Brits waste nearly two years of life hungover

Brits waste nearly two years of life hungover   Source: The Spirits Business by Melita Kiely 25th May, 2016   The average adult in the UK will spend nearly two years of their life suffering from a hangover with women taking longer than men to recover, new research suggests.   Late night alcohol delivery service […]

Online alcohol marketing linked to drinking among European teens

Online alcohol marketing linked to drinking among European teens   Source: Reuters By Kathryn Doyle May 26th   Adolescents in Europe may be just as susceptible to online alcohol marketing as their counterparts elsewhere, according to a recent study in four countries that links the ads with kids’ likelihood of drinking and of binge drinking. […]

Can anything cure a hangover? 15 myths about alcohol debunked

Can anything cure a hangover? 15 myths about alcohol debunked   BBC2’s The Truth About Alcohol teaches us some interesting truths about Britain’s drinking habits   Source: Radio Times By Ellie Walker-Arnott 26 May 2016   1 “Beer jackets” don’t exist   You might feel like you don’t need your coat to walk home after […]

Joose Wants Four Loko’s ‘Bullying’ Trade Dress Suit Tossed

Joose Wants Four Loko’s ‘Bullying’ Trade Dress Suit Tossed   Source: Law360 By Bill Donahue May 25, 2016   The company behind the fruity alcohol drink Joose is pushing to toss out a lawsuit that claimed it was closely mimicking the trade dress of rival Four Loko, saying the suit was aimed at “bullying” the […]

Majority of U.S. House of Representatives Support Beer Tax Reform

Majority of U.S. House of Representatives Support Beer Tax Reform   Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act Reaches 218 House Co-Sponsors   Source: Brewers Association May 25, 2016   Adding its 218th co-sponsor, the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (H.R. 2903) is now supported by the majority of the U.S. House of […]

The truth about tequila and your bones

The truth about tequila and your bones   Source: Harvard Health Publications Robert H. Shmerling, MD May 25, 2016   Tequila could reverse osteoporosis!   Drinking tequila is good for your bones!   Have a Third Margarita – Because Tequila’s Great for Your Bones!   Talk about misleading headlines! These are prime examples.   It’s […]

Scientists attempt to quantify happiness caused by alcohol

Scientists attempt to quantify happiness caused by alcohol   ‘Drinking alcohol is associated with considerably greater happiness at that moment’   Source: The Independent Christopher Ingraham May 25, 2016                         Public health discussions about drug and alcohol use tend to be dour, humorless affairs. We talk about all sorts of terrible things associated with drug […]

About 1.2 million college students drink alcohol on an average day

About 1.2 million college students drink alcohol on an average day   Source: USA Today Shakeeb Asrar May 26, 2016   On an average day last year, 1.2 million full-time college students were drinking alcohol and more than 700,000 were smoking pot, according to a new report.   A Day in the Life of College […]