An Important Weight-Loss Side Effect Everyone Needs to Be Aware Of
An Important Weight-Loss Side Effect Everyone Needs to Be Aware Of Yahoo By Korin Miller, Writer May 18, 2017 People who undergo bariatric surgery, one of the most popular weight-loss surgical procedures, have an important side effect to be aware of: It could put them at risk for an alcohol problem. According to […]
Our 9,000-Year Love Affair With Booze
Our 9,000-Year Love Affair With Booze Alcohol isn’t just a mind-altering drink: It has been a prime mover of human culture from the beginning, fueling the development of arts, language, and religion. National Geographic By Andrew Curry Photographs by Brian Finke May 19, 2017 (appeared in February 2017 issue) If you’re a beermaker in […]
MADD voices concern over plan to limit ALE agents’ arrest ability
MADD voices concern over plan to limit ALE agents’ arrest ability WRAL.com By Cullen Browder May 18, 2017 RALEIGH, N.C. — Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has joined the chorus of concern about a provision in the North Carolina Senate’s budget proposal that would limit the arrest ability of Alcohol Law Enforcement agents and […]
New Oral Swab Technology Determines If Drivers Are High on the Highway
New Oral Swab Technology Determines If Drivers Are High on the Highway JDSupra Written by Wilson Elser May 17, 2017 The California Legislature has yet to establish limits concerning cannabis consumption, following voters’ approval in November 2016 of Proposition 64, which allows recreational marijuana use. Unlike alcohol, measuring marijuana intoxication in a reliable […]
Utah: Lawmakers Review New DUI Law but Won’t Budge on 0.05 Limit
Utah: Lawmakers Review New DUI Law but Won’t Budge on 0.05 Limit Utah’s new law setting the strictest DUI threshold in the country may have unintended consequences, but state lawmakers said Wednesday they won’t reconsider their decision to set the limit at 0.05 percent. Source: US News By MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press […]
Anheuser-Busch doles out beer money as regulators’ scrutiny increases (Additional Coverage)
Anheuser-Busch doles out beer money as regulators’ scrutiny increases (Additional Coverage) Source: MarketWatch Jason Notte May 18, 2017 Anheuser-Busch InBev is throwing $4.5 billion at the U.S. beer industry in the span of a decade, and that should worry competitors. But it should make the sprawling global brewer nervous as well. On […]
Which EU state is the world’s heaviest-drinking country?
Which EU state is the world’s heaviest-drinking country? Source: Euronews By Chris Harris May 17, 2017 Lithuanians are the world’s heaviest drinkers and their boozing is showing no signs of slowing, new data reveals. They knocked back, on average, the equivalent of 18.2 litres of pure alcohol per person in 2016, up […]
Now mothers-to-be are told they CAN have a drink during pregnancy:
Now mothers-to-be are told they CAN have a drink during pregnancy: Official advice to abstain is ‘S—ist and over cautious’, say researchers A recent survey showed at least 28 per cent of women drink during pregnancy Abortion provider BPAS said women should be left to make their own decisions Experts have said the advise […]
Study finds tens of millions of Americans drink alcohol at dangerously high levels
Study finds tens of millions of Americans drink alcohol at dangerously high levels Source: NIH May 17th Nearly 32 million adults in the United States (13 percent of the U.S. population aged 18 and older) consumed more than twice the number of drinks considered binge drinking on at least one occasion, according to […]
Fast-food chains have discovered what will bring customers back: alcohol
Fast-food chains have discovered what will bring customers back: alcohol Source: Quartz Chase Purdy May 16, 2017 Burger King wants to serve booze alongside its Whopper cheeseburgers at another of its locations in New York City-a bold move for the burger chain and a clear sign that your favorite fast food joints are […]