A Michigan father has been accused of throwing an alcohol-fuelled party for his teenage daughter and her under-aged friends, together with his wife.
The 39 year man and his wife provided alcohol for the party, where some teens were also smoking marijuana and playing drinking games.
The father also engaged in a sexual act with one his daughter’s friends, a 16 year old girl.
The 18 year old daughter allegedly collected money from her friends for alcohol and pizza.
Researchers have found that mixing alcohol and energy drinks can increase the risk of injury due to car crashes and fights and the reason may not be what we think it is.
In fact researchers believe that while energy drinks contain caffeine and guarana which are stimulants, these ingredients may not be to blame for the increased risk.
An experiment conducted by a team from INSEAD Business School, the University of British Columbia, and the University of Michigan, revealed that the associations that people have with the popular vodka and Red Bull cocktail can increase perceived intoxication and lead to risky behaviour.
However, these effects are not driven by the ingredients contained in energy drinks but rather people’s perceptions that they are getting more intoxicated when they mix alcohol with energy drinks, so the effect is not physiological but psychological.
Find out more at http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/92586911/energy-drinks-and-alcohol-a-risky-psychological-mix–study
Dutch beer maker, Heineken has just launched a non-alcoholic version of its beer, into one of the fastest growing beverage markets in the world.
The second largest beer maker in the world, Heineken launched the zero alcohol beer at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona recently. The beer will be sold around Europe, Israel and Russia.
The beer is not only zero alcohol, it also has half the calories of a regular beer or Coca-Cola.
According to beer critics, zero alcohol beer has failed in the past because of taste, something which Heineken 0.0 aims to address. Heineken beermaster Willem van Waesberghe said in the past non-alcoholic beers were too sweet and malty, usually because the fermentation process was cut short, or because flavours were lost as alcohol was boiled off.
Hong Kong has some of the best and renowned bars in the world, so narrowing down the best cocktails to try can be tricky. Thankfully the work has been done for you, here are the 6 most awesome cocktails you must try when in Hong Kong.
Here’s even more reason to avoid binge drinking, it can lead to abnormal heart rhythms, according to a study.
Researchers in Germany based their findings on more than 3000 drinkers attending Munich’s famous Oktoberfest.
In many people, acute alcohol consumption may actually lead to cardiac arrhythmias which can lead to atrial fibrillation which is also known as an irregular heart beat. This can lead to heart failure and stroke.
The results of the study were alarming, revealing that cardiac arrhythmias were detected in 30.5 per cent of the participants.
For budget-friendly cocktails you can’t beat the Sea Breeze, Lemon Drop, Bloody Mary, White Russian or Crane Rosemary.
While we know these cocktails for their deliciousness, they are also simple to make and won’t break the bank.
Let’s watch and learn.
According to a European study, the poorest in society are more likely to suffer from the health repercussions of excessive drinking.
The study revealed that heavy drinkers from deprived areas were at a higher risk of dying or falling ill because of alcohol consumption.
According to the lead author Dr. Vittal Katikireddi, poverty may reduce people’s resilience to disease.
The study was conducted by The University of Glasgow and was published in The Lancet journal.
Researchers found that excessive drinkers were 7 times more likely to suffer from an increase in alcohol harm, compared with light drinkers in advantaged areas.
This was in contrast to excessive drinkers in deprived areas, who were 11 times more at risk of an increase.
Ultimately the study revealed the harmful impacts of alcohol are higher in socio-economically disadvantaged communities.
See more at http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-39876364
If you become an expert cocktail maker chances are you’ll want to show off your skills to your friends or for your next party.
Here’s a useful video to learn about making cocktails for a group.
These people test if they can do each other’s makeup while drunk and let’s just say the results are hilarious if not somewhat horrific. But how much does alcohol alter our ability to perform seemingly simple tasks like applying make-up? Let’s watch and find out.