Baby boomers on a bender: Emerging trends in alcohol binge and use disorders among older adults
Baby boomers on a bender: Emerging trends in alcohol binge and use disorders among older adults Source: Science Daily December 12, 2016 Source: New York University Summary: Trends of self-reported past-month binge alcohol use and alcohol use disorder were examined among adults age 50 and older. The researchers found significant increases in […]
Teens drinking and smoking less, doing fewer drugs, study shows
Teens drinking and smoking less, doing fewer drugs, study shows Source: USA Today By Karen Weintraub December 13, 2016 American teenagers are the best behaved they’ve ever been – drinking and smoking less and doing fewer drugs than their predecessors in more than 40 years of tracking. Even use of marijuana is […]
Southwest pilot ‘congratulates’ passengers for clearing out plane’s liquor
Southwest pilot ‘congratulates’ passengers for clearing out plane’s liquor Source: Fox News December 09, 2016 Passengers on a flight from Oakland to Kansas City had quite a ride. Booze-fueled flights don’t always end well. But on Wednesday, a Southwest pilot was reportedly so impressed with his passengers’ ability to polish off […]
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 […]