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Heavy Drinking by Pregnant Women Rare
Heavy alcohol drinking occurs among 0.8% of pregnant women reports survey by DHHH; alcohol abuse is a risk factor for FAS or fetal alcohol syndrome.
Alcohol Use by Underaged Youths Drops
Current alcohol drinking or consumption by underaged youths dropped between 2007 and 2008, continuing a trend reports the U.S. government’s annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) Awards the Amethyst Initiative Its First Annual Millstone Award
The WCTU (Woman’s Christian Temperance Union) has awarded the Amethyst Initiative its first Millstone Award for promoting public discussions about how best to reduce alcohol abuse and alcohol-problems among young people, including adults age 18-20. The WCTU opposes any change to the status quo.
Brain Science Research Findings Misrepresented and Distorted
Because of the distortion of findings from research on the effects of alcohol on developing brains, Dr. H. Scott Swartzwelder joined the board of directors of Choose Responsibility.
Arkansas Repeals Blue Law Banning Liquor Sales at Package Stores on Sundays
Arkansas is 36th state to repeal Blue Law prohibiting package store sales on Sundays and permit local option on Sunday sales.
Alcohol Laws in Utah to Change
New laws in Utah will modernize alcohol policy and reduce the number strange laws that tourists and other visitors view as serious barriers to consuming alcoholic beverages. The repeal of Prohibition is not yet complete in Utah.
Updated Alcohol Advertising Code
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), which represents the major distillers in the country, has recently strengthened its advertising code.
“Sham” Intoxication Has Real Effects
“Sham” intoxication affects such things as memory and thinking performance according to research by Dr. Bryan Raudenbush of Wheeling Jesuit University.
Sangria Now Legal in Virginia but Not Kirs, Kir Royales or Beer Cocktails
It is now legal for restaurants to make and sell sangria in Virginia, but still illegal to make and sell kirs, kir royales, beer cocktails or any other drink containing spirits along with either beer or wine. Violations of the prohibition carry a high fine and up to one year imprisonment.
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- Alcohol Advertising on the Internet and Websites
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- Class-Action Alcohol Advertising Suit Dismissed Upheld on Appeal
- Vodka Saves Man’s Life
- Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE): Selling Alcoholic Beverages is Drug Dealing
- September Named “National Bourbon Heritage Month” by U.S. Senate
- Bush (Still) Loves DARE
- Alcohol Ads Complaints Report Issued
- Wet/Dry Alcoholic Beverage Sales Election in Texas
- Let the People Decide about Sunday Alcohol Sales (Blue Laws)
- Alcohol Prohibition in Pakistan is Promoting Major Drug Problems Say Politicians
- Arrests for Intoxication Rise Dramatically
- Washington State’s Sunday Liquor Sales Experiment a Success
- State Police Arrest Alleged Alcohol Smugglers
- Sulphasalazine May Reverse Scarring or Cirrhosis of the Liver
- 24-Hour Alcoholic Beverage Has Reduced Alcohol-Related Problems
- EtG Urine Alcohol Test Unreliable Warns Federal Agency
- Drinking Alcoholic Beverages and Income
- Alcohol Tax “By-The-Drink” Repealed in Florida
- Net Effect of Drinking Alcohol in Australia is a Saving of Lives Says Cancer Council
- Alcoholic Content of Drinks in US Dropped During Last Half Century
- Drunkenness/Intoxication Has Changed Over Time: 1979-2000
- George Washington’s Distillery Being Recreated
- It’s Now Easier to Buy a Shotgun than a Keg of Beer in NC
- Alcohol Advertising Suit Dismissed
- Marin Institute to Focus 100% Against Alcohol Industry
- Alcohol Ads in College Newspapers
- Alcohol Advertising & Marketing Code Wins Social Responsibility Award
- Alcohol Prohibition Continues
- Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy
- Marin Institute Criticizes Brewer’s Hurricane Charitable Relief Efforts
- Social Responsibility Program for Alcohol Advertising Recognized
- Sheriff Protests Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Corporation Greed
- Public Drinking Decriminalized
- Texas Arresting Thousands of People in Bars for Intoxication
- Alcohol Ad Ban Has Little Effect Say Drinkers
- Eat, Drink & Weigh Less
- State Ignores Supreme Court Warning on Alcohol Breath Testers
- Anti-Alcohol Industry Career Opportunity
- Alcohol Ban is Bad Idea
- Alcohol and Nudity
- Bootlegging in Texas
- Alcohol Breath Tests at Work
- New Temperance Movement Needed
- Monday Alcohol Sales Prohibited
- Alcohol Saves More Lives than It Costs, Says Expert
- “Sunday Alcohol Sales an Affront to Moral Values”
- Alcoholic Beverage Nutrition Labels
- Alcohol Abstainers in Scotland Feel Stigmatized
- Drink a Toast to Your Heart’s Health
- Legalize Sunday Alcoholic Beverage Sales
- Cancer Ward to Serve Alcoholic Beverages to Patients
- Liquor Billboards Now Okay in NC
- Bottle of Very Rare Irish Whiskey up for Sale: $182,000
- Alcohol Prohibition Fails in Iran
- Alcoholic Beverage Nutritional Information is Prohibited on Labels
- Alcohol Ads Closely Monitored by Marketing Review Board
- Alcoholic Beverage Nutritional Labeling
- International Center for Alcohol Policies: Ten Years of Progress
- Protecting Public from Seeing Alcoholic Beverage Brand Names
- Creating a Café Culture
- Sunday Morning Alcohol Sales
- Social Norms Marketing Supported by Federal Government to Reduce High-risk Drinking
- Alcohol Taxes May Jump 25% Higher
- George Washington: Major Distiller of Whiskey
- DARE Involved in Controversial Arrest of Child
- Whisky May Cut Cancer Risk
- Alcohol should be on International Space Station, Cosmonaut Says
- Alcohol Ads, Free Speech, and Constitutional Rights
- Judge Jailed for Using Cough Medicine
- Alcohol Ad Complaints Aired by Industry Group
- Alcohol Needed for High School Education
- Henry Wechsler Opposes Teaching Alcohol Moderation
- World’s Second Oldest Man was Regular Moderate Drinker
- Sunday Alcohol Sales, Drunk Driving & Underage Drinking
- Military Drinking Age Bill Proposed
- Alcohol Blue Laws in Connecticut
- AWOL: Alcohol Without Liquid
- National Social Norms Conference Scheduled
- Museum of the American Cocktail Now Open
- Marin Institute Recognized
- Alcohol Consumption and Taxes: Wet vs. Dry Areas
- Alcohol Agents Raid Senior Citizens’ Garden Party
- Hangover Remedies Flood Market
- Alcohol Consumer Choice Expanding
- Alcohol, Health & Longevity: Is It the Alcohol or the Lifestyle?
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- NASCAR Invites Distilled Spirits Sponsorships
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- MADD's Hometown Stays Dry
- National Social Norms Resource Center Expands Web Site
- Harvard to Reduce Risky Drinking and Promote Responsible Drinking
- Alcohol Abuse and Academic Performance in College
- Brief Counseling Reduces Alcohol Problems
- Heavy Drinking Deaths Drop 11% in One Year
- Alcohol Tax Cut Recommended
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- Food Pyramid Fight
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- Dietary Recommendations Food Guide Pyramid to Change
- 7 Tools to Beat Addiction
- Early Wine Cellar found in Jamestown
- Spending for Alcohol Ads
- NASCAR and Alcohol
- 31st State Legalizes Sunday Liquor Sales
- Temperance Tactics
- Art Galleries Raided for Serving Wine
- Tavern Trends
- Alcohol Dependence Drops in US
- Alcohol Tax Cuts Needed Say Leaders
- Alcohol Advertising: Trust Coaches, Not Science!
- Ban Drinking on Private Property?
- MADD Outraged
- Alcoholic Beverage Laws in Texas
- Selling Alcohol and Saddam Hussein
- The Perils of Drinking in America
- Alcohol, Gambling and Henry Wechsler
- Alcopops, Calories and Weight Gain
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- Alcohol Use & College Attendance
- Church Provides Non-Alcoholic College Hangout
- Alcohol & the Internet
- Faculty Wants Fewer Alcohol Arrests
- Busts for Alcohol Purchases
- Alcohol, Censorship, and Free Speech
- Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and Prohibition
- Temperance Tactics
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- Sin Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages
- “Down Your Drink” Alcohol Moderation Program
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- Collegiate Alcohol Drink Sizes
- Sunday Alcohol Sales Recommended
- Nutrition Labels for Alcohol Beverages
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- "Teen" Protest Against Aclohol Ads
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- Most People Responsible with Alcohol
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- Blue Laws
- Saudi Alcohol Prohibition
- Brief Counseling Effective For Problem Drinkers
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- Swedish Ad Ban Illegal
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