Injured passenger awarded $300K after federal jury finds Carnival overserved alcohol

Carnival Cruise Line must pay $300,000 to a former passenger after a federal jury in South Florida found that the company was negligent in serving the woman more than a dozen shots of tequila before she fell and suffered a possible traumatic brain injury MIAMI — Carnival Cruise Line must pay $300,000 to a former … Read more

Camels used to smuggle hundreds of bottles of alcohol into Indian capital to avoid taxes, police say

Indian police have arrested a man for smuggling alcohol into the capital Delhi using camels, seizing two animals and a large consignment of liquor. The camels were used to carry the alcohol through “forest routes” from the neighboring city of Faridabad in Haryana state across state lines into the sprawling megacity of Delhi — where … Read more

Residents fight to legalize gatherings involving alcohol at senior living facility

A senior living facility in Minnesota was recently told they’d need a liquor license for any gathering involving alcoholic beverages. That didn’t sit well with many of the residents, who are now fighting to legalize the right to happy hour. Tony Dokoupil has the story. Source link

Arizona University student died of alcohol poisoning following rush event: autopsy

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A Northern Arizona University student who drank an excessive amount of vodka at a fraternity house party died of alcohol poisoning, an autopsy released Monday shows. Colin Daniel Martinez, 18, was found unresponsive Jan. 31 and couldn’t be resuscitated, the report said. His blood-alcohol level was 0.425% — more than five times … Read more

GLP-1s could help curb substance use disorders, from alcohol to opioids, study suggest

Evidence continues to mount suggesting that GLP-1 drugs may help people cut back on cigarettes, drinking and opioid use. As the medications — which include semaglutide and tirzepatide — have grown in popularity, anecdotal reports have emerged of people who said they no longer felt the urge to drink alcohol or use drugs while taking … Read more

A tale of two beers: Spending at bars is on the rise, while retail alcohol sales are falling

In the battle of bars vs. liquor stores, the bars appear to be winning. New data released this week by Bank of America found that drinking at bars is on the rise even as alcohol consumption is on the decline. Alcohol spending as a share of overall expenditures sits around a roughly 40-year low, according … Read more

L.A. man who gave alcohol to hawk sentenced for animal cruelty

A Los Angeles man was sentenced to 45 days in jail and a year of probation after video showed him giving a protected juvenile hawk a sip of alcohol at a park. L.A. city resident Cesar Gustavo Diaz, 25, was sentenced by a judge on Thursday after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of … Read more