HEADLINES
With Drinking, Parent Rules Do Affect Teens' Choices May. 31, 2010 NPR USA
As teenagers mature into their senior year of high school, many parents begin to feel more comfortable about letting them drink alcohol. But new research from brain scientists and parenting experts suggests loosening the reins on drinking may not be a good idea in the long run... Read full story...
Douglas Fraser's Ledger: Slainte! May. 30, 2010 11:21 am BBC UK
Come the recession, and whisky has the advantage of being something you can re-cork and drink more slowly, while being a tipple that accompanies misery and downturn as much as the toasting of success... Read full story...
Health advisers urge introduction of minimum price for alcohol May. 30, 2010 7:09 am The Guardian UK
Tough measures to tackle drink-related crime, antisocial behaviour and illness – including a politically controversial minimum price for alcohol – will be recommended by government advisers this week... Read full story...
alcohol law aimed at saving lives May. 30, 2010 11:45 pm Deseret News UT
Some say Utah's new underage drinking and driving laws are very strict. They are absolutely right. They also say the Legislature should roll back current law and replace it with language that is more forgiving of young people who drink and drive... Read full story...
Drunken logic May. 31, 2010 1:29 pm Hindustan Times India
The WHO's relationship to booze, however, is much more strident. Like all good people, it also wants to espouse the virtues of moderation. But to suggest a ban on happy hours and other promotional devices like flat rates and special discounts to discourage underage drinking is, to put it soberly, bloody ridiculous and akin to proposing a ban on rifle sports in the Olympics to discourage carrying people carrying unlicensed revolvers... Read full story...
Be Smart Before You Start May. 30, 2010 4:06 pm The Young Witness AUS
On Friday, the Young Liquor Accord association gathered at the Young Hotel for a meeting and to officially launch a new project aimed at reducing the effect alcohol has on the lives of minors... Read full story...
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