Different kinds of alcohol don’t make you different kinds of drunk, but there are different drunks
Different kinds of alcohol don’t make you different kinds of drunk, but there are different drunks Inlander By Mitch Ryals May 10, 2018 Tequila makes me crazy. Whiskey makes me ornery. And I hate gin for many reasons, but mostly because it makes me gloomy. These dictums are well known among the well lubricated. They distill into […]
Adults have a special responsibility in dealing with minors and alcohol
Adults have a special responsibility in dealing with minors and alcohol Herald and News By Pat Bushey May 10, 2018 OREGON – A couple of weeks ago a demonstration at Henley High School showed in realistic fashion the aftermath of a car crash that involved teenagers and alcohol. It was part of the nationwide Operation […]
During Prohibition, Federal Chemists Used Poison to Stop Bootlegging
During Prohibition, Federal Chemists Used Poison to Stop Bootlegging They tried to make industrial alcohol too lethal to drink. Atlas Obscura By Anne Ewbank MAY 9, 2018 ON JANUARY 15, 1922, THE New York Times reported that 35-year-old Robert Doyle, a veteran of World War One, was found blinded and afraid in his rooming house on West 23rd […]
Alaska: Bill to revise Alaska alcohol laws dies in dispute between bars, brewers
Alaska: Bill to revise Alaska alcohol laws dies in dispute between bars, brewers Source: http://www.newsminer.com/ By Erin Granger May 11, 2018 A wide-ranging overhaul of the state’s alcohol laws essentially died Thursday when its author withdrew it from committee following public outcry over a House amendment that would have cut brewery and distillery […]
Why do I get congested when I drink alcohol?
Why do I get congested when I drink alcohol? Alcohol allergies are pretty rare, but intolerance is a lot more common Source: https://www.popsci.com/ By Sara Chodosh May 10, 2018 Despite affecting some 50 million Americans, allergies aren’t super well understood. The sparks that ignite your immune system can range from sunlight to […]
Ireland: Ireland’s alcohol consumption policies to be held up as exemplar for others The Irish Times By Mark Hillard May 3, 2018 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is to hold up Ireland’s alcohol consumption policies as an exemplar for other developed countries. By 2020, Ireland aims to reduce pure alcohol intake from about 11 […]
Undergraduates conduct research projects for better health choices
Undergraduates conduct research projects for better health choices Miami University By Tracy Chappelow May 3, 2018 Lamuel Bean wants to improve the health of communities. Katherine Rodriguez is influenced by her career goal of becoming a neonatologist. And Isabel Held’s tragic loss of a friend motivated her to research the connection between neurology […]
How does alcohol affect your sleep?
How does alcohol affect your sleep? Medical News Today By Ana Sandoiu May 7, 2018 A new study assesses the effect of alcohol consumption on the restorative quality of sleep. The findings might make you want to change your drinking — and implicitly, your sleeping — habits. The negative health consequences of […]
Ireland: New label laws threaten sale of US booze brands such as Jack Daniels in Irish stores
Ireland: New label laws threaten sale of US booze brands such as Jack Daniels in Irish stores All alcohol products sold in Ireland will have to have a specific label, under new legislation Source: The Irish Sun By Craig Farrell May 8, 2018 AMERICAN booze prices here could be set to skyrocket […]
Minimum alcohol price for England back under consideration
Minimum alcohol price for England back under consideration Source: ft.com Jim Pickard and Scheherazade Daneshkhu May 8, 2018 Proposals for a minimum unit price for alcohol in England are back on the table, five years after they were last rejected, a minister told the House of Commons on Tuesday. Steve Brine, a […]