Beer Sales At Highest Level In 45 Years
Beer Sales At Highest Level In 45 Years the drinks business By Arabella Mileham February 11, 2019 UK sales of beer rose to their highest level in 45 years last year, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has said, driven by last year’s good weather and the World Cup . Total sales of beer […]
UT: Report says Utah has lowest alcohol consumption per capita in country
UT: Report says Utah has lowest alcohol consumption per capita in country KUTV By Hunter Geisel February 11, 2019 Apparently, Utah has the lowest alcohol consumption per capita in the country, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. According to a April 2018 surveillance report from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and […]
MT: Montana Highway Patrol uses “wet lab” to advocate for proposed DUI law
MT: Montana Highway Patrol uses “wet lab” to advocate for proposed DUI law KTVQ MTN News February 11, 2019 HELENA – The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) hosted a unique educational event called a “wet lab’ at the capitol on Monday. In the wet lab, members of the public and elected officials volunteered to be given […]
Artificial intelligence could help screen trauma patients who misuse alcohol
Artificial intelligence could help screen trauma patients who misuse alcohol Mental Daily By Jose Florez February 21, 2019 Researchers have found an artificial intelligence method that may soon be used to identify trauma patients who have misused alcohol. Many trauma cases are associated with alcohol misuse; screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) may help […]
How Pepperdine’s Alcohol Policy Works
How Pepperdine’s Alcohol Policy Works Graphic (Pepperdine University) By Mary Cate Long February 21, 2019 Pepperdine’s alcohol policy does not allow drinking on campus for a myriad of historical, religious and community-centered reasons. However, unlike some other Christian universities, the policy yields to allow responsible alcohol consumption off-campus for students who are over the age of […]
Ethical argument to lowering legal blood alcohol levels
Ethical argument to lowering legal blood alcohol levels Baylor College of Medicine By Allison Mickey February 21, 2019 In the United States, motor vehicle accidents are a leading cause of injury and death, with 29 Americans losing their lives to alcohol-related driving incidents daily, and alcohol consumption is the single greatest contributing factor to motor […]
DRUNKEN MAN WHO TIPPED WAITING STAFF $22K ARRESTED
DRUNKEN MAN WHO TIPPED WAITING STAFF $22K ARRESTED Source: https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/ by Lauren Eads 21st February, 2019 Police arrested a man in Nashville on Monday on charges of public intoxication after he tipped servers US$22,000 at a downtown hotel bar. The inebriated individual tipped waiting staff around US$22,000 Joel Boyers, 39, attracted the attention of waiters after […]
Maryland: Maryland lawmakers to debate who will oversee state’s alcohol laws
Maryland: Maryland lawmakers to debate who will oversee state’s alcohol laws Source: https://wtop.com/ By Kate Ryan February 21, 2019 The day before state legislative committees were to hold hearings over who should be regulating Maryland’s alcohol industry, key players in the debate held dueling news conferences featuring a healthy dose of trash talking. On the side […]
6 Ways People Deny a Drug or Alcohol Problem
6 Ways People Deny a Drug or Alcohol Problem How do people direct attention away from their problem to something else? Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ Feb 21, 2019 Many people who have struggled with alcohol or drugs or behaviors such as gambling often say they had a voice inside them whispering, “I have a problem.” The voice may […]
SC: South Carolina officials, MADD push stricter DUI legislation
SC: South Carolina officials, MADD push stricter DUI legislation FOX Carolina By Christina L. Myers, Associated Press February 12, 2019 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials have joined members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving in support of stricter DUI legislation. Gov. Henry McMaster, law enforcement and some members of the General Assembly joined that […]