NJ: Atlantic City to vote on permitting alcohol on boardwalk
NJ: Atlantic City to vote on permitting alcohol on boardwalk The Morning Call The Associated Press May 17, 2016 ATLANTIC CITY — Atlantic City is considering a policy that would allow alcohol on the boardwalk. The City Council plans to vote Wednesday on an ordinance that would allow anyone 21 and older to walk […]
MN: Minnesota is the first state to require foster parents learn about fetal alcohol disorders
MN: Minnesota is the first state to require foster parents learn about fetal alcohol disorders Minnesota is the first state to require that foster parents be taught strategies for helping kids with the disorders Star Tribune By Chris Serres May 16, 2016 For years, Mary Ann Holman-Turner was puzzled by the erratic behavior […]
United Kingdom: Teenage poisonings rise amid surge in girls’ alcohol cases
United Kingdom: Teenage poisonings rise amid surge in girls’ alcohol cases Daily Mail By Press Association May 17, 2016 Alcohol poisoning among girls is contributing to a rise in teenage toxic incidents, research suggests. Experts analysed GP records and found a 27% rise in such cases – including accidental, deliberate self-harming and alcohol […]
Wristband that measures alcohol levels wins US competition
Wristband that measures alcohol levels wins US competition BACtrack Skyn detects alcohol levels from your sweat. Source: engadget Mariella Moon May 22, 2016 BACtrack is a San Francisco company known for making breathalyzers for both law enforcement and ordinary people. But it won the $200,000 grand prize at a National Institutes of […]
Australia: Aussies want booze tax hikes, bans on ads
Australia: Aussies want booze tax hikes, bans on ads The Sydney Morning Herald By Rania Spooner and Harriet Alexander May 18, 2016 Australia’s love affair with booze is waning with more than half of us now in favour of alcohol tax rises and bans on advertising during sport. Support for regulation has grown […]
Middle-school kids see several alcohol ads a day
Middle-school kids see several alcohol ads a day Science Daily Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs May 17, 2016 Children as young as middle-schoolers are exposed to multiple alcohol advertisements every day–both indoors and out–a new study finds. The study, published in the May issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and […]
South Africa: ‘New booze laws will do more harm than good’
South Africa: ‘New booze laws will do more harm than good’ IOL By Olivia Exstrum May 18, 2016 Johannesburg – The proposal to raise South Africa’s drinking age from 18 to 21 is not feasible and will hurt small businesses. This was the assertion of the Free Market Foundation (FMF) think-tank and the National […]
Dangerous Alcohol Products for Sale in Your Neighborhood Grocery Store
Dangerous Alcohol Products for Sale in Your Neighborhood Grocery Store Healthy Alcohol Marketplace By Pamela Erickson, Public Action Management May 17, 2016 Imagine my surprise…190 proof alcohol products right on the shelf at my neighborhood grocery store in Arizona! 190 proof is almost pure alcohol. Most distilled spirits products are 80 proof or 40% […]
Dangerous Alcohol Products for Sale in Your Neighborhood Grocery Store
Dangerous Alcohol Products for Sale in Your Neighborhood Grocery Store Healthy Alcohol Marketplace By Pamela Erickson, Public Action Management May 17, 2016 Imagine my surprise…190 proof alcohol products right on the shelf at my neighborhood grocery store in Arizona! 190 proof is almost pure alcohol. Most distilled spirits products are 80 proof or 40% […]
Global Alcohol Sales Decrease for First Time in Last Two Decades
Global Alcohol Sales Decrease for First Time in Last Two Decades BY JOIN TOGETHER STAFF May 19th, 2016/ 0 Sales of alcohol decreased worldwide in 2015 for the first time since the market research firm Euromonitor International began tracking sales in 2001, CNN reports. The overall volume of alcohol consumed fell by […]