Couple drives 14 miles with a drunk on their trunk
Couple drives 14 miles with a drunk on their trunk Source: Fox News May 24, 2017 A Tennessee couple got the surprise of their life when a police car pulled them over on a Memphis highway. They hadn’t been speeding, or even driving erratically, and at first they couldn’t believe what the […]
MD: Wicomico County Health Department host community forum to reduce underage drinking
MD: Wicomico County Health Department host community forum to reduce underage drinking 47 ABC By Justina Coronel May 24, 2017 Wicomico County Health Department… SALISBURY, Md. – Alcohol is the number one drug problem in the country. Along with that, comes underage drinking. In 2016, 1,800 students from various college campuses died […]
Greenland: Unhappy hour
Greenland: Unhappy hour Cheap booze would be a thing of the past in Greenland under proposed legislation Arctic Journal By Kevin McGwin May 24, 2017 When discussing alcohol consumption in Greenland, Denmark often provides a frame of reference. Back in the 1980s, every resident over the age of 14 put away 20 litres of […]
New findings provide insights into brain mechanisms underlying alcohol addiction
New findings provide insights into brain mechanisms underlying alcohol addiction News|Medica|Live Sciences May 25, 2017 The human brain functions on a delicate balance of reinforcing positive behaviors and suppressing negative ones, which takes place in the dorsal striatum, a brain region critical for goal-directed behavior and implicated in drug and alcohol addiction. According […]
Beyond Binging: “High-Intensity Drinking”
Beyond Binging: “High-Intensity Drinking” Hazelden Betty Ford’s new Emerging Drug Trends report looks at the most harmful drinking patterns PR Newswire News Provided By Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation May 24, 2017 CENTER CITY, Minn., May 24, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A substantial proportion of young adults are engaging in levels of alcohol consumption beyond the […]
OK: Two Ways Oklahoma’s Alcohol Laws Could Change Next Year
OK: Two Ways Oklahoma’s Alcohol Laws Could Change Next Year NPR By Nomin Ujiyediin May 25, 2017 Republicans and Democrats are still battling over ways to fill Oklahoma’s budget shortfall. The two parties have found little common ground on tax revenue, but they have been able to agree on some items that could make […]
Drizly Brings Largest Online Alcohol Marketplace to Phoenix
Drizly Brings Largest Online Alcohol Marketplace to Phoenix Phoenix imbibers can now shop multiple local retailers at once and enjoy unrivaled selection, price comparisons and options for convenient delivery or in-store pickup Business Wire May 25, 2017 BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Drizly, the technology company behind the first and largest e-commerce alcohol app, brings a revolutionary way […]
Indiana: Lawmakers to study Indiana’s alcohol laws, including Sunday sales ban
Indiana: Lawmakers to study Indiana’s alcohol laws, including Sunday sales ban Source: Post Tribune Brian Slodysko May 25, 2017 Legislative leaders formally announced Thursday that they will form a study commission to look at ways to overhaul Indiana’s antiquated and confounding alcohol laws. Lawmakers announced 51 specific issues that will be given […]
Florida: Local companies cheer Gov. Scott’s veto of liquor-sales bill
Florida: Local companies cheer Gov. Scott’s veto of liquor-sales bill Source: The Ledger By Kevin Bouffard May 25, 2017 Two Central Florida companies who opposed the bill ending the state’s “liquor wall” greeted Gov. Rick Scott’s veto of the bill warmly on Thursday. “Governor Scott’s decision to veto the bill means the […]
Decline in Global Beverage Alcohol Consumption Accelerates
Decline in Global Beverage Alcohol Consumption Accelerates Source: IWSR May 26, 2017 According to the IWSR’s latest data release (2016 data), the consumption of alcoholic drinks is declining at an increasingly faster rate than has been previously reported by other data companies. For 2016, the IWSR reports that the global market for alcoholic […]