Japan: Alcohol Banned For U.S. Forces In Japan After Fatal Car Crash

Japan: Alcohol Banned For U.S. Forces In Japan After Fatal Car Crash   Source: NPR MERRIT KENNEDY November 20, 2017   After a Japanese man was killed early Sunday in a car crash involving a U.S. service member, U.S. forces in Japan are prohibited indefinitely from purchasing or drinking alcohol.   Police in Okinawa say […]

Steep alcohol taxes drive Turkey’s drinkers to home-brew

Steep alcohol taxes drive Turkey’s drinkers to home-brew   Source: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/ Sunday November 19, 2017   Carefully testing the temperature of a bucket of fermenting beer, Onder Ceyhan pushes back the foam to add a touch of yeast to his latest batch of home-brewed drink.   Ceyhan says he, like many others in Turkey, has […]

Colorado: Colorado grocers have begun buying out liquor-store licenses

Colorado: Colorado grocers have begun buying out liquor-store licenses   Source: Denver Business Journal November 18, 2017   Nearly a year and a half after Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law a measure allowing Colorado grocery chains to get more than one full-strength liquor license, two metro-Denver stores have bought out existing liquor stores’ licenses […]

Wells Fargo Analyst Sees Beverage Alcohol In Coca-Cola’s Future

Wells Fargo Analyst Sees Beverage Alcohol In Coca-Cola’s Future   Source: Forbes Thomas Pellechia November 18th   Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey has not ruled out the company getting into the alcohol industry.   Quincey dropped that mini bombshell to CNBC’s Squawk on the Street headquartered on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. His […]

When male voles drink alcohol, but their partner doesn’t, their relationship suffers

When male voles drink alcohol, but their partner doesn’t, their relationship suffers Medical Xpress November 17, 2017 A study of the effect of alcohol on long-term relationships finds that when a male prairie vole has access to alcohol, but his female partner doesn’t, the relationship suffers – similar to what has been observed in human […]

Are colleges really doing enough to stop fraternity hazing deaths?

Are colleges really doing enough to stop fraternity hazing deaths? Washington Post By Valerie Strauss November 16, 2017 The headlines keep on coming these days: one school after another taking action to curb the activities of fraternities because of hazing gone wrong. Florida State University recently suspended all Greek life after the death of a fraternity […]

Mixing Energy Drink And Alcohol Poses Serious Risks

Mixing Energy Drink And Alcohol Poses Serious Risks Tech Times By Allan Adamson November 17, 2017 Drinking energy drink to get an instant boost can be harmful to the health backing up earlier concerns over the potential effects of these fizzy beverages on the body. Energy Drinks Energy drinks primarily contain sugar, caffeine, water, vitamins, minerals […]