Public’s Concern Over Alcohol Misuse Remains High

Public’s Concern Over Alcohol Misuse Remains High Center for Alcohol Policy releases survey shows support for effective regulation of alcohol Center for Alcohol Policy September 7, 2017 According to a recently released national poll commissioned by the Center for Alcohol Policy, four-in-five Americans support individual states’ ability to regulate alcohol. The poll results also show […]

Self-driving cars are ‘significant growth opportunity’ for alcoholic beverages, Morgan Stanley says

Self-driving cars are ‘significant growth opportunity’ for alcoholic beverages, Morgan Stanley says CNBC By Tae Kim September 8, 2017 ·         Morgan Stanley predicts shared and autonomous vehicles will add 80 basis points to annual alcoholic beverage sales growth for the next 10 years. ·         Self-driving car “technology could help address the mutual exclusivity of drinking and driving […]

Give bar staff more power to say: ‘You’ve had enough’(opinion)

Give bar staff more power to say: ‘You’ve had enough’(opinion)   The Scotsman By Jim Duffy September 8, 2017 Alcohol makes our behaviour unpredictable, so why don’t we limit its potential impact in public houses, asks Jim Duffy   Who remembers Cheers? Ted Danson played Sam Malone, the jocular bar owner in Boston who not […]

Alcohol Abuse Declines Among All Age Groups According to New U.S. Government Report

Alcohol Abuse Declines Among All Age Groups According to New U.S. Government Report   Source: Distilled Spirits Council September 7, 2017   Alcohol abuse trends among all age groups declined in 2016 compared to the prior year, according to the newly-released National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).   The survey showed marked declines […]

Red Bull – Monster – Four Loko – Rockstar: The Downside to So-Called Energy Drinks

  Red Bull – Monster – Four Loko – Rockstar: The Downside to So-Called Energy Drinks   Huffingtonpost By Louise Stanger Ed.d, LCSW, CDWF, CIP & Roger Porter, Contributor September 6, 2017 Louise Stanger is a speaker, educator, licensed clinician, social worker, certified daring way facilitator and interventionist who uses an invitational intervention approach to […]

Gin for breakfast? Alcoholic yoghurt raises eyebrows

Gin for breakfast? Alcoholic yoghurt raises eyebrows   Source: BBC News By Kate Palmer 6 September 2017   Forget a dash of tonic with lemon and lime – gin has been spiriting its way into our mealtimes, with supermarkets now selling gin-flavoured foods, from yoghurt to fish. So does gin belong in the pantry as […]

Why we should drink wine at breakfast

Why we should drink wine at breakfast   Source: independent.co.uk Kashmira Gander September 6, 2017   For millions of people, the rich aroma of ground coffee beans blended with hot water and frothy milk is what mornings smell like, while the fruity notes of a glass of wine are a welcome sign of evenings. But […]

Alcohol May Affect Brain Function Differently In Men And Women

Alcohol May Affect Brain Function Differently In Men And Women   Source: Forbes Alice G. Walton, CONTRIBUTOR September 4th   A new study presented at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology conference this week finds that the brain cells of young men and women may be affected differently by chronic alcohol use. None of the people […]

No Good DUI Impairment Test For Marijuana Is Likely

No Good DUI Impairment Test For Marijuana Is Likely   Unlike with alcohol, for other drugs there is no close relationship between tissue levels and impairment.   Source: WSJ Sept. 4, 2017   Ethan Siegel and Alex Berezow are right to identify marijuana-impaired driving as a significant national highway safety problem, but no equivalent will […]