The Age You Sip Your First Drink Could Determine Your Risk for Breast Cancer
The Age You Sip Your First Drink Could Determine Your Risk for Breast Cancer Depending on how old you were when you knocked back your first drink—and how you drink now—could dramatically impact your impact your risk of developing breast cancer. Readers Digest By Colette Harris April 21, 2018 Most women know they have a one in […]
Alcohol Awareness Month and College Drinking
Alcohol Awareness Month and College Drinking Healthy Alcohol Marketplace By Pam Erickson April 18, 2018 April is Alcohol Awareness month and it seems like many young people are getting the message. The good news is that they’re are drinking less than previous generations. Surveys of 8th, 10th and 12th graders show that rates have been […]
Canada: Supreme Court’s failure to ‘free the beer’ and allow unrestricted alcohol trade across provinces is ’embarrassing,’ expert says
Canada: Supreme Court’s failure to ‘free the beer’ and allow unrestricted alcohol trade across provinces is ’embarrassing,’ expert says Source: thestar.com By Kieran Leavitt April 22, 2018 A Halifax professor says the Supreme Court ruling against a man who tried to carry alcohol across provincial lines is detrimental to provinces like Nova Scotia. […]
Scottish drinkers ‘will cross the border for cheaper alcohol’ when pricing law comes in
Scottish drinkers ‘will cross the border for cheaper alcohol’ when pricing law comes in Drinkers may get around Scots minimum unit rule by hitting the web to buy cheap alcohol from south of the border Source: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ Mark Macaskill April 22 2018 A new law that will drive up the cost of […]
Can you really blame drinking if you get extra after a few shots?
Can you really blame drinking if you get extra after a few shots? Refinery 29 By Kimberly Truong April 18, 2018 If you tend to drink with the same group of people, chances are you have a rough idea of which friend is the “happy drunk,” the “messy drunk,” or the “sad drunk.” And, even if you […]
Drugs and alcohol leave MEN with a higher risk of hearing loss at festivals (but not women) (Excerpt)
Drugs and alcohol leave MEN with a higher risk of hearing loss at festivals (but not women) (Excerpt) A small study on festival-goers in Amsterdam showed a gender difference in hearing loss They found men had a higher risk of hearing loss at festivals than women Unlike women, men’s risk went up when taking […]
‘Higher crime’ in areas where alcohol is most available, says study
‘Higher crime’ in areas where alcohol is most available, says study Source: BBC News 19 April 2018 Crime rates were highest in areas where there are a large number of pubs, clubs and shops selling alcohol, according to a new report. Researchers found neighbourhoods in Aberdeen, Moray and South Ayrshire were among […]
Canada: Supreme Court upholds interprovincial trade law in cross-border alcohol case
Canada: Supreme Court upholds interprovincial trade law in cross-border alcohol case The Globe and Mail By Sean Fine, Justice Writer April 19, 2018 Canada has no constitutional guarantee of free trade between provinces, the Supreme Court has ruled in upholding a fine against a New Brunswicker who brought alcoholic beverages from Quebec into his home […]
Australia: Alcohol advertisers meeting new ABAC rules
Australia: Alcohol advertisers meeting new ABAC rules The Shout By Andy Young April 20, 2018 The Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code (ABAC) has published its first quarterly report of the year, which highlights that there have been no breaches of the new placement rules introduced last year. The stronger restrictions on alcohol marketers were introduced in […]
College Drinking Arrests in PA: A Look at the Numbers (Excerpt)
College Drinking Arrests in PA: A Look at the Numbers (Excerpt) WNEP 16 News By Dave Bohman April 19, 2018 BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — When parents send their kids to college, they budget for tuition, room, and meal plans but not bail. A Newswatch 16 investigation finds some area universities regularly see more than 100 students […]