Canada: Health Canada surveys drinkers in Yukon and N.W.T.
Canada: Health Canada surveys drinkers in Yukon and N.W.T. New multi-year study in Yukon, N.W.T., will analyze attitudes, opinions and behaviours of drinkers CBC News May 8, 2017 Health Canada is funding a new study that will attempt to shed light on drinking habits in the North, and what people know and believe about […]
‘Drunk driver’ sues the bars that served him
‘Drunk driver’ sues the bars that served him New York Post By Nick Fugallo and Amanda Woods May 8, 2017 A New Jersey man who says he drank too much tequila before crashing his motorcycle and seriously injuring his leg, is suing not one, but two bars that served him — even though cops […]
Impaired lawmaking
Impaired lawmaking Common sense goes tipsy with a new Utah drunken-driving statute Source: The Washington Times By Richard Berman May 8, 2017 ANALYSIS/OPINION: The federal government is coming after your right to have a couple of beers at a ball game or split a bottle of wine at dinner. The first […]
Booze Snooze: Why Does Alcohol Make You Sleepy, Then Alert?
Booze Snooze: Why Does Alcohol Make You Sleepy, Then Alert? LIVE Science By Laura Geggel, Senior Writer May 6, 2017 Beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages have somewhat of a split personality in how they affect people’s brains. At first, the drinks tend to make people feel super sleepy, but they then jolt those same people wide awake […]
Study finds ‘robust evidence’ that alcohol is a very effective painkiller
Study finds ‘robust evidence’ that alcohol is a very effective painkiller Global News By Jenny Rodrigues, Multimedia Producer May 6, 2017 You’ve heard of people “drinking away their pain,” but a new study has scientifically proven that alcohol is actually an effective painkiller. University of Greenwich’s Trevor Thompson led the review study that looked at 18 different experiments which tested the […]
Fraternity and 18 Members Charged in Penn State Student’s Death
Fraternity and 18 Members Charged in Penn State Student’s Death Pledge died after falling several times; others failed to seek help, jury says Source: WSJ By Kris Maher May 5, 2017 Prosecutors in Pennsylvania charged a Penn State fraternity and 18 of its members in the death of a 19-year-old pledge in […]
Colorado: Colorado House panel kills bill to expand alcohol sales at Walmart, liquor stores
Colorado: Colorado House panel kills bill to expand alcohol sales at Walmart, liquor stores House Bill 1370 would have allowed liquor stores and Walmart to expand alcohol sales to more locations. Source: The Denver Post By BRIAN EASON May 5, 2017 After a raucous debut, last call came early for a bill […]
Florida: Independent Liquor Stores Fight ‘Whiskey and Wheaties Bill’
Florida: Independent Liquor Stores Fight ‘Whiskey and Wheaties Bill’ Independent liquor store owners in central Florida are asking customers to support their efforts urging the governor to veto a bill allowing the sale of spirits in grocery stores. Source: US News May 6, 2017 Owners of small, independent liquor stores in central […]
Liquor Makers Step Up Efforts to Win Over Hispanic Drinkers
Liquor Makers Step Up Efforts to Win Over Hispanic Drinkers Spirits companies increasingly target a growing group of legal drinkers in U.S. Source: WSJ By Saabira Chaudhuri May 5, 2017 At Gent’s Barbershop in Corona, Queens, Elvis Tejada sprays his customers’ hair with water-filled Jack Daniel’s bottles. “The shop is in […]
MD: OC BikeFest Takes Shot At Liquor Sales, But Council Votes Down After Spirited Debate
MD: OC BikeFest Takes Shot At Liquor Sales, But Council Votes Down After Spirited Debate The Dispatch By Shawn Soper May 2,2017 OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week rejected a request to add liquor sales to beer and wine sales at the OC BikeFest event at the Inlet lot in September, but not […]