Professor David Nutt, previously chairman of the United Kingdom’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and now teaching at Imperial College, believes that having a hangover after an episode of binge drinking would soon be a thing of the past.
Monday marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 18th Amendment banning the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcohol in the United States.
The amendment, which led to Prohibition, received a thumbs-up vote from U.S. Rep. W.W. Griest, who represented Lancaster County at the time. It was ratified in 1919 and went into effect in January 1920.
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration issued an advisory Monday reminding state residents that liquor purchases can't occur on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve due to the prohibition of Sunday sales.
Alcohol consumption among eight to 15-year-olds in the UK has dropped to “record lows”, falling by 67% since 2003 according to a new study.
The figures, published on NHS Digital, were sourced from 12,051 pupils in 177 schools, who completed questionnaires in the autumn term of 2016.
This wine will give you a buzz, but not a hangover.
A California-based winery created a bottle of wine infused with cannabis and no alcohol that could get you high and promises to prevent that awful next-day feeling you get after tossing back too much booze.
Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives agreed over the weekend on a sweeping rewrite of the U.S. tax code that will include excise tax relief for alcohol producers and importers. The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) survived a conference committee of the House and Senate and will be included in the final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
HARRISBURG — Wine and beer enthusiasts have a lot more opportunity to get their favorite beverages for this holiday season, thanks to the loosening of the state’s liquor laws passed in 2016.
The liquor law update allowed wine sales in grocery stores and convenience stores that sell beer.
Hong Kong and Argentina have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to co-operate and promote wine trade between the two countries.
The MOU is not only related to wine related trade and investment promotion, but also focuses to the co-operation between the two countries in education, training and in the prevention of counterfeiting of wines.
Irish drinks manufacturers have criticised the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, for failing to address concerns about the advertising and labelling proposals in the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.
The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) says that Harris has not 'meaningfully engaged' with the manufacturers who will be impacted by the new legislation.
Independent charity Crimestoppers and the Wine and Spirit Trade Association have launched a Christmas campaign in Newcastle to warn the public about the danger to health of drinking fake alcohol.