You could say it was ‘down in one’, because one day is all it took for Heineken to blot out the pint of stout that dominates an iconic mural in Macroom.
Australians could save themselves and their households thousands of dollars each year by changing their relationship with alcohol, a study has found.
IRELAND - New legislation to reduce the exposure of children to advertisements featuring alcohol products come into effect from today.
As we head into the holiday cocktail party season, most social drinkers know they’re likely to drink more than usual. Fewer, however, are likely aware that Canada’s low-risk alcohol guidelines recommend people limit themselves to just four drinks (three for women) on any single occasion.
Online auctions for retail liquor store permits are set to begin in Saskatchewan on Nov. 27. Bids are to close Dec. 6 in the first round of auctions, which is to include the communities of Estevan, Martensville, Melfort, Weyburn and Warman.
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has welcomed the Conservative pledge to review tax paid on a bottle of whisky. The PM said the Conservatives would look to “develop a system which provides better support for domestic drink producers”.
HÀ NỘI, Viet Nam— The Law on Preventing Alcohol’s Harmful Effect will take effect at the beginning of next year. This is considered one of the country's strongest attempts to control the negative effects of alcohol abuse.
UNITED KINGDOM - ALCOHOL and drug abuse in York has led to a “public health crisis” in the city, according to councillors.And people are struggling to access treatment because of Government cuts to local public health budgets.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai has loosened its liquor laws to allow tourists to purchase alcohol in state-controlled stores, previously only accessible to license-holding residents, as the United Arab Emirates saw the first drop in alcohol sales by volume in a decade.
This article, written by Tim Stockwell, University of Victoria, originally appeared on The Conversation and is republished here with permission: With the opioid overdose crisis, concern about teens using electronic cigarettes and our fascination with the legalization of cannabis, our most dangerous legal drug continues to be ignored by Canadian policy-makers.