Australia: ABS stats show alcohol consumption up for the first time in nine years
Australia: ABS stats show alcohol consumption up for the first time in nine years NT News By Phillippa Butt, NT News September 11, 2017 COULD you drink just over a can and a half of beer every day for a year? Or, for the wine drinkers, 11 glasses of white a week or […]
Older Men Drink More Regularly, but Younger Men Drink More
Older Men Drink More Regularly, but Younger Men Drink More Gallup By RJ Reinhart September 11, 2017 Older Men Drink More Regularly, but Younger Men Drink More 45% of U.S. men aged 50 and older say they drank alcohol in the last 24 hours 37% of men aged 18 to 49 say […]
‘I don’t want to feel guilty about having a drink’: Female-lead pressure group aims to fight back against ‘anti-alcohol lobby’ who ‘demonise’ booze
‘I don’t want to feel guilty about having a drink’: Female-lead pressure group aims to fight back against ‘anti-alcohol lobby’ who ‘demonise’ booze Drinkers’ Voice pressure group aims to lobby against ‘misleading’ advice Members argue that government advice can’t apply to everyone They want to take away the guilt that is associated with social drinking […]
Young drinkers say they are immune to alcohol warning labels
Young drinkers say they are immune to alcohol warning labels Source: BeverageDaily.com September 8th A team from Deakin University confirmed suspicions that Aussies aged between 18-25 were unconvinced by the labels. Forty Deakin students aged between 18 and 25 took part in the study. They were shown images of the warnings, and then alcohol labelling […]
Why Are So Many College Names Showing Up on Beer Bottles?
Why Are So Many College Names Showing Up on Beer Bottles? At least a half-dozen colleges, both public and private, have announced officially-licensed university-branded beers this year. Food & Wine By Mike Pomranz September 7, 2017 Colleges have long had to walk a delicate line with drinking. The majority of American undergraduate students will […]
Public’s Concern Over Alcohol Misuse Remains High
Public’s Concern Over Alcohol Misuse Remains High Center for Alcohol Policy releases survey shows support for effective regulation of alcohol Center for Alcohol Policy September 7, 2017 According to a recently released national poll commissioned by the Center for Alcohol Policy, four-in-five Americans support individual states’ ability to regulate alcohol. The poll results also show […]
Self-driving cars are ‘significant growth opportunity’ for alcoholic beverages, Morgan Stanley says
Self-driving cars are ‘significant growth opportunity’ for alcoholic beverages, Morgan Stanley says CNBC By Tae Kim September 8, 2017 · Morgan Stanley predicts shared and autonomous vehicles will add 80 basis points to annual alcoholic beverage sales growth for the next 10 years. · Self-driving car “technology could help address the mutual exclusivity of drinking and driving […]
Give bar staff more power to say: ‘You’ve had enough’(opinion)
Give bar staff more power to say: ‘You’ve had enough’(opinion) The Scotsman By Jim Duffy September 8, 2017 Alcohol makes our behaviour unpredictable, so why don’t we limit its potential impact in public houses, asks Jim Duffy Who remembers Cheers? Ted Danson played Sam Malone, the jocular bar owner in Boston who not […]
Alcohol Abuse Declines Among All Age Groups According to New U.S. Government Report
Alcohol Abuse Declines Among All Age Groups According to New U.S. Government Report Source: Distilled Spirits Council September 7, 2017 Alcohol abuse trends among all age groups declined in 2016 compared to the prior year, according to the newly-released National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The survey showed marked declines […]
Red Bull – Monster – Four Loko – Rockstar: The Downside to So-Called Energy Drinks
Red Bull – Monster – Four Loko – Rockstar: The Downside to So-Called Energy Drinks Huffingtonpost By Louise Stanger Ed.d, LCSW, CDWF, CIP & Roger Porter, Contributor September 6, 2017 Louise Stanger is a speaker, educator, licensed clinician, social worker, certified daring way facilitator and interventionist who uses an invitational intervention approach to […]