On November 26, a new study in the academic journal PLOS Medicine dispelled the popular idea that binge drinking is more prevalent among women with children than among women without children, the alleged basis of “mommy drinking culture.”
ST PAUL, Minn. — According to the Department of Health, Minnesota has one of the highest rates of binge drinking in the nation. Binge drinking is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having, for women, four or more drinks in about a two hour period. For men, it's five or more in that same time period.
A new piece of legislation may give a big boost to Michigan’s craft distilleries. Senate Bill 349 would allow liquor makers to get a higher wholesale price if they source more than 40% of their grains from Michigan farmers.
It was hard to look anywhere on social media this summer without seeing someone grasping a can of the sparkling, sparsely flavored, adult beverage sensation called White Claw.
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) has approved $1.2 million in grants for 18 projects to increase the production of Pennsylvania-made malt and brewed beverages and enhance the Pennsylvania beer industry through promotion, marketing, and research-based programs and projects.
Research has linked a partner's or spouse's drinking with changes in alcohol-related behaviours, but few studies have considered only cohabiting relationships. A new study published in Drug & Alcohol Review sought to determine if a cohabiting partner's drinking habits are influenced by their partner's consumption.
Risks of binge drinking among students, especially during initiation ceremonies, made headlines this year when new guidance was issued in response to the death of Ed Farmer.
In a recently published study, 99 percent of middle school and high school students surveyed for the study had heard of Budweiser/Bud Light, the top spender on advertising, and 44 percent said they had used the brand.
More than 1,000 Britons a day get injured on skiing holidays after consuming alcohol, according to new research. Skiers are 43 per cent more likely to be involved in a crash after drinking, with 3.8 million people having reported injuries on the slopes that were as a direct result of having a tipple during the past five years.
BERKS COUNTY, PA — Fining a tavern or licensed club for not cleaning its beer-dispensing faucets at least once every seven days may seem like nitpicking, but a state police agency charged with enforcing the state liquor laws sees it differently.