Red Cup Q&A at OU initiative to educate students on alcohol consumption in ‘approachable, non-stigmatized space’

Red Cup Q&A at OU initiative to educate students on alcohol consumption in ‘approachable, non-stigmatized space’ OU Daily By Mikaela DeLeon, news reporter June 15, 2021 The OU Southwest Prevention Center created an educational organization to inform college students about alcohol use. Charlene Shreder, a program administrator at the Southwest Prevention Center, modeled the Red Cup […]

Largest increase in alcohol consumption in the United States in almost two decades

Largest increase in alcohol consumption in the United States in almost two decades Drinks International By Oli Dodd June 16 2021 In 2020, beverage alcohol consumption in the US saw the largest volume gain in nearly 20 years. According to new findings from IWSR Drinks Market Analysis, total beverage alcohol consumption increased by 2% in 2020, […]

Alcohol companies earned billions from underage drinking in 2016

Alcohol companies earned billions from underage drinking in 2016 News Release Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs June 10, 2021 PISCATAWAY, NJ – Underage youth consumed $17.5 billion worth, or 8.6 percent, of the alcoholic drinks sold in 2016. Products from three alcohol companies–AB Inbev, MillerCoors and Diageo–accounted for nearly half of youth consumption, […]

Canada:  100 years since Prohibition

Canada:  100 years since Prohibition BC Liquor Stores celebrating 100 years of alcohol sales in B.C. Castanet By Nicholas Johansen June 10, 2021  This year marks 100 years since the end of alcohol prohibition in British Columbia, and 100 years since the first government-run BC Liquor Stores opened their doors. Following a 1916 referendum, British […]

Alcohol companies make $17.5 billion a year off of underage drinking, while prevention efforts are starved for cash

Alcohol companies make $17.5 billion a year off of underage drinking, while prevention efforts are starved for cash Source: https://theconversation.com/ David H. Jernigan Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management, Boston University June 10, 2021 Disclosure statement – David H. Jernigan receives funding from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the de Beaumont […]

Does Evolution Want Us to Drink?

Does Evolution Want Us to Drink? Alcohol is terrible for the human body, yet we’ve developed a strong taste for it, suggesting that it may bring other kinds of benefits Source: https://www.wsj.com/ By Edward Slingerland June 11, 2021 Alcoholic intoxication is an abnormal mental state characterized by reduced self-control and various degrees of euphoria or […]

There’s One Simple Method That Works to Reduce Alcohol Intake, Scientists Say

There’s One Simple Method That Works to Reduce Alcohol Intake, Scientists Say Science Alert By David Nield  June 11, 2021 Researchers have found an effective way of getting people to cut down on their drinking: by highlighting the increased risk of cancer that comes with it, and pairing that with counting each drink. This particular combination of […]