Alcohol Solutions Group works to develop recommendations to reduce high-risk drinking
Alcohol Solutions Group works to develop recommendations to reduce high-risk drinking The Stanford Daily By Nicholas Midler March 13, 2019 Part of an ongoing effort by the University to reform alcohol policy, the newly convened Alcohol Solutions Group (ASG) has been tasked with creating a set of recommendations and a concrete plan to reduce unhealthy […]
UC Irvine student died with 0.331 blood-alcohol after frat party, coroner says
UC Irvine student died with 0.331 blood-alcohol after frat party, coroner says ABC 7 Chicago By ABC7.com staff March 12, 2019 IRVINE, Calif. — University of California, Irvine student Noah Domingo died of alcohol poisoning with a blood-alcohol level of 0.331, the coroner’s office announced Monday. The 18-year-old from La Crescenta died at an off-campus homeon […]
Twerking, drinking, passing out on the beach – and taking cops off the border: How Spring Break resort with the ‘littest beach anywhere’ is calling in cartel-fighting police to keep college kids in line (Link)
Twerking, drinking, passing out on the beach – and taking cops off the border: How Spring Break resort with the ‘littest beach anywhere’ is calling in cartel-fighting police to keep college kids in line (Link) Source: Daily Mail March 14th Spring Break sees the sleepy island community of South Padre Island, which has just over […]
Canada: Uncorked: ‘Mommy’ drinking culture normalizing alcoholism for women
Canada: Uncorked: ‘Mommy’ drinking culture normalizing alcoholism for women Global News By Lauren McNabb March 12, 2019 On the projector screen of a classroom at the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba sits the image of a large wineglass and the phrase “Keep Calm, Mother On.” The relatable meme has been shared by thousands, if not millions of […]
Study: Adolescent Binge Drinking Increases Risk for Anxiety as an Adult
Study: Adolescent Binge Drinking Increases Risk for Anxiety as an Adult WTTW By Kristen Thometz March 11, 2019 Binge drinking at an early age can have lasting effects, a new study finds. Even if discontinued, it increases the risk of developing anxiety later in life, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. […]
The effects of alcohol change with aging (opinion)
The effects of alcohol change with aging (opinion) The Aspen Times By Judson Haims, Special to The Aspen Times March 11, 2019 If your parent, neighbor or any person you may care for were to become ill or needed assistance, you would do everything possible to help. Wouldn’t you? When that same person shows signs […]
How Having Just 2 Alcoholic Drinks Affects Your Sleep, According To Science (Excerpt)
How Having Just 2 Alcoholic Drinks Affects Your Sleep, According To Science (Excerpt) Source: https://www.bustle.com/ By JR THORPE March 12, 2019 Many of us welcome a glass of wine or two with dinner, or a beer while watching Netflix, in the hope that it’ll help us drop off more swiftly and give us a better night’s […]
Alaska: Anchorage voters faced with alcohol tax proposal in April election
Alaska: Anchorage voters faced with alcohol tax proposal in April election Source: https://www.ktva.com/ By: Lauren Maxwell March 10th 2019 Anchorage residents will pay more for a drink or a bottle of wine if voters approve a 5 percent alcohol tax on the April 2 municipal ballot. Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s administration proposed the retail tax as a […]
NC: Alcohol enforcement agents arrest more than 123
NC: Alcohol enforcement agents arrest more than 123 WRAL March 5, 2019 RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina officials say Alcohol Law Enforcement special agents arrested more than 123 people during a statewide crackdown over the weekend. The State Bureau of Investigation announced in a release Monday that agents partnered with local, state and federal agencies to […]
VA: New Advisory Committee Will Address Alcohol, Drug Use at Colleges and Universities in Virginia
VA: New Advisory Committee Will Address Alcohol, Drug Use at Colleges and Universities in Virginia News Release By the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority March 7, 2019 RICHMOND –Troubling and, in many cases, dire consequences of alcohol and other drug use among students at Virginia’s colleges and universities compelled the commonwealth’s Commission on Youth to […]