Demand for Illegal Alcohol Claiming Hundreds of Lives Across Region
Demand for Illegal Alcohol Claiming Hundreds of Lives Across Region InSight Crime Written by Katie Jones November 3, 2020 Countries across Latin America have seen illicit trade in alcohol thrive in the midst of coronavirus and restrictions on legal retail. A sizeable seizure of adulterated rum shipped to Honduras from Europe is only the latest example […]
NEW ZEALAND: Drink-driver causes $50k worth of damage after stealing police car
NEW ZEALAND: Drink-driver causes $50k worth of damage after stealing police car Stuff.co.nz By Mariné Lourens November 3 2020 A 42-year-old woman caused approximately $50,000 worth of damage when she stole a police car while under the influence of alcohol, drove erratically at speed through Christchurch streets and crashed into three parked vehicles. Rebecca […]
Abolish the Greek system?: A decades-long debate repeats itself
Abolish the Greek system?: A decades-long debate repeats itself The Dartmouth By Kyle Mullins October 30, 2020 At the turn of the millennium, former College President James Wright and the Board of Trustees proposed an end to the fraternity and sorority system “as we know it.” Fifteen years later, College President Phil Hanlon said […]
IRELAND: Concerns raised over dial-a-drink services
IRELAND: Concerns raised over dial-a-drink services Cork News – Live By Ann Murphy 29/10/2020 PRESSURE is being put on the government to address dial-a-drink services which are running in Cork and other parts of the country. In recent months, Dial-a-Drink services have flourished because of pub closures during the lockdown. Several such services are […]
Canadian study finds a link between starting medical cannabis and stopping drinking
Canadian study finds a link between starting medical cannabis and stopping drinking 43.5 per cent of study participants who used marijuana as a substitute for alcohol decreased the frequency of their drinking. Regina Leader Post By Angela Stelmakowich October 29, 2020 Authorized medical marijuana patients who began using cannabis to help reduce their drinking report […]
SOUTH AFRICA: Counting the cost of cheap, easily available alcohol in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA: Counting the cost of cheap, easily available alcohol in South Africa msn.com By Maurice Smithers October 27, 2020 The consequences of this nefarious system – which is said to continue quietly in some places today, even though it has been legally outlawed – include widespread addiction to alcohol in affected communities and South […]
Americans will turn to booze, junk food to cope with election stress: poll
Americans will turn to booze, junk food to cope with election stress: poll New York Post By Aaron Feis October 27, 2020 Pull the lever and pour a shot. That’s what plenty of Americans plan on doing come Nov. 3, with a new poll finding that 65 percent of respondents harbor moderate to high […]
Overcoming Alcohol Addiction with Type 1 Diabetes
Overcoming Alcohol Addiction with Type 1 Diabetes Health Line By Ginger Vieira — Fact checked by Maria Gifford October 26, 2020 “Unfortunately, I see alcohol and substance abuse fairly frequently in (the type 1 diabetes) population,” says Kristine Batty, a certified diabetes care and education specialist (CDCES) in Maryland. “Diabetes and depression are so […]
SOUTH AFRICA: KZN liquor outlets fined for breaking lockdown rules and fake licences
SOUTH AFRICA: KZN liquor outlets fined for breaking lockdown rules and fake licences Times Live By Nivashni Nair 26 October 2020 The owner of a tavern in Vryheid was fined R5,000 for trading after midnight, and eight other KwaZulu-Natal liquor licence holders were charged and fined for selling “takeaways.” In addition, six fake liquor […]
State suspends license of Clear Lake bar accused of selling cheap liquor from refilled premium brand bottles
State suspends license of Clear Lake bar accused of selling cheap liquor from refilled premium brand bottles Source: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/ Perry BeemanIowa October 25, 2020 The state has suspended the liquor license of a Clear Lake bar opened in cooperation with the Surf Ballroom after workers were caught pouring cheap liquor into bottles that had held […]