KILGORE, Texas — The month of April is Alcohol Awareness Month and many health officials are trying to increase the awareness and understanding of alcohol addiction.
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kicking off Alcohol Awareness Month with a ceremony at The State Museum, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board today recognized 43 students who participated in the 27th annual Alcohol Awareness Poster Contest.
In 19th century British-occupied India, it was quinine-rich gin and tonics, the better for warding off malaria. In the hey-days of Y2K, it was the Cosmo, pink and, with a little lemon rind, well-accessorized, much like its patron saint and Big Apple icon Carrie Bradshaw. But in 2019 the biggest trend in alcoholic beverages may just be not drinking at all.
“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.