U.S. death rates from suicides, alcohol and drug overdoses reach all-time high

U.S. death rates from suicides, alcohol and drug overdoses reach all-time high West Virginia and Ohio far outpace other states in drug overdose death rates. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/ By Erika Edwards June 12, 2019 Rates of deaths from suicides, drug overdoses and alcohol have reached an all-time high in the United States, but some states have been […]

Children allowed to drink alcohol by their parents are more likely to become binge drinkers in adulthood, new study shows

Children allowed to drink alcohol by their parents are more likely to become binge drinkers in adulthood, new study shows University of Cambridge research found relaxed parents ‘encourage drinking’ Children of permissive parents are more likely to binge-drink more frequently  Review of 16,500 children found those with lenient parents more likely to get drunk Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ […]

Bottoms up! The real reason well-educated people spend 9x more on booze

Bottoms up! The real reason well-educated people spend 9x more on booze Source: https://www.marketwatch.com/ June 13, 2019  And it’s not just because they often have more money than less educated people People with a graduate degree spend an average of nearly $1,000 a year on booze, compared to only about $100 for those with less than […]

Tablet claims to mitigate alcohol harm

Tablet claims to mitigate alcohol harm Source: https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/ by Amy Hopkins 12th June, 2019  A new dietary supplement pill that claims to combat the negative effects of alcohol consumption has reached its crowdfunding target. Created by entrepreneur Laurence Cardwell, the Survivor supplement claims to “fuse the best of eastern traditional herbal remedies with western food science”. […]