United Kingdom: Boozing soars by 50% since first Covid lockdown with one in 20 people now drinking more than five bottles of wine a week
United Kingdom: Boozing soars by 50% since first Covid lockdown with one in 20 people now drinking more than five bottles of wine a week Daily Mail By Shari Miller For Mailonline December 20, 2020 A record number of people are drinking more than three times the recommended amount of alcohol a week since the first national lockdown was introduced, […]
U.S. Diet Guidelines Sidestep Scientific Advice to Cut Sugar and Alcohol
U.S. Diet Guidelines Sidestep Scientific Advice to Cut Sugar and Alcohol The government’s new nutritional recommendations arrive amid a pandemic that has taken a huge toll on American health. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/ By Roni Caryn Rabin Dec. 29, 2020 Rejecting the advice of its scientific advisers, the federal government has released new dietary recommendations that sound a […]
MADD call to action: End sobering year with a sober ride home
MADD call to action: End sobering year with a sober ride home ABC News 4 by Brooke Schwieters December 30, 2020 CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — The year 2020 has been sobering at times, which is why Mothers Against Drunk Driving wants you to ring in 2021 with a sober ride home. “Unfortunately, we know the holiday […]
MADD call to action: End sobering year with a sober ride home
MADD call to action: End sobering year with a sober ride home ABC News 4 by Brooke Schwieters December 30, 2020 CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — The year 2020 has been sobering at times, which is why Mothers Against Drunk Driving wants you to ring in 2021 with a sober ride home. “Unfortunately, we know the holiday […]
Russia to revive sobering-up stations in 2021
Russia to revive sobering-up stations in 2021 Reuters By Reuters Staff December 29, 2020 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Tuesday that will revive sobering-up stations previously used to allow severely intoxicated people to recover from their inebriation. Starting on Jan. 1, Russian law enforcement officers will be allowed to pick […]
New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Reject Recommendation to Cut Sugar, Alcohol Intake Limit
New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Reject Recommendation to Cut Sugar, Alcohol Intake Limit A scientific advisory committee had advised lower limits on sugar and alcohol, citing health risks Source: WSJ By Andrea Petersen Dec. 29, 2020 The federal government on Tuesday issued new dietary guidelines that keep current allowances for sugar and alcohol consumption unchanged, rejecting […]
CA: Program Expansion to Address Increase of Impaired Driving During Global COVID-19 Pandemic
CA: Program Expansion to Address Increase of Impaired Driving During Global COVID-19 Pandemic Educational classes and resources offered to adults and adolescents to keep our roadways safe UC San Diego Health By Michelle Brubaker December 21, 2020 Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine will expand a statewide program to prevent driving […]
‘Vodka in Your Coffee Cup’: When Pandemic Drinking Goes Too Far
‘Vodka in Your Coffee Cup’: When Pandemic Drinking Goes Too Far Some women are seeking to regain control over their alcohol habits after months of laissez-faire consumption. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/ By Alix Strauss Dec. 25, 2020 Martha Duke, who has been sober since Jan. 1, 2018, didn’t set out to become an abstinence guru during the “what […]
Maryland: Petition Effort Underway Against Big Box Stores Selling Alcohol
Maryland: Petition Effort Underway Against Big Box Stores Selling Alcohol Source: https://mdcoastdispatch.com/ by Shawn Soper Dec 22,2020 With bills pending in the General Assembly that could allow big-box stores and convenience stores to sell beer, wine and liquor, the local independent stores are circulating a petition against the proposed legislation. In each of the last […]
Community-level intervention can reduce alcohol-impaired driving and consequences
Community-level intervention can reduce alcohol-impaired driving and consequences News-Medical and Life Sciences Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. December 21, 2020 New research from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation shows that a community-level alcohol intervention in California resulted in a 17% reduction in alcohol-involved crashes among drivers aged 15-30. The […]