IL: Woman files Dram Shop suit against three bars following fatal car accident
IL: Woman files Dram Shop suit against three bars following fatal car accident Madison Record September 15, 2015 A St. Clair County woman filed a Dram Shop suit against three bars and the owners after her daughter was killed in a car accident. Dawn Porter filed a lawsuit on Aug. 20 in St. Clair County […]
What Can Legally Be Added To Alcoholic Drinks?
What Can Legally Be Added To Alcoholic Drinks? CBS Philly September 16, 2015 Chinese authorities are investigating whether two liquor manufacturers added Viagra to their liquor. One wonders whether there was actually Viagra in the drinks or whether the men drinking it just felt more virile. But other than the alcohol, what can be added […]
Taco Bell to open first ‘Cantina’ units with alcohol
Taco Bell to open first ‘Cantina’ units with alcohol New urban concept aims to reach Millennials in the downtowns where they live, work and play Source: NRN Lisa Jennings Sep 15, 2015 Taco Bell this month is opening the long-awaited new urban design restaurants in Chicago and San Francisco that will serve […]
Aussies spend more on alcohol than education
Aussies spend more on alcohol than education Source: The Spirits Business by Melita Kiely 14th September, 2015 Australians spend more money on alcohol each week than they do on education, personal care and tobacco, a new study has revealed. The data compiled by Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) revealed an […]
Britain’s poor diet more deadly than its smoking habit as alcohol related deaths soar
Britain’s poor diet more deadly than its smoking habit as alcohol related deaths soar Source: The Telegraph By Laura Donnelly 15 Sep 2015 Britain’s junk food diet has become the leading cause of death and ill-health, ahead of smoking, according to a study published in The Lancet. The research shows that 40 […]
What alcohol really does to your eyesight
What alcohol really does to your eyesight Interactive graphic shows the ‘beer goggle’ effect on vision Source: The Independent Alexander Ionides 15 September 2015 Most of us are well aware of the detrimental impact alcohol abuse can have on our bodies. At the less extreme end of the spectrum we understand that […]
Australia: Key must not turn on alcohol lockout laws
Australia: Key must not turn on alcohol lockout laws The Sydney Morning Herald By Toby Hall September 14, 2015 Two years ago, on any Friday or Saturday night, the emergency department at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney would be awash with victims of alcohol-related bashings and accidents. It was a war zone. Now, 18 […]
Alcoholic Architecture: The Bar Where you Breathe Alcohol
Alcoholic Architecture: The Bar Where you Breathe Alcohol Inquisitr By Paula Mooney September 13, 2015 Since the end of July, when the pop-up bar “Alcoholic Architecture” was inaugurated for the people of London, people have been lining up for inhalations of alcohol. As reported by the Verge, Alcoholic Architecture features a pitch-black staircase that […]
More children getting drunk on hand sanitizer
More children getting drunk on hand sanitizer Source: CNN By John Bonifield September 15, 2015 Six-year-old Nhaijah Russell swallowed three or four squirts of seemingly innocuous liquid hand sanitizer at school. It tasted good, she said, like strawberry. It also contained enough alcohol to make her dangerously drunk. She arrived at the […]
Canada: Opinion: Moving toward privatization of alcohol sales would be a mistake for Quebec
Canada: Opinion: Moving toward privatization of alcohol sales would be a mistake for Quebec Montreal Gazette By Sandrine Thériault, Special To Montreal Gazette September 8, 2015 The popular bias that public is less effective than private dies hard. The questionable quality of the arguments in support of the recent recommendations of former Liberal minister […]