Drinking on cue: Social groups heavily influence drinkers’ attitudes, actions
Drinking on cue: Social groups heavily influence drinkers’ attitudes, actions Post and Courier By Hanna Raskin September 8, 2015 British anthropologists in the 1980s set out to quantify everything they could about a pub in a Northwest U.K. textile town. They wrote down what patrons discussed, and timed how quickly they drank. They […]
Yes, powdered alcohol is real. It’s already banned in New York and at least 20 other states.
Yes, powdered alcohol is real. It’s already banned in New York and at least 20 other states. By Abby Phillip August 15 Powdered alcohol isn’t even available on the open market yet, but 25 states have already acted to ban it either temporarily or outright. On Friday, New York became the latest. […]
VT: Burlington liquor stores see spike in fake IDs
VT: Burlington liquor stores see spike in fake IDs Employees see unusually high number so far this year WPTZ By Keele Smith September 9, 2015 “This time of year we just get ready for the fake IDs. I feel like it’s an unusually high number this year,” Pearl Street Beverage Manager John Dubie said. […]
Scotland: Three-quarters of alcohol sales in off licences rather than pubs
Scotland: Three-quarters of alcohol sales in off licences rather than pubs STV News September 9, 2015 The Scottish Government is considering resurrecting its “social responsibility” tax on alcohol retailers as more Scots abandon pubs in favour of off licences. Off licences now account for nearly three-quarters of alcohol sales in Scotland, compared with […]
NC: Is state cracking down on alcohol law violations?
NC: Is state cracking down on alcohol law violations? Citizen-Times By Emily Patrick September 11, 2015 Festival organizers sometimes react to them like ants at a picnic, or more accurately, cops at a kegger. But to do their job, state ALE agents go wherever alcohol is poured. Public safety, alcohol licenses and the money […]
Fewer U.S. Teens Abusing Alcohol, Prescription Meds: Survey
Fewer U.S. Teens Abusing Alcohol, Prescription Meds: Survey U.S. News By E.J. Mundell, HealthDay Reporter September 10, 2015 There’s good news from a new U.S. government report: The percentage of people ages 12 to 17 who smoke, drink or abuse certain drugs is falling. The findings come from 2014 survey data released Thursday […]
Partnerships key to beating Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Partnerships key to beating Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Cape Time By Lisa Isaacs September 9, 2015 AROUND the globe, bells rang at 9.09am as the world commemorated World Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Day yesterday. In Cape Town, various events were held to raise awareness of the dangers of drinking during pregnancy and the plight […]
Here’s a look at Taco Bell’s first alcohol menu
Here’s a look at Taco Bell’s first alcohol menu Source: Alt Press by Tyler Sharp September 10, 2015 Here’s a look at Taco Bell’s first alcohol menu The first Taco Bell to serve alcohol in the U.S. will be located in Wicker Park, which is found on the West Side district of […]
Whiskey aged in space tastes like throat lozenges and rubbery smoke
Whiskey aged in space tastes like throat lozenges and rubbery smoke Ardbeg Distillery sent samples of its whiskey to mature on the International Space Station. The results were a bit strange Source: The Verge By Loren Grush September 10, 2015 It’s a familiar origin story: an astronaut journeys into space for a […]
How a Teen’s Bedroom Can Reveal Drug and Alcohol Abuse
How a Teen’s Bedroom Can Reveal Drug and Alcohol Abuse Esther Crain Writer Yahoo Parenting September 3, 2015 This adolescent bedroom is on display in a suburban Boston mall, and it just might help fight drug abuse. (Photo: Carl Stevens/WBZ NewsRadio 1030) It looks like a typical teenage bedroom: Under team flags and beside a twin […]