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Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history during pivotal epochs - from humankind's adoption of agriculture and the birth of cities to the advent of globalization.
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Excessive alcohol use, including binge drinking, contributes to an estimated 1,635 deaths annually in Colorado, which is an average of almost five deaths each day. Excessive drinking is associated with harms to individuals (e.g., violence, injuries, cancers, and high blood pressure) and also has large costs to society. Excessive alcohol use cost Colorado $5 billion in 2010, almost half of which was paid by government. Binge drinking contributes the...
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When life gives you lemons, call your best girlfriends and whip up some lemon martinis. Such is the mantra for the Ladies' Society for the Conservation of Martinis, which was established after one fateful PTA meeting, when four young mothers discovered they had more in common than they ever thought possible. Meeting once a month, the women would share laughs and secrets and toast to their blossoming friendship with a clink of their sacred martini...
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The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed the world as we know it. Many policies related to alcohol availability have changed, which in turn has an impact on consumption and public health. This brief describes some of the changes in alcohol policy in Colorado, emerging indicators related to alcohol availability and related harms, and considerations on using data to study alcohol consumption changes due to COVID-19.
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The author explores the origins, implementation, and failure of that great American delusion known as Prohibition. His book explains how Prohibition happened, what life under it was like, and what it did to the country. It is a history of one of the most puzzling eras in American history when the Constitution was amended to restrict human behaviour. In the 19th century, the U.S. was notably liquor-soaked. By 1917, some people were prepared to translate...
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"Allen Carŕђةs Easyway is the most effective stop-smoking method of all time and it has now been successfully applied to a wide range of other issues. Here the method focuses on one of the fastest-growing problems of modern times: womeńђةs drinking. Alcohol blights womeńђةs lives often in a different way to meńђةs: women tend to stay at home drinking alcohol; women often feel particular shame over drinking too much; drinking around children...
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Excessive alcohol use contributes to an estimated 1,633 deaths annually in Colorado, which is an average of almost five deaths each day. A portion of these alcohol-attributable deaths include deaths by suicide. Research has shown that excessive alcohol use is associated with increased suicide risk. Suicide continues to be a critical public health concern both nationally and in Colorado.
12) Rip Van Winkle
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In the Catskill Mountains, farmer Rip Van Winkle meets a strange dwarf and a group of men playing ninepins. He drinks from their keg and falls into a deep sleep. When he awakens, everything is changed.
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Changing your habits can be hard without the right tools. This is especially true for alcohol because habits are, by definition, subconscious thought processes. Through her methodical research of the latest neuroscience and her own journey, Annie Grace has cracked the code on habit change by addressing the specific ways habits form. This unique and unprecedented method has now helped thousands redefine their relationship to drinking painlessly and...
16) Drinking alcohol
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This book discusses what alcohol is, why people drink it, and how it can affect people's health and well-being.
18) Alcohol
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"Alcohol is a drug. However, it is also a food. Responsible adults can use alcohol safely. Wine, beer, and spirts play a role in society from religious ceremonies to fine dining. Used in moderation, alcohol may even have a few health benefits for adults. But for kids and teens, alcohol is never safe. In order to make good decisions about whether or not to drink alcohol, people need to know what alcohol is, how it affects the body, and how it affects...
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Alcohol is one of the most common and socially acceptable drugs in the country. Young people are often exposed to different forms of alcohol long before they reach the legal age for drinking. Through photographs and easy-to-understand text, this book provides young readers with more information about alcohol in its many forms. Readers will learn about what alcohol is, the short-term and long-term effects of alcohol on the body and mind, and how to...