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, […]
These policies were supposed to stop pregnant women from drinking. A new study says they’re hurting babies.
These policies were supposed to stop pregnant women from drinking. A new study says they’re hurting babies. Forty-three states have policies targeting pregnant women who drink. Researchers say they’re backfiring. Source: https://www.vox.com/ By Anna North May 8, 2019 Few debates in maternal health are as heated as the one around drinking during pregnancy. Experts agree that […]
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 […]
Alcohol use soaring worldwide: The average adult now consumes about 1.7 gallons of pure alcohol per year
Alcohol use soaring worldwide: The average adult now consumes about 1.7 gallons of pure alcohol per year Source: https://www.usatoday.com/ Doyle Rice, USA TODAY May 7, 2019 Global alcohol use continues to rise, a new study reports, and is expected to keep growing in the years ahead. In fact, just in the past 27 years, the total […]
Binge drinking expected to rise as alcohol use increases around the world, study says
Binge drinking expected to rise as alcohol use increases around the world, study says Source: CNN By Susan Scutti, CNN May 7, 2019 People around the world are increasingly bending their elbows. Between 1990 and 2017, per capita adult alcohol consumption increased by nearly 0.7 liters (about the same in quarts) to 6.5 liters (6.9 […]
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 […]
Why the Teetotalism trend is here to stay
Why the Teetotalism trend is here to stay Vogue By Ellen Burney April 30, 2019 From Generation X-ers hanging up their hangovers to moderate-drinking millennials and teetotal teens – is this the end of decadent drinking? Vogue investigates. “Alcohol is the new cigarettes,” says New York-based Ruby Warrington, author of Sober Curious and founder of Club SÖDA NYC, an […]
New York City bans alcohol ads on city property
New York City bans alcohol ads on city property Source: ABC News BY KAREN MATTHEWS, ASSOCIATED PRESS Apr 30, 2019 New York City has banned alcohol advertising on city property, citing health risks posed by excessive drinking. “This order banning alcohol ads from City property reaffirms our commitment to health equity and our stand to […]