Spending on alcohol continues to rise at almost $230 billion yearly
Spending on alcohol continues to rise at almost $230 billion yearly Source: THE PRESS DEMOCRAT BILL SWINDELL September 14, 2016 Total U.S. alcohol spending for the past 12 months has increased 3.8 percent, according to a new report, as consumers continue to trade up for more expensive brands. That choice is benefiting […]
Both sides of liquor fight say it’s about fairness
Both sides of liquor fight say it’s about fairness The Indiana Lawyer By Hayleigh Colombo , IBJ Staff September 12, 2016 Liquor distributors and a group of beer distributors operating in the state have been staunch opponents of Indianapolis-based beer wholesaler Monarch Beverage Co.’s unsuccessful attempts over the years to gain entrance into the […]
Why Women Who Exercise Are Also More Likely to Drink Alcohol
Why Women Who Exercise Are Also More Likely to Drink Alcohol Research shows that exercise actually makes you more likely to drink, in the right amount, that combo can be good for you. SHAPE By Sara Angle September 12, 2016 For many women, exercise and alcohol go hand in hand, a growing body of […]
Know Before You Go: The World’s Weirdest Alcohol Laws
Know Before You Go: The World’s Weirdest Alcohol Laws The Huffington Post By Shawn Wellington for Shermans Travel September 13, 2016 While Americans regard prohibition as a romanticized thing of the past, alcohol bans still exist in countries like Brunei, Libya, and Saudi Arabia — and if Indonesia’s Parliament has its way, you can […]
Restaurant Groups Urge High Court To Review Tip Pool Rule
Restaurant Groups Urge High Court To Review Tip Pool Rule Source: Law360 By Braden Campbell September 13, 2016 A handful of restaurant associations recently urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up an appeal of a Ninth Circuit ruling that the U.S. Department of Labor can stop employers from tip pooling, saying that […]
Light drinkers show ‘lowest’ prostate cancer risk
Light drinkers show ‘lowest’ prostate cancer risk Source: The Spirits Business by Kristiane Sherry 12th September, 2016 A study examining the link between alcohol intake and prostate cancer has found that light drinkers have a lower risk of developing the disease than both binge drinkers and abstainers. The research, conducted by the […]
Underage Drinking & Smoking Continues To Decline
Underage Drinking & Smoking Continues To Decline Source: Yahoo News September 12, 2016 Underage drinking and smoking in the United States is still in a downtrend, according to a recent report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. A little more than 4 percent of teens between 12 to 17 […]
Brit plane passenger removed from flight after ‘downing 12 mini bottles of wine’
Brit plane passenger removed from flight after ‘downing 12 mini bottles of wine’ Source: mirror.co.uk Stephen Stewart September 10, 2016 A Brit plane passenger was removed from a transatlantic flight by US cops after reportedly downing a dozen miniature bottles of wine. The 24-year-old, believed to be from Glasgow, was detained over […]
‘We can completely reverse alcohol dependence’
‘We can completely reverse alcohol dependence’ Source: medicalnewstoday.com Written by Tim Newman September 11th Scientists have discovered a way to entirely remove the urge to drink alcohol compulsively in an animal model. The researchers hope that, with enough funding, a solution to this age-old problem might be on the horizon. Alcohol has […]
Connecticut: Higher Alcohol Prices Save Lives In CT
Connecticut: Higher Alcohol Prices Save Lives In CT Source: Hartford Courant JONATHAN NOEL, THOMAS BABOR September 10th A lawsuit challenging the Connecticut statute that controls the minimum price for wine and liquor fails to take into account the human and economic cost that alcohol exacts in the state. In late August, Total […]