Higher alcohol Not Your Father’s Root Beer to go national

Higher alcohol Not Your Father’s Root Beer to go national   Not Your Father’s Root Beer started with a 5.9 percent alcohol version. Now a 10.7 version will get national distribution. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)   Source: Chicago Tribune Josh Noel April 19, 2016   Not Your Father’s Root Beer is going national – […]

MADD donates state of the art alcohol screening devices to Timmins police

MADD donates state of the art alcohol screening devices to Timmins police Timmons Today By Frank Giorno April 17, 2016 CANADA, Ontario, Timmons – The Timmins Police Services and the Timmins and Area MADD Chapter donated two Dräger alcohol detection devices to the traffic section of the Timmins Police Service yesterday. The two Dräger Alcotest […]

Neighborhood’s Effect On Drinking

Neighborhood’s Effect On Drinking ARG By Katherine Karriker-Jaffe April 2016 The socioeconomic makeup of a neighborhood may have a greater influence on people than previously thought, Associate Scientist and lead author Katherine Karriker-Jaffe suggests. The study published in Prevention Science showed men who live in affluent neighborhoods held attitudes more favorable to drinking and were more likely to […]

Washington, DC: Bill to limit neighborhood groups from protesting liquor licenses

Washington, DC:  Bill to limit neighborhood groups from protesting liquor licenses GW Hatchet By Honora Gibbons, Hatchet Reporter April 17, 2016 D.C. Council members are tired of neighbors protesting liquor licenses. At large D.C. Council members Anita Bonds and David Grosso presented a bill earlier this month that would place limitations on community members’ ability to […]

AK: Update to alcohol laws passes House with rider

AK:  Update to alcohol laws passes House with rider News Miner By Matt Buxton April 18, 2016  JUNEAU — The bill to update the state’s alcohol laws passed the House, but not before it picked up an unexpected passenger. Senate Bill 165 lessens the penalties for minor consuming alcohol charges and reworks the membership requirements […]

Control State Results for March 2016

Control State Results for March 2016 Control State Results April 15, 2016 During March, nine-liter spirits case sales in the control states grew 8.4%. Rolling-twelve-month volume growth of 3.1% compares favorably with February’s 2.7%. Alabama, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming reported monthly volumetric growth rates in […]

Ground-breaking’ drug could treat alcohol addiction

Ground-breaking’ drug could treat alcohol addiction   Source: The Spirits Business by Annie Hayes 15th April, 2016   A drug currently used to treat angina and high blood pressure has been proven to reduce binge drinking in an “internationally significant” breakthrough.   Established beta blocker pindolol was proven to reduce alcohol consumption, particularly in relation […]

Here’s What Moderate Alcohol Consumption Really Looks Like

Here’s What Moderate Alcohol Consumption Really Looks Like   And six simple tips for practicing it.   Source: U.S. News By Toby Amidor April 15, 2016   Although you may think you’re consuming a moderate amount of alcohol, your eyes – and the vessel in which your drink is served – can play tricks on […]