Red Ribbon initiative now underway
Red Ribbon initiative now underway The Beacon Herald By the Sudbury Star Staff November 29, 2020 CANADA – The annual Red Ribbon campaign kicked off Friday in conjunction with police launching their Festive RIDE program. The red ribbon is a visible symbol to “remind us of the thousands of Canadians who have lost their lives or […]
Scotland: Alcohol deaths in Scotland fall 10% in first year of minimum pricing
Scotland: Alcohol deaths in Scotland fall 10% in first year of minimum pricing Herald Scotland By Helen McArdle, Health Correspondent November 25, 2020 NEW figures reveal a “notable fall” in the number of people dying in Scotland as a direct result of alcohol consumption for the first time in seven years. Statistics from the National Records of Scotland […]
Kent State study finds that alcohol consumption among college students has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic
Kent State study finds that alcohol consumption among college students has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic The study analyzed the amount and frequency of college students’ drinking habits. WKYC Studios Author: Hope Sloop November 24, 2020 KENT, Ohio — Editor’s note: the video in the player above is from a story published on September 29, 2020. People […]
Canada: Irving Oil Joins MADD Canada To Share Sober Driving Message This Holiday Season
Canada: Irving Oil Joins MADD Canada To Share Sober Driving Message This Holiday Season Press Release StreetInsider.com November 23, 2020 SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick, Nov. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Irving Oil, a long-time sponsor of MADD Canada’s Project Red Ribbon awareness campaign, is leading the effort to spread the sober driving message in the Atlantic Region […]
Four in 10 consumers have holiday shopped drunk
Four in 10 consumers have holiday shopped drunk Source: CSA By Dan Berthiaume 11/23/2020 Some consumers may find holiday surprises on their doorstep – gifts they bought while under the influence. According to a new survey of 2,000 U.S. consumers from online resale platform Decluttr, one in five respondents say they are likely to drink […]
Expert: Be alert for risks of ‘gray area’ drinking
Expert: Be alert for risks of ‘gray area’ drinking Montrose Press By Katharhynn Heidelberg November 18, 2020 Isolation and stress exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic are also fueling a sneaky risk — “gray area drinking.” Gray area drinking falls between abstinence and alcohol abuse and the term is used to describe situations in which people […]
Campaign launched to ban all alcohol advertising in Scotland
Campaign launched to ban all alcohol advertising in Scotland Source: https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/ By Stacey Mullen November 19, 2020 A CAMPAIGN group has urged every candidate in next year’s Holyrood election to support a “total ban” on alcohol advertising. In its manifesto ahead of the vote in May, Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) is pushing for […]
Can Memory Manipulation Help Treat Alcohol Addiction?
Can Memory Manipulation Help Treat Alcohol Addiction? Neuroscience News Summary: Manipulating memory via optogenetics mitigated addiction-related behaviors. Source: Boston University November 18, 2020 In the United States alone, over 14 million adults suffer from alcohol use disorder. For those that seek treatment, 90% will experience at least one relapse within the first four years. One […]
College-age kids are drinking less alcohol – but smoking more marijuana
College-age kids are drinking less alcohol – but smoking more marijuana Source: https://theconversation.com/ November 19, 2020 Young adults aren’t drinking as much as they used to. In fact, more than a quarter don’t drink alcohol at all, recent surveys show. It’s good news for health. But there is also a downside in the data: While […]
Faculty members publish research about drunk online shopping
Faculty members publish research about drunk online shopping Source: https://ung.edu/ by Clark Leonard November 17, 2020 Three faculty members in the University of North Georgia’s (UNG) Mike Cottrell College of Business have published an article on the phenomenon of drunk online shopping and its effects on consumers and marketers. Their article used the Fogg Behavioral […]