Lancet study calls for global alcohol advertising ban

Lancet study calls for global alcohol advertising ban Source: https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/ by Amy Hopkins 8th May, 2019  A major report on global alcohol consumption has recommended an international ban on alcohol marketing and advertising. The study, published in The Lancet, looked at alcohol intake in 189 countries between 1990 and 2017, during which time consumption increased from […]

World’s alcohol consumption expected to rise 17% in next decade (Additional Coverage)

World’s alcohol consumption expected to rise 17% in next decade (Additional Coverage) Alcohol consumption is expected to increase 17% over the next decade after rising steadily for the last two, the medical journal Lancet has found. Half of all the world’s adults are expected to be drinking by 2030. Source: https://www.dw.com/ May 9, 2019 The world […]

US wine, beer, spirits consumption ‘in a holding pattern’ as public leans toward less alcohol

US wine, beer, spirits consumption ‘in a holding pattern’ as public leans toward less alcohol Source: https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/ JEFF QUACKENBUSH May 8, 2019 As such consumption appears to be slowing while sales are growing for certain drinks competing with traditional table wine, the upper end of the industry is increasingly embracing mechanization and other technology once eschewed, […]

How does alcohol consumption affect non-drinkers?

How does alcohol consumption affect non-drinkers? Medical News Bulletin By Maria Isabel Acosta Lopez May 7, 2019 A recent study in Germany updated the statistics of the effects of alcohol-caused harms on non-drinkers. It is well known that alcohol harms not only the people who consume it but also society around them. Studies in several countries—including the United […]

Lowering the legal limit of blood alcohol concentration

Lowering the legal limit of blood alcohol concentration The Washington Times By Cathy Chase and Jennifer Homendy May 6, 2019 ANALYSIS/OPINION: Traffic safety advocates, experts and researchers should not be surprised by the American Beverage Institute’s (ABI) latest op-ed opposing efforts to lower the legal limit of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) while driving from .08 […]

Support for State Regulation of Alcohol Bridges Partisan Gap

Support for State Regulation of Alcohol Bridges Partisan Gap News Release By the Center for Alcohol Policy May 3, 2019 ALEXANDRIA, Va. –  A new poll commissioned by the Center for Alcohol Policy on public opinion toward alcohol regulation found that Americans continue to overwhelmingly support states maintaining the authority to regulate alcohol within their own borders. Notably, this […]

Drunk US Man Went On Killing Spree, Cops Charged Bartender Who Served Him

Drunk US Man Went On Killing Spree, Cops Charged Bartender Who Served Him Under the Texas law, a person is guilty of the offense if he or she negligently “sells an alcoholic beverage to an habitual drunkard or an intoxicated or insane person.” The Washington Post By Deanna Paul  May 7, 2019 Spencer Hight went […]