Study Reveals How Drinking Habits Change Over Time
A new British study published in BMC Medicine reveals how drinking habits change over a lifetime, reports the Daily Mail. The main takeaway from the study is that for men,…
- story: Joanna Harkins
How Dangerous Are Binge Drinking YouTube Videos?
User-generated YouTube videos that depict the overconsumption of alcohol are receiving hundreds of millions of views, according to a study titled Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, reports NPR. The videos portray being…
- story: Danielle Bergere
Will Minnesota’s Drinking Age Be Lowered?
Debates over changing the legal drinking age in the state of Minnesota are surfacing yet again. Minnesota State Rep. Phyllis Kahn, who has tried time and time again—unsuccessfully—to lower the…
- story: Joanna Harkins
If You’re Drinking in Vietnam, You’re Probably Bingeing
Vice went to Vietnam to investigate the country's binge drinking problem and a beer club called Hangover IV. Hangover IV is one cog in a larger binge-drinking system that deserves a…
- story: Janet Lee
Hong Kong Universities May Ban Alcohol Sales
The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals in Hong Kong is calling for a ban on the sale of alcohol on university campuses, according South China Morning Post. The hospital group is…
- story: Daniel Yeom
French Drinking Is on the Decline
Francophiles carry the romantic notion that everyday French living includes champagne-soaked lunches, Burgundy dinners and cognac nightcaps galore. The fact is, drinking is on the decline in France according to…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Britain Judges Its Binge Drinking Women
A society is only as morally sound as its women. Or so Britain seems to think judging from its commentary on the way women drink. Two hundred years ago, gin…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Man Gambles Away $500,000 Blackout Drunk, Sues Casino
Imagine waking up after a blackout drunk night only realize you're out $500,000. This is exactly what happened to Mark Johnston who gambled away half-a-mil at the Downtown Grand casino…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
British Policy Bans Deep Discount Liquor
According to The Guardian, Britain is moving to ban “deep discounting” on alcohol, which “will prevent supermarkets slashing the prices of alcohol to below cost price, which has sometimes made…
- story: Echo Thomas
South African Turns Binge Drinking Game into a Platform for a Cause
The Independent reports on an inspiring story about a South African man, Brent Lindque, who used his Neknomination as a platform for raising social awareness. For those still blissfully ignorant about…
- story: Echo Thomas
