Americans spent the pandemic stocking up on booze. That may be changing

Americans spent the pandemic stocking up on booze. That may be changing CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business March 23, 2021 New York (CNN Business)The bender appears to be over for booming booze sales sparked by the pandemic. For the first time in a year, since Covid-19 began spreading across the United States forcing Americans to stay home, […]

Do You Let Your Kids Try Your Alcoholic Drink?

Do You Let Your Kids Try Your Alcoholic Drink? Lifehacker By Meghan Moravcik Walbert March 23, 2021 A staff writer for The Atlantic took to Twitter over the weekend to ask, “When a little child asks you what you’re drinking and it’s definitely wine, what do you say?” The response was quick and fairly universal: “I say it’s […]

How Alcohol Consumption Impacts Thyroid Function

How Alcohol Consumption Impacts Thyroid Function Very Well Health By Yvelette Stines |  Medically reviewed by Do-Eun Lee, MD March 17, 2021 Alcohol is known to have an effect on thyroid function, but the specifics are unclear. Some studies have reported that alcohol causes cellular toxicity, which causes a direct suppression of thyroid function.1 Other studies show that […]

Rewards decrease alcohol use in Native communities

Rewards decrease alcohol use in Native communities Participants received about $50 worth of culturally-focused prizes The Daily Evergreen By Madysen Mclain, Evergreen reporter March 18, 2021 One WSU study found that American Indian and Alaska Native adults struggling with alcohol use disorders had 70 percent higher odds of abstaining from alcohol when researchers used contingency management. […]

Be Prepared When You Enjoy Responsibly

Be Prepared When You Enjoy Responsibly Sweet Water Now Written by Delaney Wells, CPS March 17, 2021 In Wyoming, activities surrounding alcohol use are quite popular. This is heavily due to the social acceptance and availability of alcohol. Research done by the Rural Health Information hub shows that in rural areas there are higher rates […]

Visible Intoxication and Civil Liability: When Does One Drink Become One Too Many?

Visible Intoxication and Civil Liability: When Does One Drink Become One Too Many?   Liability for social hosts and licensed servers will usually attach only if the individual who consumed alcohol (and subsequently drove drunk) was perceptibly intoxicated at the time of service. But even as to “visible intoxication,” there are differences in meaning and […]

Experts believe adolescent alcohol addiction should be treated differently than in adults

Experts believe adolescent alcohol addiction should be treated differently than in adults WJAR 10 by Barbara Morse, NBC 10 NEWS March 11, 2021 (WJAR) — Treating excessive alcohol use in adolescents should be different than in adults, says a local researcher. “A lot of models that we have for adolescent addiction are really based on adult models,” […]