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UK prison bans hand gel inmates used to get high

A British prison says a bunch of inmates have been caught with their hands clean — using hand sanitizing gel to get drunk.

Correction: France-Banning Booze

In a March 11 story and glance about France moving to raise the legal drinking age to 18, The Associated Press erroneously reported the minimum age for drinking hard liquor in Germany. It is 18 for hard liquor, not 16, though beer and wine may be consumed at age 16 in Germany.

A glance at legal drinking ages around Europe

A glance at the minimum legal drinking age in various countries around Europe:

France puts a cork in alcohol sales to youth

A spot of Calvados, the apple brandy, in the bottle to help baby sleep. Champagne for all at the family fete. And wine anytime, well, because we're French.

One for the road? No thanks, says Rome

One for the road? No thanks, says Rome.

School bus liquor-store run gets cops' attention

A school bus driver made an unscheduled stop at a liquor store, then allegedly asked a student to help hide her purchases when police stopped her, the district superintendent said. It does not appear the driver had been drinking, Billings Public Schools Superintendent Jack Copps said. No charges had been filed but the driver quit her job this week.

Arrest made in Wash. death by poisoned liquor

Authorities say a woman believed to have killed her ex-boyfriend with poisoned liquor has been arrested in London after two years on the run.

Bennigan's to focus on pub fare post-bankruptcy

Bennigan's diners can expect a bigger emphasis on booze, burgers and other bar and grill fare in the days and months to come, the new owner of the chain said Thursday.

Less tailgaiting time for Giants, Jets fans

The Meadowlands Sports Complex has issued new rules regarding alcohol and fan behavior.

School Suspends Girl for Booze-Candy

A school district suspended a 12-year-old for having a piece of chocolate candy filled with a half-ounce of booze.

Amtrak Offers Free Booze on Rail Trips

Amtrak is trying to gin up new business by offering $100 in free alcohol to customers on some overnight trains.

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Poll. Are you a drinker?

I like to drink alcohol. That shouldn't come as any surprise to anyone who knows me online or in my life. My drink of choice is scotch on the rocks and it's a rare night that I don't have 3 or 4 of them.

14 year old boy dead of apparent oxycodone overdose
Source: news-journalonline.com

A 14-year-old boy died in his Bent Oak Drive home, apparently of a drug overdose, a second boy discovered in the same home was said to have been hospitalized and police were saying little Sunday.

'Booze therapy' for brain injury
Source: BBC News

A dose of alcohol may be a good treatment for people with head injuries, emergency doctors suggest. Their basis for this is the discovery that people appear less likely to die following brain trauma if they have alcohol in their bloodstream.

Ozzy Osbourne: I was a beast. Absolutely terrifying
Source: The Times

In an exclusive extract from the autobiography no one thought he would live to write, the singer recalls the booze, the bedlam — and the bat

Sober again, former Florida All-American John Reaves strives to rebuild his life
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

The message left on his cell phone is nearly four months old, but John Reaves still has it, still plays it and still uses it as a reminder of where he was, where he is and where he needs to stay.

Rasmussen Reports: Majority Of Americans Now Agree That Booze Is More Dangerous Than Pot
Source: blog.norml.org

More than half of Americans agree that marijuana is safer than alcohol. Rassmussen Reports has the details here:

FloriDUH: Spam, booze & TP -- Yep, that's a party
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

for the lost '60s generation? Find 'em in Goodland at the Little Bar.

Nobody wants to loose weight

Now during the recession, you may find out, that you'll have to cut your expenses. You may end up buying less clothes, houses, cars or even sex.

What you drink tells us who you are
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Before you order a drink in public, you should read this! Seven New York City bartenders were asked if they could 'nail' a woman's personality based on what she drinks. Though interviewed separately, they concurred on almost all counts.

Bartending: Nice Work if You Can Mix It
Source: Wall Street Journal

As the economy sputters, bartenders are going back to school -- in bartending.

Cigarette Taxes Finally Put Me on the Wagon (With Broken Wheels)

As I write this, I want a cigarette. It's what my left hand does when my right hand operates the mouse. (See how I can't put this in past tense, yet?)

Pervert priest ordered altar boys suicide
Source: austriantimes.at

A pervert priest has been jailed for 40 months for telling an altar boy to kill himself after seducing him by plying him with booze and cannabis.

Thirsty Swede jailed over snot attack
Source: thelocal.se

A Swede has been jailed for attacking a cashier at a branch of a state monopoly alcohol retailer, Systembolaget, on the Baltic island of Öland.

Disabled woman accused of luring teens into sex with pot, booze (Mug Shot)
Source: komonews.com

GRESHAM, Ore. -- Police here have arrested a local woman accused of providing teenagers with marijuana and alcohol in exchange for sex.

Mass. liquor store offering home delivery
Source: Yahoo! News

BEVERLY, Mass. – A Beverly liquor store is worried that hard times might keep many costumers out of the store. So, now ChrisPy's liquor store offers home delivery.

Smell of booze turns court trip into jail time
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Excerpt: When showing up in court on a DUI charge, it's best not to show up with alcohol on your breath.

Realities of boozing are tough to swallow
Source: New Scientist

HORROR of horrors: The cost of booze is going up. Whatever you're used to paying for your favourite tipple, prepare to pay more. The days of cheap alcohol are numbered and, apparently, it is for our own good.

Two teens declared dead after deadly Turkish booze trip
Source: thelocal.de

Two Lübeck students flown home from Turkey after falling into an alcohol-induced coma have been declared dead, doctors announced late on Sunday.

Government to defy top doctor and block calls for minimum alcohol price
Source: The Times

Sir Liam will tomorrow recommend a ban on drinks being sold for less than 50p per alcoholic unit when he delivers his annual report on the state of the nation's health.

DUI suspect found in WA trooper's driveway
Source: king5.com

ZILLAH, Wash. -- The State Patrol says a trooper returning home after his shift found a drunken driving suspect in the driveway of his own home near Zillah.

AMERICA: Passing the Blame
Source: Jokegalore.com

We Americans like to blame others for our own doing why can't we just blame ourselves.

Will Ky. still sell smokes, booze?
Source: nky.cincinnati.com

COVINGTON - Nine of every 10 customers who walk into the Stadium Liquor Store on Covington's Fourth Street are from Ohio.

Lawmakers Across Nation Look to Booze for Revenues
Source: FOXNews.com

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah is the only state that requires people to fill out an application and pay a fee before entering a bar.

Watch Terry Bradshaw On Last Night's 'Leno'
Source: defamer.com

Remember that humiliating night when you had wayyyy too much to drink, and you started speaking in tongues, thinking every slurred, nonsensical sentiment was completely hilarious? Neither does Terry Bradshaw. Compliments of Tyler.

The Cheapest Way to Buy Booze | SmartMoney.com
Source: smartmoney.com

NO SUPER BOWL PARTY would be complete without some choice of beverages.

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