Obamacare Requires Insurance Plans to Cover Alcohol Treatment
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), which went into effect on October 1, may bring some hope to people who want treatment for alcohol and substance abuse. Otherwise known as Obamacare, the new law defines...
View ArticleRidesharing Apps: The Cure for Drunk Driving?
Reporters with the Washington Post recently took a look at DUI stats in a handful of cities where ridesharing apps, such Uber and Lyft, are in place. What they discovered has some prominent groups...
View ArticleBeer May Be Coming to a College Football Game Near You
Colleges may have a reputation for being awash in alcohol, but traditionally college football stadiums have been a dry island on campus. Until now. While beer is often a part of tailgating, most...
View ArticlePolice Tweet Alcohol Crimes in Real-Time
Police in England are using social media to give the public a better understanding of the extent and impact of alcohol-related crime. One weekend last month, police in Devon and Cornwall, areas that...
View ArticleStudy Finds Working Long Hours Linked to Excessive Drinking
Three martini lunches may be a thing of the past, but for many workers heading out to happy hour or grabbing a drink is a normal way to wind down at the end of a long day on the job. And new research...
View ArticleBack-to-School Season Most Dangerous Time for Binge Drinking
While the first few weeks of the school year can be some of the most exciting for college students, they are also some of the most deadly when it comes to alcohol and binge drinking. College and...
View ArticleGetting Sober Isn’t Easy. Talking About Sobriety Can Be Just as Hard.
Sporting events. The after-work happy hour. A girls’ night out. In a culture where drinking is a common part of socializing, explaining why you don’t drink—or why you’ve stopped—can be tricky and...
View ArticleAustralian Study Suggests Many Adults Willing to Give Alcohol to Minors
A new study from Australia’s Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) suggests that an alarming number of people don’t think it is wrong to supply alcohol to other people’s kids. The study...
View Article7 Tips to Help Your Guests Safely Enjoy Their Halloween Spirits
This year more than 58 million American adults plan to attend a Halloween party, and many of those frightening festivities will include alcohol. If you are in charge of throwing this year’s monster...
View ArticleDecreasing Drinking Can Lift Your Spirits
Adults in the U.S. used a variety of coping skills to handle the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. While some increased exercise or tackled a list of home improvement projects, many increased their...
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