NC: Why we should keep our ABC system of selling alcohol
NC: Why we should keep our ABC system of selling alcohol The News & Observer By Joseph E. Wall August 16, 2018 North Carolina’s alcoholic beverage control (ABC) system has served our citizens well for many years, and we should resist all efforts to privatize the system. As a society, do we really want to […]
NY: Group wants liquor authority to stop issuing licenses, says the city has too many bars
NY: Group wants liquor authority to stop issuing licenses, says the city has too many bars PIX 11 By Cristian Benavides August 16, 2018 LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens – Long Island City has become one of New York City’s hottest neighborhoods. The impending shutdown of the L train causing a mass exodus in Williamsburg has the Queens […]
AZ: Bootlegging on the Rise
AZ: Bootlegging on the Rise Lake Powell Life By John Christian Hopkins August 16, 2018 The Navajo communities near Sanders, Ariz., seem to be experiencing an increase in bootlegging activities lately. That’s what Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control detective Herb Carruthers told the Navajo Nation Council’s Law and Order Committee this week. Carruthers […]
Europe: Distilled Spirits Overconsumption as the Most Important Factor of Excessive Adult Male Mortality in Europe
Europe: Distilled Spirits Overconsumption as the Most Important Factor of Excessive Adult Male Mortality in Europe Oxford Academic Andrey Korotayev, Daria Khaltourina, Kira Meshcherina, Elena Zamiatnina August 3, 2018 Abstract Aims To explain comprehensively variations in adult male mortality rate in Europe, and in particular, high mortality in some East European countries with particular focus on […]
Colorado, Arizona State joining trend to expand alcohol sales at games
Colorado, Arizona State joining trend to expand alcohol sales at games NBC Sports By Bryan Fischer August 16, 2018 Pac-12 football after dark could take on a whole new meaning going forward in both Tempe and Boulder. According to the Arizona Republic and The Denver Post, both Arizona State and Colorado are joining in on college football’s latest trend by expanding […]
‘Drink and Drive, You Lose’ campaign
‘Drink and Drive, You Lose’ campaign Lexington Clipper-Herald By Brian Neben August 14, 2018 LEXINGTON —The Lexington Police Department, along with other state and local agencies, will participate in the 2018 You Drink and Drive, You Lose campaign which starts Friday and runs through Sept. 3. Local agencies participate in High Visibility Enforcement during the […]
WY: Casper police chief advises against loosening open-container laws
WY: Casper police chief advises against loosening open-container laws Star Tribune By Katie King August 15, 2018 City leaders ultimately didn’t reach a decision this week on whether to loosen alcohol regulations in Casper — but it appears unlikely that any drastic changes are on the horizon. “Just a little bit of regulation of alcohol […]
Research demonstrates higher alcohol taxes help reduce alcohol consumption
Research demonstrates higher alcohol taxes help reduce alcohol consumption World Health Organization | Europe By Marina Bykova August 15, 2018 “Tax increases may not sound the most attractive of policy options, but are the single most cost-effective way of diminishing demand and reining back consumption,” says Dr Daniel Chisholm, Programme Manager in the Division of […]
One university’s uniquely compassionate plan for teaching students resilience
One university’s uniquely compassionate plan for teaching students resilience Quartz By Jenny Anderson August 15, 2018 Young adults are extremely stressed-out these days—and colleges across America are scrambling to support them. In 2013, a group of top-flight colleges including Stanford, Harvard, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania formed the Resilience Project to pool ideas and resources around building students’ coping […]
Why young adults are drinking less alcohol
Why young adults are drinking less alcohol Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/ By ANERI PATTANI AUG 09, 2018 Alcohol is still a large part of American culture. But researchers have found that young people today are throwing back fewer drinks than their counterparts 10 or 15 years ago. The decline is most significant in teens, but also present among […]