Earliest evidence of wine found in giant, 8,000-year-old jars
Earliest evidence of wine found in giant, 8,000-year-old jars Source: Washington Post By Ben Guarino November 13 At the next holiday dinner, when the discussion turns to politics and you reach for a second glass of merlot, consider this: Your social lubricant has 8,000-year-old roots. People were fermenting grapes and storing wine in […]
United Kingdom: Shopkeepers will BREATHALYSE customers trying to buy alcohol as part of a police crackdown on street drinking
United Kingdom: Shopkeepers will BREATHALYSE customers trying to buy alcohol as part of a police crackdown on street drinking Shopkeepers being armed with breathalysers to tackle Cardiff street drinking Two Spar stores are refusing to serve people who have had too much to drink Police in Cardiff received an increase in complaints from tourists […]
We took a scientific look at whether weed or alcohol is worse for you – and there appears to be a winner
We took a scientific look at whether weed or alcohol is worse for you – and there appears to be a winner Source: Business Insider Erin Brodwin 13 Nov 2017 Which is worse for you: weed or whiskey? It’s a tough call, but based on the science, there appears to be a […]
Marijuana producers want advertising rules akin to alcohol, not cigarettes
Marijuana producers want advertising rules akin to alcohol, not cigarettes Source: The Canadian Press November 12, 2017 A coalition of licensed marijuana producers are urging Canadian, provincial and territorial governments to adopt looser advertising guidelines such as allowing for promotion of brands, going against the strict marketing principles recommended by the federal task […]
Legal challenge to minimum alcohol pricing has cost lives, say campaigners
Legal challenge to minimum alcohol pricing has cost lives, say campaigners Source: scotsman.com Tom Peterkin November 12, 2017 Campaigners fighting against Scotland’s alcohol problem last night accused the drinks industry of putting profit before health and claiming that hundreds of lives had been lost during the legal battle over minimum pricing. Ahead […]
A Link Between Alcohol and Cancer? It’s Not Nearly as Scary as It Seems (Additional Coverage)
A Link Between Alcohol and Cancer? It’s Not Nearly as Scary as It Seems (Additional Coverage) Source: New York Times Aaron E. Carroll NOVEMBER 10, 2017 The headline had some of my friends in a panic. Citing evidence, the American Society of Clinical Oncology warned that even light drinking could increase the […]
United Kingdom: Baby boomers warned over drinking as alcohol-linked deaths in over-50s soar
United Kingdom: Baby boomers warned over drinking as alcohol-linked deaths in over-50s soar The Guardian By Haroon Siddique November 7, 2017 Last year there were 5,208 deaths of people aged 50-plus wholly attributable to alcohol, compared with 3,582 in 2001 The number of alcohol-specific deaths in people aged 50 and over has risen 45% since […]
RESEARCH FINDS THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF WINE DRINKER
RESEARCH FINDS THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF WINE DRINKER Source: the drinks business by Lucy Shaw 8th November, 2017 Wine drinkers fit into four different preference categories according to Tim Hanni MW, who believes that wine preferences are determined by genetics. Hanni asserts that people can usually be grouped into one of […]
Indiana: Poll: Hoosiers want Sunday alcohol sales, cold beer in stores
Indiana: Poll: Hoosiers want Sunday alcohol sales, cold beer in stores Source: Indy Star Robert King Nov. 8, 2017 Expanding cold beer sales and allowing retail sales of alcohol on Sundays are something many Indiana residents have long wanted and an issue that could be gaining traction. But a complex set of forces […]
UT: Utah town likely to stay ‘dry’ after alcohol vote
UT: Utah town likely to stay ‘dry’ after alcohol vote Las Vegas Review-Journal By Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press November 8, 2017 SALT LAKE CITY — One of Utah’s last “dry” communities appeared Wednesday on track to maintain its eight-decade prohibition on alcohol sales after voters rejected a measure to allow sales that proponents said would […]