New York: Angry protests erupt at ‘racist’ Brooklyn bar that serves 40 ounces of rose wine in paper bags and brags about its ‘genuine’ bullet holes in the wall (Excerpt)

New York: Angry protests erupt at ‘racist’ Brooklyn bar that serves 40 ounces of rose wine in paper bags and brags about its ‘genuine’ bullet holes in the wall (Excerpt)   Protest erupted at a Brooklyn bar after they released a press release advertising 40 ounces of rose wine in paper bags and ‘genuine’ bullet […]

Here’s how Four Loko became a thing again

Here’s how Four Loko became a thing again   Source: Crain’s By PETER FROST July 23, 2017   Back in 2010, Phusion Projects was on the brink of collapse. Its most popular-and notorious-product, Four Loko, had been tied to a spate of alcohol poisonings across the country. Then came a tersely worded warning from the […]

How Tech Is Changing How We Drink

How Tech Is Changing How We Drink   LawFuel By LawFuel Editors July 21, 2017 Many people love drinking as a way to kick back and relax, and some people drink for their health; however, drinking too much can lead to drunk driving and result in hurting other motorists as attorneys and others know only […]

Russia: Alcohol consumption, alcohol-related deaths going down in Russia – health ministry

Russia: Alcohol consumption, alcohol-related deaths going down in Russia – health ministry A federal law of July 20, 2012 banned advertising of alcoholic drinks, including beer, in printed and electronic media   TASS July 20, 2017 MOSCOW, July 20. /TASS/. Alcohol consumption and alcohol-related deaths in Russia continue to demonstrate downwards tendencies, the press service […]

Online tools help cut drinking in former soldiers

Online tools help cut drinking in former soldiers   MedicalXpress July 19, 2017 UK Armed Forces personnel moving back into civilian life and having difficulties with alcohol could be helped by the use of online tools, a new study has revealed.   The research led by Newcastle University, published in the Journal of the Royal […]

Ireland: Alcohol Health Alliance accused of “misleading” Irish public with survey

Ireland: Alcohol Health Alliance accused of “misleading” Irish public with survey   Source: DRN By Martin Green 20 July, 2017   The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland has slammed a “deeply flawed and misleading” survey used by the Alcohol Health Alliance to argue for reduced advertising of alcohol.   Along with reducing affordability and availability […]

The Strange War on Alcohol Advertising

The Strange War on Alcohol Advertising   Source: The American Spectator KEVIN KOSAR July 21, 2017   Earlier this year, there began a drum beat to ban drinks advertising. There was the Washington Post, which ran an article titled, “For women, heavy drinking has been normalized. That’s dangerous.” To ensure readers were sufficiently panicked, they […]

Beer Remains the Preferred Alcoholic Beverage in the U.S.

Beer Remains the Preferred Alcoholic Beverage in the U.S.   Gallup By Justin McCarthy July 19, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans who drink alcohol continue to say they most often choose beer (40%) over wine (30%) and liquor (26%). Beer has typically been the preferred alcoholic beverage in Gallup’s trend.   The latest results are […]

Quinn on Nutrition: Alcohol does not always mix with diabetes

Quinn on Nutrition: Alcohol does not always mix with diabetes   Monterey Herald By Barbara Quinn, Monterey Herald July 18, 2017 We were 10,000 feet above sea level at the recent Keystone, Colorado diabetes conference sponsored by the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes — a true Rocky Mountain high. And to avoid the dreaded effects […]