
Ireland: Irish alcohol consumption 80% above global average, says Alcohol Action Ireland
Ireland: Irish alcohol consumption 80% above global average, says Alcohol Action Ireland Breaking News By Michelle McGlynn August 27, 2019 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) is calling on the Finance Minister to maintain the current excise duties on drink in its pre-budget submission today. It says that Ireland’s consumption of alcohol is 80% above the global average. Alcohol […]