It’s not just painkillers and heroin. Americans have a growing alcohol problem too.
It’s not just painkillers and heroin. Americans have a growing alcohol problem too. More than 33,000 Americans died due to alcohol-induced causes in 2015. Source: Vox by German Lopez Dec 9, 2016 A lot of attention has, justifiably, gone to the horrifying opioid painkiller and heroin overdose epidemic over the past few […]
Florida: Liquor sales battle re-emerges in legislature
Florida: Liquor sales battle re-emerges in legislature Source: News 4 JAX By News Service of Florida December 06, 2016 In the first moves toward what could be a renewed lobbying fight, two Miami-Dade County Republicans this week filed bills that would repeal a decades-old law that requires liquor stores to be stand-alone facilities. Similar measures, […]
NBWA Applauds Reauthorization of STOP Underage Drinking Act
NBWA Applauds Reauthorization of STOP Underage Drinking Act Source: NBWA December 7, 2016 Today, the U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century Cures Act, a broad health care bill which dedicates more than $6 billion to implement key priorities for the Administration and Congress and reauthorizes the Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act. The […]
Despite nixing two Nashville-area stores, liquor giant not giving up on Tennessee
Despite nixing two Nashville-area stores, liquor giant not giving up on Tennessee Source: Nashville Business Journal Jacob Steimer Dec 6, 2016 Total Wine & More, the Maryland-based booze giant, is no longer going forward with plans to set up shop in Cool Springs, according to a spokesman for the shopping center that was set to […]
Heavy alcohol use during adolescence could CHANGE teenagers’ brains: Study finds binge-drinking crushes regions key for memory and restraint
Heavy alcohol use during adolescence could CHANGE teenagers’ brains: Study finds binge-drinking crushes regions key for memory and restraint Brain scans revealed teenage heavy drinkers had less gray matter in the brain Gray matter in the brain is key for memory, decision-making, and self-control Heavy drinking for teenagers was defined as drinking 3 or 4 […]
Mortifying shame of the respectable women driven POTTY by PROSECCO.
Mortifying shame of the respectable women driven POTTY by PROSECCO… from the school bursar who did a cartwheel into a Christmas tree to the mother-of-three who fell pregnant after a one-night stand Brits spent a staggering £182 million on the Italian sparkling white last year Prosecco is now seen as the perfect accompaniment to any […]
Is Fermented Tea Making People Feel Enlightened Because of … Alcohol?
Is Fermented Tea Making People Feel Enlightened Because of … Alcohol? The ethanol in kombucha has some regulators concerned about the popular microbial drink. Source: The Atlantic James Hamblin Dec 8, 2016 If it’s not fermented, don’t eat it. That’s a rule from a best-selling diet book that a health guru-maybe you, or Gwyneth Paltrow-could […]
Brewery apologizes for ‘Date Grape’ beer, admits rape culture isn’t funny
Brewery apologizes for ‘Date Grape’ beer, admits rape culture isn’t funny Source: Fox News December 08, 2016 A Milkwaukee beer maker known for crowdsourcing new brews is rethinking its policy after a beer named for a —ual assault reference became a finalist in its latest online competition. Henry Schwartz, the CEO of […]
2017 alcohol sales outlook: No new drinkers, but more people paying for quality
2017 alcohol sales outlook: No new drinkers, but more people paying for quality Source: Craft Brewing Business by Chris Crowell December 7, 2016 Word is out that the craft breweries with the largest market share are seeing their growth stall. We keep saying this makes sense given that a big part of craft […]
Beer Without Alcohol Part Of New Anheuser-Busch Campaign: Brewer Wants To Reduce Harmful Use Of Alcohol?
Beer Without Alcohol Part Of New Anheuser-Busch Campaign: Brewer Wants To Reduce Harmful Use Of Alcohol? Source: International Business Times By Alexandra Suarez 12/08/16 Anheuser-Busch has debuted a series of new initiatives to encourage smart drinking, including plans to push no-and-low alcohol beer products in at least 20 percent of its global beer […]