News
NC’s brewers adjust to sobering reality of fewer drinkers with new strategies
Gallup finds US drinking at an all-time low, with young adults leading the decline — impacting culture, health, and North Carolina’s beer industry.
News
Report Praises Bush Regulatory Plan
RALEIGH — Although mercury levels today pose little health risk, the Bush administration’s “Cap and Trade” rule would be the most effective way to further reduce mercury emissions, according to a new study. In other research notes: Reason magazine reports flaws in a 2001 federal study concluding that Europe’s liberal drinking laws contributed to more insobriety compared to the American approach. It was not peer-reviewed by other researchers, and it used outdated data which also excluded France and Germany. Also, a different study concludes that report cards on hospital morality influence patient preferences.
Opinion
Call. 58: Overall College Drinking on the Decline, According to Study
Moderate alcohol use among college students is on the decline while abstinence and "binge" drinking are gaining popularity, according to Harvard School of Public Health's 1999 College Alcohol Study. The study surveyed 128 schools in 39 states and the District of Columbia.
