Ander Mendez and his friends were hoping they’d struck it rich when they came up with the idea of selling alcohol-infused gummy bears — until they found themselves in the sights of sweet giant Haribo.
ATLANTA — Adults in the United States who binge drink are consuming even more alcohol per binging episode, according to a new study published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Did you know that an important goal of alcohol regulation is a "level playing field" for business licensees? Do you know why it's crucial for public health and safety?
The open season for liquor-control laws is at hand. With repeal on Dec. 5 of the 18th Amendment accepted as a certainty, the States now face the problem of what to do about it. Only nine have adopted laws to regulate production and sale.
Prohibition, the 13-year-long nationwide ban on alcoholic beverages in the US, began on January 16, 1920.
(CNN) – People who gave up alcohol this month may save more than their health. Giving up drinking in January has become quite the thing.
According to USA Today, just over half of millennials in a survey conducted by the Harris Poll say they intend to take what’s called a “Dry January.”
Binge drinking by teenagers in their senior year of high school is a strong predictor of dangerous behaviors later in life, including driving while impaired (DWI) and riding with an impaired driver (RWI), according to a new Yale-led study.
When it comes to intoxication and addiction, the spotlight has been shining on America’s opioid crisis for several years now. Yet it’s important not to lose sight of the public health issues associated with other substances.
A recent report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) indicates that people arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol are often arrested more than once, suggesting that sanctions, treatment, and education are not enough to change this dangerous behavior.
Alcohol prohibition became the law of the land 100 years ago — on Jan. 16, 1920 — following ratification of the 18th Amendment and enactment of the Volstead Act.