The Effects of Chronic Heavy Drinking on Brain Function Are Underdiagnosed
The Effects of Chronic Heavy Drinking on Brain Function Are Underdiagnosed Alcohol-related cognitive decline may include impaired memory, decision-making and regulation of emotions and anxiety Source: WSJ By Melinda Beck Dec. 21, 2015 Here’s a sobering thought for the holidays: Chronic heavy drinking can cause insidious damage to the brain, even in […]
Bootleg booze ring jailed over £174m tax fraud
Bootleg booze ring jailed over £174m tax fraud Source: The Spirits Business by Melita Kiely 23rd December, 2015 The leader of a criminal bootleg alcohol ring in Prague has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after evading Kc 6.4 billion (approximately £174.2m) in taxes. Eight men were charged altogether in the […]
November, 2015, Control State Results
November, 2015, Control State Results Source: NABCA December 23, 2015 During November, sales of nine-liter cases of spirits in the control states grew 2.8%, a tenfold increase in growth rate over a weak comp. Rolling-twelve month volumes grew at 3.2%, up slightly from October’s 2.9%. Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Utah, and […]
Alcohol poisoning hospital admissions double
Alcohol poisoning hospital admissions double Source: the drinks business by Rupert Millar 22nd December, 2015 The number of people in the UK admitted to hospital for alcohol poisoning has doubled in the last six years according to new figures. Teenage-Binge Statistics from the health charity, the Nuffield Trust, claim that, “[hospital] attendance […]
Americans are drinking themselves to death at record rates
Americans are drinking themselves to death at record rates Source: Washington Post By Christopher Ingraham December 22 Alcohol is killing Americans at a rate not seen in at least 35 years, according to new federal data. Last year, more than 30,700 Americans died from alcohol-induced causes, including alcohol poisoning and cirrhosis, which is […]
The ABV of Craft Beers
Insight on Drink Strength Carlsberg Elephant. It’s the name of a beer that I sometimes like to drink – sometimes as on special occasions and when I can find it at my local beer store. It’s been special to me ever since my wife and I toured the Carlsberg brewery back when we were twenty-something […]
U.S. Beverage Alcohol Laws Navigate The Constitution And The Internet
U.S. Beverage Alcohol Laws Navigate The Constitution And The Internet Source: Forbes Thomas Pellechia December 21, 2015 Repeal of Prohibition in 1933 allowed beverage alcohol to flow again, but in many cases not as freely across state lines as it had during Prohibition. It took until a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling against […]
Don’t be fooled by health claims related to alcohol consumption
Don’t be fooled by health claims related to alcohol consumption We love to fool ourselves over the holidays Source: The News & Observer By Amber Nimocks December 19, 2015 Once again we find ourselves engulfed in the magical season when believing in things that seem too good to be true is not […]
Drink to Your Health (in Moderation), the Science Says
Drink to Your Health (in Moderation), the Science Says Source: New York Times Aaron E. Carroll DEC. 21, 2015 Over the past year, I’ve tried to clear up a lot of the misconceptions on food and drink: about salt, artificial sweeteners, among others, even water. Now let me take on alcohol: wine, […]
Ireland: Last Christmas to stock up on cheap alcohol offers
Ireland: Last Christmas to stock up on cheap alcohol offers This could be the last Christmas shoppers can stock up on cheap drink for the festive season as the Government is to begin the process of enacting minimum alcohol pricing laws in the coming weeks. Independent.ie By Philip Ryan November 29, 2015 Health Minister […]