It is time to BAN alcohol on aeroplanes?

I came across an interesting online article by Martin Townsend in the Express.co.uk entitled "It is time to BAN alcohol on aeroplanes"

Did you know that the death of 31 people 30 years ago in the King’s Cross fire was the trigger for the ban on smoking on the London Underground?

Then in 2008 The ban on alcohol on the Underground came in to force and succeed in making Tube travel more pleasant. (this ban was not introduced because of a disaster)

With a sizable minority of plane passengers not behaving appropriately under the influence of alcohol, (despite it being illegal to enter an aircraft when drunk or to be drunk on an aircraft). Could this end in the ultimate disaster of bringing a plane down if a complete ban doesn't take place?

The maximum penalty for entering an aircraft when drunk or to be drunk on an aircraft is two years’ jail.

A total of 387 people were arrested at British airports and on flights between February 2016 and February 2017 – a rise of 50 per cent in a year.

Mr Townsend made another great point in his article that "Aggressive pub drunks are bad enough but innocent bystanders can always head for the exit. There is no such option on a plane where onlookers are left to quietly fret."

What do you think? should more be done? have you ever seen someone stopped from boarding a plane due to drunkenness? Were you aware that it is illegal to be drunk on a plane before reading this article?

Drivers who kill will now face life sentence

Dangerous drivers who cause death while using their mobile phones or speeding will now face life in prison.

Drivers who kill while under the influence of drink or drugs will also face a life sentence. And there will be a new offence of causing serious injury through careless driving, as part of renewed efforts to improve road safety.

The new measures mean such drivers could face the same length of sentence as those convicted of manslaughter, with maximum penalties raised from 14 years to life.

Read the full story in the guardian

Generation Z Could Dramatically Affect Alcohol Market

In 2016 Millennials drank 42 percent of the wine sold in the U.S., more than any other generation. They also have helped to boost the craft beer industry and the cocktail market.

“Generation Z” are just coming of age and it looks as though this generation is far less interested in intoxicants of all varieties–from alcohol to cigarettes and marijuana–than their older siblings and cousins.

Demographically speaking, Generation Z (born between 1995 and 2010) is only slightly smaller than the Millennials (born between 1980 and 1995). According to census numbers, there are about 62.5 million members of Generation Z and 65 million Millennials in the United States. Much of this generation is still too young to legally drink, but already market trends show that the period of rapid sales growth enjoyed by the alcohol industry may be slowing down.

For more information and statistics ee the Inside Sources Article by Erin Mundahl

Hangover Free Alcohol

MANY of us are familiar with the consequences associated with a big night of drinking.

• headache
• dry mouth
• uneasy stomach 
• general feeling of self-pity

Everyone has a "Cure" that works for them, anything from drinking a pint of water before going to bed to a greasy fry up in the morning.

However these rituals may become a thing of th past thanks to the invention of a new synthetic alcohol that eliminates the risk of a hangover all together.

The synthetic alcohol 'alcosynth' was created by David Nutt, a Drugs scientist and Imperial College Professor.  Alcosynth is designed to mirror the effects of alcohol minus the throbbing headache. Its also designed to carry less health risks.

In an interview with The Times, Professor Nutt said that he has plans to roll out alcosynth in over one hundred cocktail bars by 2020.

Professor Nutt and his team are trying to raise $11.8 million (£7 million) to fund the final round of safety checks to ensure that the product is fit for human consumption before it can be put forward to be sold to the public.

Professor Nutt has hopes that alcosynth will be able to replace all regular alcohol by 2050.

"It will be there alongside the scotch and the gin, they'll dispense the alcosynth into your cocktail and then you'll have the pleasure without damaging your liver and your heart," he told The Independent.
"They go very nicely into mojitos. They even go into something as clear as a Tom Collins. One is pretty tasteless, the other has a bitter taste."

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