Colorado: Full-strength beer in Colorado grocery stores impacting local liquor sales

Colorado: Full-strength beer in Colorado grocery stores impacting local liquor sales Source: https://kdvr.com/ JANUARY 31, 2019 It’s been a month now since full strength beer hit the shelves of Colorado grocery stores and FOX31 is looking into the impact the new law is having on local liquor stores. “People are going out of business,” Carolyn Joy, […]

PA:  Gov. Wolf signs into law stiffer penalties for repeat DUI offenders

PA:  Gov. Wolf signs into law stiffer penalties for repeat DUI offenders Daily Local News By Ginger Rae Dunbar February 1, 2019 HARRISBURG — In front of families who lost a loved one to an impaired driver, Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday signed into law stiffer penalties for repeat DUI offenders. Among the four families who […]

SC:  Tensions flare in SC State House over proposal to allow liquor sales on Sunday

SC:  Tensions flare in SC State House over proposal to allow liquor sales on Sunday The State By Avery G. Wilks January 31, 2019 COLUMBIA, SC – A proposal to allow expanded Sunday liquor sales in 10 tourist-heavy S.C. counties, including Richland and Lexington, sparked a tense debate Thursday between evangelicals and a state lawmaker who called them […]

Canada:  New rules introduced for impaired driving

Canada:  New rules introduced for impaired driving Assiniboia Times January 31, 2019 This bill also contains many technical changes, allowing the courts to deal with impaired driving cases much quicker than previously. However, Bill C-46 has proved to be controversial for both observers and experts in the legal and toxicology fields. Mandatory alcohol screening allows […]

Millennials’ shifting tastes are boosting sales of whiskey and tequila

Millennials’ shifting tastes are boosting sales of whiskey and tequila Young people in America are said to be drinking less alcohol overall, but a shift in their tastes has helped the world’s largest spirits company Marketwatch February 1, 2019 Millennials have been blamed for the demise of everything from movies to dinner dates to golf. But […]

Moderate Alcohol Use Associated With Heart Failure Survival Benefit

Moderate Alcohol Use Associated With Heart Failure Survival Benefit Cardiology Advisor January 20, 2019 Compared with long-term abstinence from alcohol, limited alcohol consumption by older adults with incident heart failure is associated with a survival benefit. Compared with long-term abstinence from alcohol, limited alcohol consumption by older adults with incident heart failure (HF) is associated […]

This is the industry where workers drink the most

This is the industry where workers drink the most Ladders By Meredith Lepore January 29, 2019 According to a new survey of 1,010 full-time U.S. workers, these are the top five industries that allow or sponsor alcohol consumption the most. Even though many people have stuck to their Dry January pledge, the month is almost […]

Heavy drinking may change DNA, leading to increased craving for alcohol

Heavy drinking may change DNA, leading to increased craving for alcohol Genetic vicious cycle may reinforce risky drinking behavior Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/ Rutgers University January 29, 2019 Summary: Binge and heavy drinking may trigger a long-lasting genetic change, resulting in an even greater craving for alcohol, according to a new study. FULL STORY Binge and heavy drinking […]

Heart and Vascular with Dr. Haqqani: Alcohol consumption and heart disease

Heart and Vascular with Dr. Haqqani: Alcohol consumption and heart disease Midland Daily News Omar P. Haqqani, for the Daily News January 28, 2019 Alcohol use has been linked to problems in the cardiovascular system not only in the heart, itself, but in other areas that help the heart function properly. Excessive alcohol use is […]