Statistics show changes in frosh drinking culture, one year after hard alcohol ban
Statistics show changes in frosh drinking culture, one year after hard alcohol ban The Stanford Daily October 13, 2017 New data on undergraduate alcohol consumption suggests that freshman drinking rates have dropped a year after the controversial restriction on hard alcohol was first introduced. Since fall 2016, the latest iteration of Stanford’s alcohol policy has seen a […]
Alcohol laws: Why do liquor rules vary drastically from state-to-state?
Alcohol laws: Why do liquor rules vary drastically from state-to-state? FOX 5 By Jim Lokay October 12, 2017 WASHINGTON – From state to state, the rules of buying your favorite alcoholic beverages are drastically different. In D.C., you can buy beer and wine at grocery stores, but spirits are mostly found in privately owned liquor stores. Virginians […]
Alcohol impairment: What are blood alcohol concentration levels?
Alcohol impairment: What are blood alcohol concentration levels? AJC.com By Nelson Helm, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution October 12, 2017 The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s office revealed Wednesday the blood alcohol concentration of a Roswell teen that died Sept. 14 after a suspected hazing incident. Max Gruver, 18, had a blood alcohol concentration level of 0.495 — […]
California: Los Angeles Moves to Tighten Rules on Alcohol Sales at Gas Stations
California: Los Angeles Moves to Tighten Rules on Alcohol Sales at Gas Stations “This measure will make sure we are doing more to prevent drinking and driving.” Source: NBC 4 By City News Service October 10, 2017 A Los Angeles City Council committee voted Tuesday in favor of adopting stricter enforcement of […]
The Secret Liquor History of Nursery Rhymes
The Secret Liquor History of Nursery Rhymes It turns out that many common fairy tales and fables have very boozy roots. Source: Daily Beast Wayne Curtis 10.12.17 Nursery rhymes, fables and traditional folk tales all share a close kinship with drunkenness. I mean, obviously, right? They reduce the complications of life […]
Liquor Makers Need to Sober Up to the Decline in Teenage Drinking
Liquor Makers Need to Sober Up to the Decline in Teenage Drinking Big liquor is betting on the U.S. even as alcohol consumption among under-21s is plummeting Source: THE WALL STREET JOURNAL By Stephen Wilmot Oct. 10, 2017 Move over millennials: Today’s smartphone-obsessed teens, Generation Z, are the consumers of the future. […]
Fifty years of the breathalyser – the ‘green crystals’ that saved countless lives
Fifty years of the breathalyser – the ‘green crystals’ that saved countless lives The modern breathalyser is a relatively common sight in Britain, where drink-driving deaths have plummeted in the past fifty years Source: The Telegraph Andrew Roberts 10 OCTOBER 2017 On the 8th October 1967, a Shropshire driver had the dubious […]
Alcohol doses ‘through the roof’: Popular, potent alcoholic drinks landing Quebec young people in ER
Alcohol doses ‘through the roof’: Popular, potent alcoholic drinks landing Quebec young people in ER Montreal ER doctor says makers of sugary drinks with alcohol are targeting young people Source: CBC News Oct 10, 2017 A Montreal ER doctor, Robert Foxford, says the makers of high-alcohol content premixed beverages such as FCKD […]
AR: Bill would stiffen penalties if laws on alcohol flouted
AR: Bill would stiffen penalties if laws on alcohol flouted Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette By Ryan Tarinelli October 11, 2017 The Alcoholic Beverage Control agency would be able to place tougher penalties on restaurants, bars and nightclubs that violate state alcohol laws under proposed legislation discussed Tuesday. The draft legislation is part of an interim study […]
OK: Local liquor stores begin preparing for new alcohol laws
OK: Local liquor stores begin preparing for new alcohol laws FOX 25 News By Emily Collins October 10, 2017 OKLAHOMA CITY — In less than a year, new alcohol laws will begin brewing in Oklahoma. The new laws, approved by voters in November, will take effect October 1, 2018. Dale Blackburn, owner of Grand Cru Wine […]