Young people are choosing marijuana before cigarettes and alcohol

Young people are choosing marijuana before cigarettes and alcohol New research shows that the percentage of 12- to 21-year-olds who start using marijuana before other substances has increased significantly over the past decade News Release (EurekAlert!) Springer May 17, 2018 More young people are turning to marijuana as their first substance of choice, rather than […]

A day after bartender’s arrest, students get lesson in over-serving alcohol

A day after bartender’s arrest, students get lesson in over-serving alcohol Students are learning bartending skills a day after a bartender was arrested for allegedly serving a drunk driver about 12 beers in less than three hours in 2016. KHOU 11 Author: Matt Dougherty May 17, 2018 Houston’s future bartenders are learning more than how to […]

Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis in Women Spikes 50% in Less Than a Decade

Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis in Women Spikes 50% in Less Than a Decade   Source: https://www.healthline.com/ May 17, 2018   Women are drinking more, and they’re paying for it with their health.   Drinking rates among women have risen in recent decades, and now they’re getting hit with related complications in higher numbers.   These are the […]

NIH halts $100 million study of moderate drinking that is funded by alcohol industry

NIH halts $100 million study of moderate drinking that is funded by alcohol industry   Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ By Joel Achenbach May 17   The National Institutes of Health has ordered a halt to a $100 million, 10-year study of moderate drinking that’s being funded in large part by the alcoholic-beverage industry.   Thursday morning’s announcement […]

Alcohol on long-haul flights: How many refills is it reasonable to ask for?

Alcohol on long-haul flights: How many refills is it reasonable to ask for?   Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Annabel Fenwick Elliott 16 MAY 2018   Long-haul flights are one of the few situations in which it’s socially acceptable to day-drink. It’s been part of the culture since the golden days of flying and is arguably, for this […]

Delta passenger gets 2 years in prison over wine-bottle brawl (Excerpt)

Delta passenger gets 2 years in prison over wine-bottle brawl (Excerpt)   Source: Associated Press May 16, 2018   A Florida man who went on a violent rampage aboard a Delta Air Lines flight in July was sentenced to two years in prison by a judge in Seattle.   Joseph Hudek IV, 24, appeared in […]

Why does alcohol make us drunk? You asked Google – here’s the answer

Why does alcohol make us drunk? You asked Google – here’s the answer   Every day millions of people ask Google life’s most difficult questions. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries   Source: https://www.theguardian.com/ Pete Brown 16 May 2018   Ah, alcohol. As Homer once said, this infamous molecule is both “the cause […]

New Website Reveals How To Quit Drinking Alcohol Safely At Home

New Website Reveals How To Quit Drinking Alcohol Safely At Home The number of people who drink alcohol excessively has increased. 86.4% of adults drink alcohol in the USA. 13 percent of adults drink more than the recommended amount. Drinking too much alcohol can affect a person’s health and their wellbeing. Digital Journal By SoberBeing […]