Canada: Alta. raises penalties in impaired driving laws
Canada: Alta. raises penalties in impaired driving laws The Western Producer By Lethbridge Bureau March 28, 2018 Alberta’s new laws on impaired driving come into effect April 9 and include higher penalties for drivers found to be impaired by either alcohol or drugs. Drivers with a blood alcohol level of .08 or more, or those […]
South Africa: It’s time you started shaming your friends into not driving drunk
South Africa: It’s time you started shaming your friends into not driving drunk Business Tech Staff Writer March 25, 2018 As incidents of drunk driving get steadily worse in South Africa, there is hope that the new motorist demerit system which is on its way will help convince people to kick the habit – but more needs […]
Tempe Alcohol Abuse by Adolescents Subject to Breakthrough in Prevention
Tempe Alcohol Abuse by Adolescents Subject to Breakthrough in Prevention Drug Addict Now By Robert B. Hayek March 26, 2018 The Arizona State University (ASU) recently conducted a program focused on preventing alcohol abuse by adolescents in Tempe, Arizona. The legal drinking age in the U.S. is 21 but youths make up 10 percent of […]
What’s all the fuss about that industry-backed alcohol study? (Additional Coverage)
What’s all the fuss about that industry-backed alcohol study? (Additional Coverage) NYT investigation raises questions worth thinking about. Source: https://www.mnn.com/ ROBIN SHREEVES March 27, 2018 When the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to do an extensive study on the […]
Canada: New Éduc’alcool report on alcohol and cancer risk neither trivializes nor terrorizes
Canada: New Éduc’alcool report on alcohol and cancer risk neither trivializes nor terrorizes Benzinga PRNewswire March 22, 2018 MONTREAL, March 22, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – The subject of alcohol and cancer risk is particularly charged, because of the fear that the disease still evokes and the strong emotions it arouses. That is why “Alcohol and Cancer Risk,” the […]
OH: Efforts to fight teen alcohol use showing results
OH: Efforts to fight teen alcohol use showing results Morning Journal By Katie White, Staff Writer March 26, 2018 EAST PALESTINE — A federal grant awarded to the Family Recovery Center in 2011 is still being used to combat alcohol use among youth. Brenda Foor of the FRC and ADAPT Coalition said the county has […]
Changing Attitudes: Underage drinking is not a ‘rite of passage’
Changing Attitudes: Underage drinking is not a ‘rite of passage’ Post Independent By Carolyn Hardin March 24, 2018 The month of April is designated as national Alcohol Awareness Month, and Mountain Family Health Centers would like to provide education on the dangers of underage drinking and drug use and disavow the notion that participation in […]
Drunk shopping costs Brits £4.46 billion annually
Drunk shopping costs Brits £4.46 billion annually Source: The Spirits Business by Melita Kiely 19th March, 2018 Spontaneous purchases while under the influence of alcohol are costing Britons an estimated £4.46 billion (US$6.23bn) every year. According to a study commissioned by price comparison site Finder UK, nearly half of the British adult […]
MI: Legislature loosens liquor restrictions for veteran clubs
MI: Legislature loosens liquor restrictions for veteran clubs ABC 12 By Associated Press March 20, 2018 LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan legislators say veterans affiliated with a private club or fraternal organization should be permitted to drink at whatever location they please. The Senate took a final vote Tuesday to discard a provision in the state’s […]
the rise of alcohol-free drinks
the rise of alcohol-free drinks Source: ft.com Alice Lascelles March 24, 2018 A non-alcoholic, sugar-free Margarita doesn’t sound like my idea of a good time. But on the night I visit Redemption, a vegan, teetotal “gastrobar” in Shoreditch, people are knocking them back. And the place is packed, mostly with thirtysomething women chattering […]