Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered 30 companies to prove that their caffeinated alcoholic beverages products are safe....
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"Alcohol abuse" is defined as use that repeatedly contributes, within a 12-month period, to the risk of bodily harm, relationship troubles,...
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Drinking is good for you. Don’t believe me, trust science. As reported in yesterday’s New York Times, a review of studies published in the...
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About 25 years ago, before most of the patrons of Uncle Fatty’s Rum Resort (2833 N. Sheffield Ave.) were born, activists such as Mothers Against...
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In Kentucky, at least, Democrats and Republicans can agree on something, the value to their state of its bourbon whiskey industry.Louisville Democrat...
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Although I write about alcohol all the time, I rarely write about alcoholism and other alcohol-related harms. I don’t think doing one creates...
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Kentucky isn’t the only state that wants to balance its budget on the backs of drinkers. Illinois lawmakers are currently looking at sales tax...
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Abraham Lincoln, who was born 200 years ago tomorrow, was an abolitionist and most abolitionists were prohibitionists too. But Lincoln, who was also...
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"We will restore science to its rightful place."In a speech full of significance, those eight words from President Obama yesterday may prove...
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The 75th anniversary of legal drinking is next Friday, when we will celebrate the ratification of the 21st Amendment, which ended Prohibition. This is...
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