Supreme Court to Consider Right to Refuse Blood-Alcohol Tests Without Warrant

Supreme Court to Consider Right to Refuse Blood-Alcohol Tests Without Warrant   High court to determine if states make it a crime for drunk-driving suspects to reject tests   Source: WSJ By Jess Bravin Dec. 11, 2015   The Supreme Court said Friday it would weigh whether states can make it a crime for drunk-driving […]

Calls for coordinated effort to tackle illicit alcohol

Calls for coordinated effort to tackle illicit alcohol   Source: The Spirits Business by Amy Hopkins 11th December, 2015   Spirits Europe has reiterated its calls for a coordinated effort to tackle the counterfeit spirits market as a new report reveals the scale of the problem.   Today the OECD Task Force on Charting Illicit […]

One in four regret drunken behaviour at Christmas

One in four regret drunken behaviour at Christmas   Source: The Spirits Business by Melita Kiely 11th December, 2015   Drinkaware is warning revellers to watch how much alcohol they drink over Christmas, as research shows one in four regret drunken behaviour over the festive season.   The research was carried our by Opinion Matters […]

Underage Kids Get Alcohol Ads Directly To Smartphones

Underage Kids Get Alcohol Ads Directly To Smartphones   Source: Reuters Dec 13, 2015   Kids as young as 13 may be seeing daily ads for alcohol on their social media accounts, according to a new study.   Kids as young as 13 may be inundated with daily ads from the alcohol industry on social […]

‘Designated Skipper’ Campaign Launches Nationwide

‘Designated Skipper’ Campaign Launches Nationwide   The Outdoor Wire May 20, 2015 Southold, N.Y. – The Sea Tow Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting boater safety, is proud to announce the launch of its Designated Skipper campaign across the U.S. The goal of this important new program, which is supported by a grant from […]

Dartmouth Students Say Hard Alcohol Ban Just A Small Piece Of A Bigger Reform Puzzle

Dartmouth Students Say Hard Alcohol Ban Just A Small Piece Of A Bigger Reform Puzzle   NPR (Vermont) By Charlotte Albright May 20, 2015 At the end of January, Dartmouth President Philip Hanlon presented a sweeping plan to reverse troubling trends at the Ivy League school.   The Moving Dartmouth Forward Plan targets excessive drinking […]

Parents sue frat in Mont Vernon teen’s alcohol death

Parents sue frat in Mont Vernon teen’s alcohol death   Union Leader By Kimberly Houghton, Union Leader Correspondent May 19, 2015   MONT VERNON — The parents of a former Souhegan High School student who died two years ago after a fraternity party at Boston University have filed a wrongful death suit in federal court. […]

NJ: Alcohol and Underage Drinking part two of series on substance abuse

NJ: Alcohol and Underage Drinking part two of series on substance abuse   NJ.com By Hunterdon County Democrat May 19, 2015 The Safe Communities Coalition of Hunterdon/Somerset will present Part 2 in a five-part series of articles on a variety of substance abuse topics, such as e-cigarettes and vaping; alcohol; marijuana; prescription (Rx) drugs; and […]

A Billion Smokers, 240 Million Alcohol Abusers

A Billion Smokers, 240 Million Alcohol Abusers   Global tally finds adult health toll from legal substances may exceed that from illicit drugs   Source: WebMD By Randy Dotinga May 19, 2015   Tobacco and alcohol take a big toll on the health of people around the world, a new global survey shows.   The […]