Cultural values can be a strong predictor of alcohol consumption

Cultural values can be a strong predictor of alcohol consumption Medical Xpress November 20, 2017 Countries with populations that value autonomy and harmony tend to have higher average levels of alcohol consumption than countries with more traditional values, such as hierarchy and being part of a collective. This new research finding, published today in open-access […]

Drinking Alone Leads to Divorce—In Rodents

Drinking Alone Leads to Divorce—In Rodents National Geographic By Jason G. Goldman November 19, 2017 There are more than a thousand kinds of rodents scampering about our planet, but prairie voles are special. Unlike most, these creatures form monogamous pair bonds, and they also like to drink alcohol, features that make the North American grassland […]

US Troops in Japan Banned From Drinking

US Troops in Japan Banned From Drinking dtn November 20, 2017 TOKYO (AP) — U.S. military personnel in Okinawa have been restricted to base and banned from drinking alcohol after a Marine was arrested over a crash that killed a Japanese man. Police on the southern Japanese island arrested 21-year-old Nicholas James-McLean late Sunday on […]