UConn’s Alcohol Research Center Continues Unprecedented Run (excerpt)
UConn’s Alcohol Research Center Continues Unprecedented Run (excerpt) UConn Today By Christopher DeFrancesco ’95 (CLAS) – UConn Health June 13, 2019 Despite increasing competition for federal research dollars, the Alcohol Research Center (ARC) at UConn Health endures well into its fifth decade with an unprecedented continuation of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). A five-year, $7.5 million […]
Monster Energy Is Expanding With Alcohol And Cannabis Drinks
Monster Energy Is Expanding With Alcohol And Cannabis Drinks Four Loko, is that you? delish by Megan Schaltegger June 12, 2019 Energy drinks are kinda scary, what with the insane amounts of sugar, caffeine, and, um, side effects. So forgive me if I’m a little skeptical about Monster Beverage’s latest endeavor. According to the Wall Street Journal, company execs […]
Authorities eyeing bootleg liquor as potential cause of DR tourist deaths
Authorities eyeing bootleg liquor as potential cause of DR tourist deaths Source: https://nypost.com/ By Larry Celona and Ebony Bowden June 13, 2019 Cops are investigating whether at least seven tourists who mysteriously died in the Dominican Republic were poisoned by counterfeit booze, The Post has learned. Officials want to know who supplied the alcoholic beverages the […]
Prohibition worked better than you think
Prohibition worked better than you think America’s anti-alcohol experiment cut down on drinking and drinking-related deaths – and it may have reduced crime and violence overall. Source: https://www.vox.com/ By German Lopez Jun 13, 2019 Carry Nation burst into a Kansas bar one morning in February 1901. Six feet tall and dressed in black and white, […]
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”. […]
Ireland: More than half of Ireland’s young drinkers binge on booze every week, report claims
Ireland: More than half of Ireland’s young drinkers binge on booze every week, report claims Drinkaware is calling on Irish men to make more informed decisions when it comes to alcohol Irish Mirror By Emma McMenamy June 11, 2019 More than half of Ireland’s young drinkers binge on booze every week, it has been claimed. […]
More than Half of People who Misuse Prescription Opioids also Binge Drink
More than Half of People who Misuse Prescription Opioids also Binge Drink Millions of Americans at increased risk of overdose and death Press Release CDC June 11, 2019 More than half of the 4.2 million Americans who misused prescription opioids between 2012 and 2014 also engaged in binge drinking, according to a new study released […]