Excessive drinkers, high income households pay majority of state alcohol tax increases
Excessive drinkers, high income households pay majority of state alcohol tax increases Raising alcohol taxes is an effective strategy for reducing excessive drinking, alcohol-related harms Science Daily Boston University Medical Center May 19, 2016 People who drink too much and those with higher household incomes would pay more following an increase in state […]
T.G.I Friday’s serves 8-year-old alcohol instead of root beer
T.G.I Friday’s serves 8-year-old alcohol instead of root beer Source: KXAN May 19, 2016 An 8-year-old boy who has a heart defect and who is prescribed ADHD medication was served an alcoholic beverage instead of root beer at a T.G.I Friday’s in Las Vegas. The drink was served in The Orleans hotel-casino. […]
25 Ways Red Wine Is Healthy-and Horrible-for You
25 Ways Red Wine Is Healthy-and Horrible-for You What should you believe? Source: Elle By Kristina Rodulfo May 17, 2016 Have you heard? Red wine can now reverse the negative effects of high-fat, high-sugar foods on your muscles! Miracle. A new study conducted at Georgetown University concluded that resveratrol (a polyphenol […]
South Africa: ‘New booze laws will do more harm than good’
South Africa: ‘New booze laws will do more harm than good’ Source: iol By: OLIVIA EXSTRUM 18 May 2016 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 […]
Here Are the 20 Drunkest Cities in America, Ranked
Here Are the 20 Drunkest Cities in America, Ranked Source: Complex By Amanda Wicks May 18, 2016 It’s no secret Americans love their alcohol. Just look at Anheuser-Busch’s attempt to rebrand Budweiser by renaming it ‘America’ for six months. But there are some cities that enjoy drinking much more than others. A new […]
American kids see about 3 alcohol ads each day: Rand study
American kids see about 3 alcohol ads each day: Rand study Source: CNBC Robert Ferris 18 May 2016 American kids as young as 11 are seeing a few ads for alcohol every day, concerning researchers who say advertising places young people at greater risk of using or abusing alcohol. Researchers at Rand […]
18th century sailors killed by poisoned rum?
18th century sailors killed by poisoned rum? Source: the drinks business by Rupert Millar 16th May, 2016 The use of lead equipment in 18th century rum production may have contributed to the deaths of British sailors in the Caribbean think archaeologists. Recent examination of skeletons from the Royal Naval Hospital cemetery in […]
Australia: Aussies want booze tax hikes, bans on ads
Australia: Aussies want booze tax hikes, bans on ads Source: SMH 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 even though, […]
Australia: Study reveals Australia’s toxic relationship with alcohol
Australia: Study reveals Australia’s toxic relationship with alcohol Source: Ten News 18 May 2016 Two in five Aussies have vomited after drinking alcohol, one in five have driven a car, and one in four have been affected by alcohol-related violence. Australia’s love of alcohol has turned sour, with close to 80 per […]
India: Liquor ban: UP undoing Bihar’s success story, Nitish tells Akhilesh
India: Liquor ban: UP undoing Bihar’s success story, Nitish tells Akhilesh Points out SP govt’s move to hike base price of liquor shops, but claims ‘not here to target’ Source: The Indian Express Written by Lalmani Verma May 16, 2016 Asking Uttar Pradesh to follow his state’s footsteps in banning liquor, Bihar […]