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 […]
The longitudinal effects of moderate alcohol use on mood and cognition in late life depression
The longitudinal effects of moderate alcohol use on mood and cognition in late life depression MDLinx Trinh A, Manning K, McQuoid D, et al The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry March 18, 2021 In older adults with major depression (LLD), alcohol use disorder is reported to interfere with antidepressant treatment and is linked with suicidal […]
REDUCED CALORIES AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DRIVE THE DEMAND FOR LOW AND NO ALCOHOL WINES AMONGST MILLENNIALS IN THE US MARKET
REDUCED CALORIES AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DRIVE THE DEMAND FOR LOW AND NO ALCOHOL WINES AMONGST MILLENNIALS IN THE US MARKET Source: https://www.wineintelligence.com/ March 17, 2021 Whilst both Millennials and Gen Z wine drinkers in the US represent the highest opportunity for both lower and no alcohol wine, their motivations and need states for seeking out these […]
Colorado: Two proposed bills would change liquor laws in Colorado for better or worse, depending who you ask
Colorado: Two proposed bills would change liquor laws in Colorado for better or worse, depending who you ask The first bill would extend to-go alcohol sales for five more years. The second bill would allow liquor stores to open multiple stores. Source: https://www.thedenverchannel.com/ March 16, 2021 If there’s been an upside at all to the […]
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,” […]