Study: Parents who give their teenagers alcohol are inviting trouble
Study: Parents who give their teenagers alcohol are inviting trouble USA Today By Karen Weintraub, Special for USA TODAY January 25, 2018 It seems to make some sense: Let your teenagers drink at home where they will have adult supervision and won’t be driving. But a new study finds that parents who provide their kids […]
Tennessee: Liquor on Sundays? TN lawmakers, some store owners say yes
Tennessee: Liquor on Sundays? TN lawmakers, some store owners say yes A proposed bill would change the way liquor stores and retail food stores operate. It allows them to sell liquor and wine at the same time as beer as sold, including Sundays. Source: http://www.wbir.com/ Sean Franklin January 24, 2018 Selling alcohol […]
Giving alcohol to teens at home fuels binge drinking, parents told
Giving alcohol to teens at home fuels binge drinking, parents told Source: The Telegraph Henry Bodkin 25 JANUARY 2018 Children given alcohol by parents in the belief it will foster responsible drinking are more likely to become binge drinkers, a major new study has found. The six-year analysis of nearly 2,000 12 to 18-year-olds revealed […]
UK health body calls for cigarette-style warnings on alcohol
UK health body calls for cigarette-style warnings on alcohol More graphic link to alcohol-related diseases would raise awareness and reduce harm, says the Royal Society for Public Health Source: https://www.theguardian.com/ Sarah Boseley 26 Jan 2018 A leading public health body is calling for graphic cigarette-style health warnings on bottles and cans of […]
Government urged to put alcohol unit pricing on hold
Government urged to put alcohol unit pricing on hold betterRetailing By Jennifer Hardwick January 24, 2018 Industry leaders have urged the government to delay alcohol minimum unit pricing (MUP) outside Scotland as legislation edges closer south of the border. Ministers from the health and home affairs select committees heard evidence on the policy’s effectiveness […]
Here’s Why You’re Probably Getting More Drunk Than You Realize
Here’s Why You’re Probably Getting More Drunk Than You Realize Multiple factors have made it harder to know how much you’re actually drinking. Huffington Post By Todd Van Luling January 23, 2018 In December 2017, a peer-reviewed medical journal reported the size of wine glasses in England had ballooned since the 1700s, but particularly around 1990. Now glasses are […]
Nearly half of UK 14-year-olds have tried alcohol, figures show
Nearly half of UK 14-year-olds have tried alcohol, figures show Findings from on risky behaviours will help to design interventions, say researchers Source: The Guardian Nicola Davis Wed 24 Jan 2018 Almost half of children in the UK have tried alcohol by the age of 14, while nearly 20% have had a […]
Wine And Beer Will Be Free On American Airlines’ New Shuttle Flights
Wine And Beer Will Be Free On American Airlines’ New Shuttle Flights Thrillist By James Chrisman January 21, 2018 If you’re one of the enlightened few who believe all booze should be free, great news: A righteous victory has just been won in the skies. American Airlines announced Thursday that it’s launching new shuttle flights between […]
Amid Customer Complaints Uber Forced To Share Data On Drunk Drivers
Amid Customer Complaints Uber Forced To Share Data On Drunk Drivers Source: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/ January 22, 2018 A San Francisco judge has ruled Uber must turn over data on how many times customers have complained about an impaired driver. The ride-sharing company didn’t want to. But the public complaints were not hard […]
New Hampshire Considers Lowering Drinking Age to 20
New Hampshire Considers Lowering Drinking Age to 20 Lawmakers are again considering lowering the drinking age in New Hampshire. Source: https://www.usnews.com/ By HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press Jan. 23, 2018 As much as New Hampshire wants to attract more young people, lowering the drinking age is no way to do it, a public […]