This holiday season, do your part to prevent drunk driving
This holiday season, do your part to prevent drunk driving Amsterdam News December 20, 2018 After leaving a holiday party, the bright lights you see should be from decorations, not from police cars or a hospital emergency room. The Medical Society of the State of New York urges you not to let drunken driving ruin […]
Moderate Drinkers Less Likely to End Up in the Hospital, Researchers Find
Moderate Drinkers Less Likely to End Up in the Hospital, Researchers Find New research reveals a lower rate of hospitalizations for people who drank one glass of wine every day Wine Spectator By Lexi Williams December 20, 2018 Can a glass of wine a day really keep the doctor away? A new study published this […]
Soldiers’ awareness, safety important during National Drunk, Drugged Driving Prevention Month
Soldiers’ awareness, safety important during National Drunk, Drugged Driving Prevention Month Pentagram By Jim Dresbach Pentagram, Staff Writer December 20, 2018 December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, and the Army is raising awareness about the consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. The holiday season is the time of […]
Here Are the 24 States That Ban Alcohol Sales on Christmas Day
Here Are the 24 States That Ban Alcohol Sales on Christmas Day You can thank Prohibition. Reason By Joe Setyon December 20, 2018 The relatives are gone. The dishes are clean. The discarded wrapping paper has been thrown away. Tired after a long Christmas Day, you want nothing more than to curl up by the […]
Asia: Japan to Impose Mandatory Alcohol Tests for Pilots Following Repeat Offenses
Asia: Japan to Impose Mandatory Alcohol Tests for Pilots Following Repeat Offenses Sputnik News By Yoshikazu TSUNO December 19, 2018 Months after a Japan Airlines pilot was arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport for being nearly 10 times over the legal blood alcohol limit in the UK, officials with Japan’s Transport Ministry agreed on Wednesday […]
United Kingdom: Young drivers ‘need more alcohol education’, judge says
United Kingdom: Young drivers ‘need more alcohol education’, judge says BBC December 19, 2018 Young drivers need more education about how long it takes the body to process alcohol, a district judge has said. Barney McElholm made the comment when sentencing a driver who was caught when almost three times the legal limit. Dervela Gallagher, […]
Wine? Beer? Cocktails? How to drink healthier during the holidays
Wine? Beer? Cocktails? How to drink healthier during the holidays Chicago Sun Times By USA TODAY December 19, 2018 Let’s be real here for a minute — most of us are willing to forego carbs, give up fried foods and possibly even say no to a slice of cake, but that glass of wine or cocktail? […]
Canada: Health Canada Plans To Restrict The Alcohol Content In Popular Drinks And Are Calling Them A Public Safety Risk To Youths
Canada: Health Canada Plans To Restrict The Alcohol Content In Popular Drinks And Are Calling Them A Public Safety Risk To Youths Health Canada proposes plan to restrict the amount of alcohol in single-serve alcohol beverages. Source: https://www.narcity.com/ Jasmine Girn December 19, 2018 In recent years, we’ve noticed an increasing trend of young adults and even […]
Canada: Why a D.W.I. conviction could now keep you out of Canada
Canada: Why a D.W.I. conviction could now keep you out of Canada New, tougher law has taken effect Source: https://www.wkbw.com/ Dec 18, 2018 It could now be a lot harder, longer and more expensive to get into Canada if you’ve been convicted of a D.U.I. or D.W.I. It used to be that anyone living outside Canada […]
Canada: Critics Are Sounding The Alarm About Stricter Drunk Driving Laws
Canada: Critics Are Sounding The Alarm About Stricter Drunk Driving Laws Officials expect the law will be challenged, but maintain that it aligns with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ December 19, 2018 New rules that increase penalties for drunk driving and expand police powers to demand breath samples take effect across Canada on […]