Heavy Drinking in Your 20s Has Lasting Impact on Cancer Risk

Heavy Drinking in Your 20s Has Lasting Impact on Cancer Risk Medscape By Megan Brooks March 9, 2022 Heavy drinking during early adulthood may raise the risk for alcohol-related cancers, even after drinking stops or decreases in middle age, according to a new study from Australia. Although alcohol is a known risk factor for cancer, people […]

Opportunities for no/low drinks beyond the traditional alcohol occasion

Opportunities for no/low drinks beyond the traditional alcohol occasion Key take-aways from IWSR’s LinkedIn Live Briefing on the outlook of the no/low-alcohol market Source: https://www.theiwsr.com/ March 10, 2022 Expanding beyond the typical beverage alcohol occasion is a key opportunity for the growth of the no- and low-alcohol category asserted Emily Neill, COO at IWSR, at a […]

OH: Ohio might make it easier to charge adults who ‘allow’ underage drinking

OH: Ohio might make it easier to charge adults who ‘allow’ underage drinking Cincinnati.com By Anna Staver, The Columbus Dispatch February 28, 2022 Parents “who turn a blind eye” to underage drinking would be easier to prosecute if a bill proposed by two Ohio Republicans becomes law. House Bill 418 would lower the legal threshold for charging […]

Ireland: Female drinking stereotypes tackled after eye-opening study

Ireland: Female drinking stereotypes tackled after eye-opening study Limerick Leader By Justin Kelly March 7, 2022 On International Women’s Day, Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce the misuse of alcohol in Ireland, is highlighting and celebrating the positive changes women have made in their attitudes to alcohol. This comes amid an eye-opening […]

U.S. Auto Sector Weighs Anti-Impaired-Driving Technologies

U.S. Auto Sector Weighs Anti-Impaired-Driving Technologies The Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety program, a public-private partnership, advocates for breath or touch sensors that can detect when a driver is impaired with a blood-alcohol concentration at or above 0.08% (the legal limit in most U.S. states) and prevent a vehicle from moving. Wards Auto By […]

New WHO signature initiative shows raising alcohol taxes could save 130,000 lives per year

New WHO signature initiative shows raising alcohol taxes could save 130,000 lives per year News Release Technische Universität Dresden February 28, 2022 Peer-Reviewed Publication Across the Region, alcohol consumption leads to almost one million deaths each year from a wide range of causes, including cardiovascular diseases, cancers and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), as well as […]

IA: Iowa House passes Davenport-backed nuisance bar bill

IA: Iowa House passes Davenport-backed nuisance bar bill Quad-City Times By Sarah Watson March 1, 2022 Iowa cities could take bar owners to court to have their liquored license pulled for safety concerns rather than having to rely on state regulators under a bill passed by the Iowa House. House lawmakers on Monday approved a […]

OH: How the density of bars, restaurants affects parents’ alcohol use

OH: How the density of bars, restaurants affects parents’ alcohol use More places to imbibe means more drinking, study shows Ohio State News By Jeff Grabmeier March 1, 2022 Past research has shown that people drink more frequently and drink higher amounts of alcohol when they have more bars and restaurants in the neighborhoods where […]