Area group helps law enforcement combat underage drinking
Area group helps law enforcement combat underage drinking KSN by: Stuart Price February 18, 2020 JOPLIN, Mo. — Area law enforcement needs all the help they can get when it comes to trying to prevent young people from getting their hands on alcohol. There’s at least one group helping them achieve that goal. With Spring Break, […]
Wales: Welsh alcohol minimum pricing awareness campaign starts
Wales: Welsh alcohol minimum pricing awareness campaign starts Source: https://www.bbc.com/ 17 February 2020 A campaign is being launched to remind shoppers and retailers of the start of minimum alcohol pricing in Wales. From 2 March, retailers will have to charge at least 50p a unit, meaning a typical bottle of wine would not cost less than […]
What’s magic pain-killing ingredient in alcohol?
What’s magic pain-killing ingredient in alcohol? Source: https://www.avpress.com/ By W. GIFFORD-JONES M.D. February 17, 2020 Hollywood’s usual version of a death scene differs greatly from reality. But not when, in the old western movie, a cowboy is hit by an Indian arrow. He’s immediately handed a bottle of whisky, takes a few swigs of it, and […]
WV: W.Va. lawmakers encourage “Icelandic model” study to combat youth addiction Expert says West Virginia kids are not different
WV: W.Va. lawmakers encourage “Icelandic model” study to combat youth addiction Expert says West Virginia kids are not different The Register-Herald. By Crystal Good, West Virginia Press Association February 19, 2020 CHARLESTON — A program that focuses on strengthening communities to delay the use of tobacco, drugs and alcohol in youth got the support of […]
Norway: Why more and more Norwegians are drinking alcohol-free beer
Norway: Why more and more Norwegians are drinking alcohol-free beer The Local February 17, 2020 10.6 million litres of non-alcoholic beer were sold in Norway in 2019, a new record for the Scandinavian country. The figure, which applies to country’s the entire beverage industry, was reported by news bureau NTB on Monday. Increasing popularity of […]
Asia: China’s drinkers get happy hour margaritas delivered to their door as coronavirus lockdown continues
Asia: China’s drinkers get happy hour margaritas delivered to their door as coronavirus lockdown continues CNBC By Arjun Kharpal February 17, 2020 Bars in major Chinese cities are delivering their happy hour drinks deals to customers’ places of residence as a large number of people remain stuck indoors because of the outbreak of the new […]
Virginia Tech researchers studying a new intervention in treating people suffering from alcoholism
Virginia Tech researchers studying a new intervention in treating people suffering from alcoholism WFXRtv.com Digital Desk February 17, 2020 Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists led by Warren Bickel (left) and Stephen LaConte have received a $3.45 million National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institutes of Health grant to study […]
United Kingdom: Asda and Drinkaware team up for alcohol awareness campaign
United Kingdom: Asda and Drinkaware team up for alcohol awareness campaign Drinks Retailing News By Martin Green January 38, 2020 Alcohol education charity Drinkaware set up stalls in 47 Asda stores across the UK this month in a bid to help shoppers drink responsibly. It is the fourth year of a successful partnership between the industry-funded […]
Russia: Nearly Third Of Crimes In Russia Committed Under Alcohol Influence – Statistics
Russia: Nearly Third Of Crimes In Russia Committed Under Alcohol Influence – Statistics UR Dupoint By Fahad Shabbir January 28, 2020 MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 28th January, 2020) Almost one in three offenses in Russia were committed last year under the influence of spirits, official figures published Monday by the Interior Ministry showed. The ministry said that […]
This interdisciplinary research team presses start on a new approach to alcohol education
This interdisciplinary research team presses start on a new approach to alcohol education The College of New Jersey January 27, 2020 NEW JERSEY – How do you start a conversation with college students about drinking responsibly in today’s digital-first world? According to faculty from the School of the Arts and Communication, the answer starts by […]