America’s Ambivalence About Youth and Alcohol May Put Kids at Risk
America’s Ambivalence About Youth and Alcohol May Put Kids at Risk Is it better to teach children about alcohol by providing it at home? Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ September 5, 2022 A six-year study of adolescent decision-making by SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and Liberty Mutual Insurance revealed spikes in youth alcohol use (between 6th and 7th […]
Alcohol Warning Labels Need Updates to Reflect Harms: NEJM
Alcohol Warning Labels Need Updates to Reflect Harms: NEJM Medscape By Roxanne Nelson, RN, BSN August 31, 2022 Warning labels on alcoholic products need to be updated to spell out details of potential harm in order to make them more effective, say two US researchers. The current labeling, which has not changed for 30 years, focuses […]
America’s Ambivalence About Youth and Alcohol May Put Kids at Risk
America’s Ambivalence About Youth and Alcohol May Put Kids at Risk Is it better to teach children about alcohol by providing it at home? Psychology Today Reviewed by Lybi Ma August 31, 2022 A six-year study of adolescent decision-making by SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and Liberty Mutual Insurance revealed spikes in youth alcohol use (between 6th and 7th […]
Canada: Proposed alcohol guidelines recommend no more than 2 drinks per week
Canada: Proposed alcohol guidelines recommend no more than 2 drinks per week CTV News By Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca writer August 30, 2022 Newly proposed guidelines for alcohol consumption say Canadians should stick to a maximum of two drinks per week in order to reduce their risk of negative health consequences. A report published by the Canadian […]
Behind the uptick in women’s alcohol consumption: stress, stereotypes, marketing
Behind the uptick in women’s alcohol consumption: stress, stereotypes, marketing Source: https://www.news.iastate.edu/ August 30, 2022 During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, a flurry of studies made it into the news cycle: Heavy drinking and alcohol-related deaths were spiking in the U.S. Susan Stewart, professor of sociology at Iowa State University, said the […]
Cambridge University study suggests smaller glasses can reduce overall wine consumption
Cambridge University study suggests smaller glasses can reduce overall wine consumption A Cambridge University study found that using smaller wine glasses led to a 6.5% decline in consumption among UK adults. Source: https://www.decanter.com/ Martin Green August 29, 2022 The researchers conducted a crossover trial featuring 217 UK households that drink wine on a regular basis. […]
One Dose of Alcohol Is Enough to Modify the Brain
One Dose of Alcohol Is Enough to Modify the Brain Source: https://neurosciencenews.com/ University of Cologne August 27, 2022 Summary: A single dose of alcohol permanently alters the structure of synapses and the dynamics of mitochondria, researchers report. A research team from the University of Cologne and the Universities of Mannheim and Heidelberg has found that […]
NM’s alcohol death rate is ‘off the charts’ — highest in the nation
NM’s alcohol death rate is ‘off the charts’ — highest in the nation Rio Rancho Observer By Dan McKay | Albuquerque Journal staff writer August 25, 2022 SANTA FE – New Mexico has the nation’s worst alcohol-related death rate. And it isn’t just high: The rate is almost twice the national average, according to federal […]
How long does alcohol stay in your system?
How long does alcohol stay in your system? According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, an abundance of factors contributes to how long alcohol stays in your system. Source: read://https_chicago.suntimes.com/ August 25, 2022 The federal Centers of Disease Control and Prevention says two-thirds of adults in 2018 drank alcohol. How much obviously […]
The Cost of Imbalance
The Cost of Imbalance Public Action Management By Pamela Erickson August 24, 2022 Alcohol regulation is designed to balance public safety and business needs. But, how do you know whether a change will upset the balance if you don’t ask constituents to evaluate it? Certainly, you would want to query law enforcement on a major […]