WY: Bill would allow alcohol sales at Wyoming State Fair
WY: Bill would allow alcohol sales at Wyoming State Fair Casper Star Tribune By Ethan Brogan Douglas Budget Via Wyoming News Exchange January 25, 2018 DOUGLAS — After decades of clear rules against alcohol sales and gambling on the Wyoming State Fair Park, the state Legislature next month will consider allowing both year-round to bring […]
NM: New Mexico county officials approve liquor sale restriction
NM: New Mexico county officials approve liquor sale restriction The Associated Press January 26, 2018 GALLUP — A northwestern New Mexico county has passed a resolution that will ban liquor sales before 10 a.m. The Gallup Independent reported the McKinley County Board of Commissioners passed the early liquor sales restriction in a 2-1 vote Tuesday. County Attorney […]
United Kingdom: Calls for mandatory health information on alcohol labels
United Kingdom: Calls for mandatory health information on alcohol labels BBC News By Katie Silver, Health reporter January 26, 2018 The society wants it to be mandatory to include the government’s guideline to drink no more than 14 units a week. Drink manufacturers could also warn of the link with health conditions such as bowel […]
MADD’s latest report on drunken driving shows we still have a long way to go
MADD’s latest report on drunken driving shows we still have a long way to go Daily Journal By Fredrick Kunkle, The Washington Post January 25, 2018 Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s latest ranking of state drunken-driving laws shows we still have a long way to go. Even as self-driving cars inch closer to becoming a reality […]
Why It’s Difficult to Develop a Roadside Test for Marijuana
Why It’s Difficult to Develop a Roadside Test for Marijuana Police in Colorado and California are using tests to see if drivers are high on marijuana. But more exact testing is needed as more states legalize the drug. Healthline Written by Matthew Berger January 25, 2018 As marijuana becomes more available to Californians and additional […]
Study: Parents who give their teenagers alcohol are inviting trouble
Study: Parents who give their teenagers alcohol are inviting trouble USA Today By Karen Weintraub, Special for USA TODAY January 25, 2018 It seems to make some sense: Let your teenagers drink at home where they will have adult supervision and won’t be driving. But a new study finds that parents who provide their kids […]
Tennessee: Liquor on Sundays? TN lawmakers, some store owners say yes
Tennessee: Liquor on Sundays? TN lawmakers, some store owners say yes A proposed bill would change the way liquor stores and retail food stores operate. It allows them to sell liquor and wine at the same time as beer as sold, including Sundays. Source: http://www.wbir.com/ Sean Franklin January 24, 2018 Selling alcohol […]
Giving alcohol to teens at home fuels binge drinking, parents told
Giving alcohol to teens at home fuels binge drinking, parents told Source: The Telegraph Henry Bodkin 25 JANUARY 2018 Children given alcohol by parents in the belief it will foster responsible drinking are more likely to become binge drinkers, a major new study has found. The six-year analysis of nearly 2,000 12 to 18-year-olds revealed […]
UK health body calls for cigarette-style warnings on alcohol
UK health body calls for cigarette-style warnings on alcohol More graphic link to alcohol-related diseases would raise awareness and reduce harm, says the Royal Society for Public Health Source: https://www.theguardian.com/ Sarah Boseley 26 Jan 2018 A leading public health body is calling for graphic cigarette-style health warnings on bottles and cans of […]
Government urged to put alcohol unit pricing on hold
Government urged to put alcohol unit pricing on hold betterRetailing By Jennifer Hardwick January 24, 2018 Industry leaders have urged the government to delay alcohol minimum unit pricing (MUP) outside Scotland as legislation edges closer south of the border. Ministers from the health and home affairs select committees heard evidence on the policy’s effectiveness […]