“I can’t wait to blackout this weekend,” I overhear my friend say as I sit in Murphy Library. I laugh it off with her, but deep down this exclamation hits me the wrong way. Alcohol-induced blackouts should not be regarded as available joke material.
Alcohol remains the most harmful drug in society, impacting tens of thousands of Ontarians every year. Its consumption is associated with violence, addiction, social disruption, injury, disease and poor mental health, and is one of the leading risk factors for death and disability in Canada.
BOISE – Efforts to form an Idaho beer commission might take a different turn, but with the same goal: to promote craft beer produced in the state.
State officials say several agencies will be conducting sweeps of bars, restaurants, liquor stores and grocery stores across New York during a month-long crackdown on fake identifications and businesses that sell alcohol to minors.
Constellation Brands Inc., the world’s largest beer supplier with over 100 beer, spirit and wine brands, plans to sell about 30 of its low-end wine and spirits brands to E. & J. Gallo Winery for $1.7 billion.
SACRAMENTO (KRON) - California lawmakers are considering a bill that would lower the current blood-alcohol limit, thus reducing the amount of alcohol you can legally have in your system while behind the wheel.
Preliminary election numbers show Proposition 9, a 5% retail tax on alcohol proposed by Mayor Ethan Berkowitz's administration, appears to be failing.
ALCOHOL has historically been used in the UK armed forces to encourage bonding and to deal with difficult experiences. And while alcohol use is now on the decline, harmful drinking in the forces is still double that of the general population.
“Well, we did it when we were their age.” This common refrain, popular among parents with a permissive attitude toward underage drinking, is often coupled with well-intentioned efforts to keep adolescents safe while consuming alcohol:...
Pennsylvania's top-selling spirit, made by Philadelphia spirits maker Federal Distilling, will soon be available on more store shelves across North America.