College Kids Drink More, Smoke Less Than Other Young Adults

College Kids Drink More, Smoke Less Than Other Young Adults   Source: Medscape By Pauline Anderson August 16, 2016   Many young adults still don’t believe that they’re at great risk of harm from binge drinking alcohol and using some drugs, a new survey suggests.   Researchers found, for example, that about a third of […]

Alcohol named as worse ‘gateway’ drug than cannabis

Alcohol named as worse ‘gateway’ drug than cannabis   Source: the drinks business by Steven Green 17th August, 2016   Cannabis is often credited as being the worst gateway drug into stronger things, but a new study has shown that alcohol is much worse.   Based on a collection of charts on decades of drug […]

6 Of The Most Dangerous Alcohol And Medication Combinations

6 Of The Most Dangerous Alcohol And Medication Combinations   Source: medicaldaily.com By Samantha Olson Aug 15, 2016   More than half of American adults have had alcohol in the past month, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. But how many of them paused to think about the medications or drugs […]

Today’s craft beer lovers are ‘women, millennials and Hispanics’

Today’s craft beer lovers are ‘women, millennials and Hispanics’   Source: the drinks business by Steven Green 16th August, 2016   The Brewer’s Association has released a new set of data showing that craft beer is now most popular among women, millennials and Hispanics.   Back in May the BA conducted a study entitled How […]

California: California may allow beauty parlors, barbershops to serve wine and beer

California: California may allow beauty parlors, barbershops to serve wine and beer   Source: The Washington Times August 15, 2016   Is it a saloon or a salon? That’s what critics ask about proposed legislation in California which would allow beauty salons and barber shops to serve alcohol without a license.   Gov. Jerry Brown […]

Study: Apes could make competent bartenders

Study: Apes could make competent bartenders   Source: The Spirits Business by Nicola Carruthers 15th August, 2016   An ape in Sweden has demonstrated human-level flavour prediction abilities by memorising cocktail ingredients, according to a recent study.   By providing a captive orangutan with its own personal cocktail bar, a group of researchers found that […]

Give That Man a Cigar, but Quick Before the Regulations Kick In

Give That Man a Cigar, but Quick Before the Regulations Kick In   Source: wsj.com Tripp Mickle Aug. 12, 2016   Making a luxury cigar takes time. The period from planting to puffing can span at least four years and about 400 people.   Seeds must be selected, plants grown, tobacco cured and leaves twisted […]

Virginia: Welcome to Virginia, where the whiskey’s strong and the government’s stronger

Virginia: Welcome to Virginia, where the whiskey’s strong and the government’s stronger   Source: rstreet.org C. Jarrett Dieterle August 11, 2016   Craft distilling may be undergoing a renaissance, but in the shadow of George Washington’s Mount Vernon (home to one of the nation’s first distilleries), you can barely get a full flight of whiskey. […]