Colorado: Push ends to allow vote on alcohol sales in grocery stores

Colorado: Push ends to allow vote on alcohol sales in grocery stores   Source: Denver Post June 30th   A push to get a vote on selling beer and wine in grocery stores on the November ballot apparently has ended.   A memo under the Your Choice Colorado logo on Thursday instructed employees at a […]

Americans’ taste for Mexican beer sucking up water supply, mayor says

Americans’ taste for Mexican beer sucking up water supply, mayor says   Source: The Guardian David Agren June 30th   A brewery satisfying Americans’ thirst for Mexican beers such as Corona is sucking so much water from wells in an arid region near the US border that it has left one municipality bone dry, according […]

Canada: Group works to raise awareness of fetal alcohol syndrome in Yukon

Canada: Group works to raise awareness of fetal alcohol syndrome in Yukon CTV News By Linda Givetash, The Canadian Press June 30, 2016 It’s not unusual to see dispensers for tampons or sanitary napkins in women’s washrooms, but at a college and a bar in Whitehorse, women can also buy pregnancy tests. In an attempt […]

NY: Coalition Demands Transit System Ban Ads That Promote Alcohol

NY: Coalition Demands Transit System Ban Ads That Promote Alcohol NY1 By Jose Martinez June 29, 2016 Controversy over advertisements in the subway isn’t new to the MTA, but now, there’s a push to do away with ads that promote alcohol. NY1’s Jose Martinez filed the following report. A coalition of clergy and community activists […]

Driver Sues Bar After Drinking for 8 Hours, Crashing Car

Driver Sues Bar After Drinking for 8 Hours, Crashing Car Texas Dram Shop laws allow for drinking establishments to be held liable for injuries that result from being drunk Newser By Elizabeth Armstrong Moore, Newser Staff June 28, 2016 (NEWSER) – A Texas man who went on an eight-hour drinking binge and then drove his […]

The Older the Drinking Age, the Lower the Illness Rates?

The Older the Drinking Age, the Lower the Illness Rates? U.S.News-Health Care By Mary Elizabeth Dallas, HealthDay Reporter June 28, 2016 TUESDAY, June 28, 2016 (HealthDay News) — States typically raised the minimum drinking age to lower drunk driving rates, but a new study suggests the move could have other health benefits. Researchers say states […]

New study shows a generational shift toward lighter drinking in Australia

New study shows a generational shift toward lighter drinking in Australia MedicalXpress June 29, 2016 Alcohol consumption in Australia has declined steadily during the past decade, with per capita consumption in 2013-14 reaching its lowest level since the early 1960s. A new study published today by the scientific journalAddiction shows that the overall decline in […]