Binge Drinking – Too Much Too Fast: The Dangers of Excessive Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking – Too Much Too Fast: The Dangers of Excessive Alcohol Consumption Posted June 8, 2015 in Living with Addiction by Raychelle Cassada Lohmann   Bars, parties, and social gatherings – what do all of these have in common? Booze… Yes, from beer to wine to Jell-O Shots, alcohol is a way many celebrate a good time. And for […]

IA: Liability insurance costly for alcohol servers

IA: Liability insurance costly for alcohol servers DesMoines Register By Brianne Pfannenstiel June 29, 2015 Nicole Berte’s body was found in the cab of a pickup truck along a gravel road southeast of Algona. She had been at a bar with Randy Bode — who would later confess to raping and then killing her before […]

Small breweries sometimes make high-octane, high-calorie beers

Small breweries sometimes make high-octane, high-calorie beers Some can really stick to your belly The Columbus Dispatch June 29, 2015 Made with America’s love affair with craft brews has become serious. We’ve moved in together, started wearing ratty T-shirts and yoga pants. But there comes a time in every relationship for hard truths and beer […]

Iowa: Iowa alcohol laws: Aiding consumers or stifling growth?

Iowa: Iowa alcohol laws: Aiding consumers or stifling growth? Source: Des Moines Register Brianne Pfannenstiel June 29, 2015 The dawn of the 20th century in America was the age of the saloon – and all the ills that came with it. Bars had become hotbeds of drunkenness, illegal gambling and prostitution. That prompted ratification of […]

How to Cut Student Drinking

How to Cut Student Drinking Text messages and personalized feedback online can help Source: WSJ By Lisa Ward June 29, 2015 Can a few minutes on a website or mobile phone encourage college students to drink less? A growing body of research suggests it can. Multiple studies have found that giving students personalized feedback about […]

Reflect on your consumption

Reflect on your consumption   Herald Net April 26, 2015   Since 1987, April has been designated as Alcohol Awareness Month. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, most adults who drink alcohol, do so in moderation and are at low risk for developing problems related to their drinking. Moderation, however, is […]

Bud Light Is Not a Beer

Bud Light Is Not a Beer   Source: The Chuck Cowdery Blog June 26th This is not about whether or not Bud Light was ever beer. This is not a shot at bland, tasteless corporate lagers. Let’s stipulate that AB InBev is a brewer and makes beer. For purposes of this exposition, Budweiser is a […]

Alcohol vending machines: the future of your Friday night

Alcohol vending machines: the future of your Friday night   Daily Texan Online By Eleanor Dearman April 28, 2015   TEXAS – Buying a beer could be as easy as pressing a button after this legislative session.   Rep. Richard Raymond (D-Laredo) is working to legalize the sale of alcohol in vending machines at certain […]

Should Alcohol Be Forced to List Calories?

Should Alcohol Be Forced to List Calories?   TIME By Alexandra Sifferlin April 28, 2015   Your booze is full of “invisible calories”   Right now, alcoholic beverages in the U.S. and the European Union aren’t required to spell out what’s in the bottle. But they should be, argues a public health expert in a new […]