UChicago Medicine receives $3.8 million, five-year grant to study stimulation and sedation in excessive drinkers
UChicago Medicine receives $3.8 million, five-year grant to study stimulation and sedation in excessive drinkers The Chicago Social Drinking Project enters year 16 Newswise Source Newsroom: University of Chicago Medical Center April 18, 2019 (Article ID: 711601) Newswise — A leading clinical and research psychologist at the University of Chicago Medicine has been awarded a $3.8 million […]
Do Current DUI Laws Bring Justice To Accident Victims?
Do Current DUI Laws Bring Justice To Accident Victims? The Urban Twist By TUT STAFF April 18, 2019 Drunk drivers claimed more than 10,000 lives in 2016. That’s 10,000 lives that could have been prevented had the drivers made better choices. If driving a car after consuming alcohol has life or death consequences, why are drunk […]
Alcohol: Parents need to set good examples
Alcohol: Parents need to set good examples KPC News By Kelly Sickafoose April 19, 2019 While there has been significant focus placed on campaigns regarding the opioid epidemic, it’s important to not lose sight of the dangers posed by alcohol and underage drinking. April is Alcohol Awareness Month, which helps educate people about the damaging […]
VT: Having a drink? Know your A-B-Vs
VT: Having a drink? Know your A-B-Vs Vermont Business Magazine April 16, 2019 As the popularity of craft beers and breweries continues to rise, so does the variety − and strength – of those beers. The ever-changing options in the size and types of beer available means it’s important to know that you could be […]
Canada: Consider downsides of looser alcohol rules, warn health, substance use experts
Canada: Consider downsides of looser alcohol rules, warn health, substance use experts Thunder Bay has higher rates of heavy drinking, underage drinking than provincial average CBC News By Amy Hadley April 17, 2019 It may mean more convenience for consumers, but health and substance use experts in Thunder Bay, Ont., are warning that the province’s […]
Consumers around the world are spending less on almost everything. Even booze.
Consumers around the world are spending less on almost everything. Even booze. The Washington Post By Abha Bhattarai April 16, 2019 Consumers around the world are likely to spend more cautiously in the coming months amid political and economic uncertainty, according to a new report that surveyed shoppers in 64 countries. Shoppers said they have cut […]
A Prime Opportunity — Amazon’s Future Alcohol Lobbyist Could Change the Beer Industry in Big Ways
A Prime Opportunity — Amazon’s Future Alcohol Lobbyist Could Change the Beer Industry in Big Ways Good Beer Hunting April 16, 2019 THE GIST With hope to increase its influence across a range of sectors in Washington D.C., Amazon has spent heavily on its lobbying efforts in recent years, doling out about $44 million from 2015-2018. But […]
Study suggests college students end up in vicious cycle of substance abuse, poor academics, stress
Study suggests college students end up in vicious cycle of substance abuse, poor academics, stress News Release By Binghamton University April 16, 2019 BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – One negative behavior such as substance abuse or heavy alcohol drinking can lead college students toward a vicious cycle of poor lifestyle choices, lack of sleep, mental distress and […]
How ‘service with a smile’ could be driving stressed-out workers to drink
How ‘service with a smile’ could be driving stressed-out workers to drink Employees who tend to amplify, suppress or fake emotions are more likely to be heavy drinkers, a new study finds MarketWatch April 15, 2019 Feigning cheerfulness at work could drive some employees to drink after they clock out, a new study suggests. The researchers studied […]
Study questions drinking behaviors
Study questions drinking behaviors The Daily Illini By Yoojin Son, Assistant News Editor April 11, 2019 Infographic: Prevalence of alcohol use amongst college students in 2015 Questioning the behavior of ordering another drink, taking another sip and repeating it the next week, a research study has worked its way back to answer these questions to […]