Here’s Why You’re Probably Getting More Drunk Than You Realize
Here’s Why You’re Probably Getting More Drunk Than You Realize Multiple factors have made it harder to know how much you’re actually drinking. Huffington Post By Todd Van Luling January 23, 2018 In December 2017, a peer-reviewed medical journal reported the size of wine glasses in England had ballooned since the 1700s, but particularly around 1990. Now glasses are […]
Nearly half of UK 14-year-olds have tried alcohol, figures show
Nearly half of UK 14-year-olds have tried alcohol, figures show Findings from on risky behaviours will help to design interventions, say researchers Source: The Guardian Nicola Davis Wed 24 Jan 2018 Almost half of children in the UK have tried alcohol by the age of 14, while nearly 20% have had a […]
Wine And Beer Will Be Free On American Airlines’ New Shuttle Flights
Wine And Beer Will Be Free On American Airlines’ New Shuttle Flights Thrillist By James Chrisman January 21, 2018 If you’re one of the enlightened few who believe all booze should be free, great news: A righteous victory has just been won in the skies. American Airlines announced Thursday that it’s launching new shuttle flights between […]
Amid Customer Complaints Uber Forced To Share Data On Drunk Drivers
Amid Customer Complaints Uber Forced To Share Data On Drunk Drivers Source: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/ January 22, 2018 A San Francisco judge has ruled Uber must turn over data on how many times customers have complained about an impaired driver. The ride-sharing company didn’t want to. But the public complaints were not hard […]
New Hampshire Considers Lowering Drinking Age to 20
New Hampshire Considers Lowering Drinking Age to 20 Lawmakers are again considering lowering the drinking age in New Hampshire. Source: https://www.usnews.com/ By HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press Jan. 23, 2018 As much as New Hampshire wants to attract more young people, lowering the drinking age is no way to do it, a public […]
Frat, Sorority Sisters Face Liability In Ill. Hazing Death
Frat, Sorority Sisters Face Liability In Ill. Hazing Death Source: Law360 By Hannah Meisel January 19, 2018 The Illinois Supreme Court found Friday that the state’s anti-hazing statute allows sorority women at an event where a Northern Illinois University fraternity pledge drank himself to death to face liability along with the frat in […]
Energy drinks under scrutiny as retail enforces under-16 sales ban
Energy drinks under scrutiny as retail enforces under-16 sales ban Source: beveragedaily.com January 22nd The two retail chains join Waitrose in asking customers for proof of age to buy drinks containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre. The changes are set to come into force from March. “We take our responsibilities […]
Nearly one-third of alcohol sold in England drunk by 4% of population
Nearly one-third of alcohol sold in England drunk by 4% of population Figure from Public Health England emerged during parliamentary debate on minimum unit price on alcohol Source: The Guardian Mon 22 Jan 2018 Just 4% of the population consume almost a third of all the alcohol sold in England, according to […]
Kentucky: A liquor store ‘on every other corner?’ Kentucky moves to scrap limits on licenses.
Kentucky: A liquor store ‘on every other corner?’ Kentucky moves to scrap limits on licenses. Source: http://www.kentucky.com/ BY JACK BRAMMER January 19, 2018 Retired Southern Baptist minister Donald R. Cole of Webster County fears “a bar or liquor store on every other corner and a package store in every drug store” if new […]
White House to propose cutting the ‘Alcohol’ and ‘Tobacco’ out of ATF: report
White House to propose cutting the ‘Alcohol’ and ‘Tobacco’ out of ATF: report Source: http://thehill.com/ BY MAX GREENWOOD 01/19/18 The Trump administration is weighing a plan to reorganize the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), stripping the agency of its mandate to investigate alcohol and tobacco smuggling. The plan is […]