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January 25, 2012
An expert on the MBTA’s financial status said yesterday the T’s move to pull alcohol advertisements from its trains and stations is a huge mistake.
December 26, 2011
Impulsive people tend to become belligerent when they’ve had too much to drink.
December 14, 2011
Master of Wine Jean K. Reilly, wine buyer and director at Morrell & Company — one of the oldest wine purveyors in the city — picks bottles that will impress your drinking buddies without walloping your wallet.
December 13, 2011
Excess is the operative word during the holidays. While too much food can certainly cause problems, too much alcohol can be deadly.
Students go from Four Loko to Gummis and tampons
November 28, 2011
It wasn’t quite the California Gold Rush, but the rush on Four Loko this time last year marked the rise and fall of the alcohol and caffeine drink popular among college students.
Just a few drinks a week tied to breast cancer
November 02, 2011
Women who drink just a few glasses of wine or beer a week may have a slightly increased breast cancer risk, researchers said Tuesday.
Inquest: Alcohol killed Amy Winehouse
October 26, 2011
Winehouse consumed "a very large quantity of alcohol" before dying.
Six brews for the season
September 29, 2011
Like Christmas decorations and NFL football, autumnal brews generally precede their rightful season by at least six weeks.
Would you take the anti-drunk pill?
September 29, 2011
If a pill could prevent you from getting drunk, would you still be married, employed or without a criminal record?
Department of Education asks colleges to help curb drug use
September 26, 2011
Will the Obama administration's 2011 National Drug Control Strategy to anything to prevent drug abuse on college campuses? The Department of Education is asking universities to step up to the plate.
Hammered.org: Site promotes fun minus the hangover
September 07, 2011
Got nothing to do and feeling too hungover to drink again — or just don’t feel like drinking at all?
A former Northeastern University student has compiled the answer for you.
City introduces campaign to curb underage drinking
August 23, 2011
City officials yesterday kicked off a campaign timed with the start of the school year to curb underage drinking. But college students don’t expect the advertising blitz to have much impact.
Keeping the party fun — and safe
July 31, 2011
Ohio University professor Thomas Vander Ven has been studying underage drinking patterns since 2005. His latest book, “Getting Wasted: Why College Students Drink Too Much and Party So Hard,” is a formal study of the patterns behind college drinking.
Study shows why we keep drinking
July 06, 2011
Why doesn't one bad night of drinking stop us from having another?
State wants firmer grip on Lokos et al
February 01, 2011
Seeking to put a permanent end to the recently popular Four Loko parties, state officials pushed forward yesterday with an effort to implement regulations banning caffeine infused alcoholic drinks.
The gift of whisky: A true taste experience
December 01, 2010
It’s not possible to know everything that Johnnie Walker’s Master of Whisky Steve Wilson knows about the spirit.
Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission cans Four Loko drink
November 18, 2010
Four Loko fans fearing the impending prohibition of the caffeine-laced malt beverage hoarded cans of the product well before state regulators abruptly instituted a ban yesterday.
Four Loko to ax the caffeine
November 17, 2010
The maker of controversial alcoholic energy drink Four Loko said it would remove caffeine and other stimulants from all of its beverages ahead of an expected crackdown by U.S. regulators.
Feds eye ban of booze caffeine
November 16, 2010
U.S. regulators are planning to crack down on companies selling alcoholic beverages that include a jolt of caffeine amid pressure from lawmakers, states and consumer groups that contend the drinks are dangerous.
Council calls for Four Loko hearing
November 15, 2010
Four Loko might be the hottest drink to hit college campuses since Red Bull but the country’s premiere college town is taking steps to ban it.
College kids loco over Four Loko
October 26, 2010
An alcohol drink gaining popularity among local college students has state officials and medical professionals worried about the potentially lethal effects.
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