alcohol Archives - Antarctica Journal

Antarctic scientists face breathalyzer tests due to alcohol-fueled fighting and ‘indecent exposure’

April 19, 2024 Antarctica Journal

Breathalyzers could be used to curb alcohol abuse among scientists at US bases in Antarctica following “unpredictable behavior” caused by excess drinking, including fights and indecent exposure. Officials from the National Science Foundation told an audit of healthy and safety at the two US-run bases — McMurdo Station and the South Pole — that drinking has led to “unpredictable behavior […]

The two deadliest drugs in America are both legal

April 17, 2024 Antarctica Journal

The two deadliest drugs in America are both legal. Tobacco kills more than 500,000 Americans a year. Alcohol is linked to 88,000 deaths a year (including those caused by drunk driving and violent behavior) and more than 4.6 million emergency room visits.

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Cartoon – Consumption Update

March 26, 2024 Antarctica Journal

Humor

Drinking in Modern America

March 23, 2024 Antarctica Journal

Americans drink far less today than our predecessors did. In 1830, the average American drank the equivalent of 7.1 gallons of pure alcohol per year. In 2013, by comparison, the average American drank the equivalent of 2.34 gallons of pure alcohol.

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Alcohol Improves Joke Telling

March 22, 2024 Antarctica Journal

Portion of college students who believe alcohol improves their ability to tell jokes: 3/4

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Cartoon – The Gamut Lounge

March 19, 2024 Antarctica Journal

Humor

AMERICA’S LETHAL COCKTAIL PARTY

March 9, 2024 Antarctica Journal

By the mid-1920s, the American government was at its wit’s end. The era’s strict Prohibition laws had proved futile. Americans were still drinking; they were just doing so on the sly, frequenting speakeasies and buying alcohol from crime syndicates. Gangs would steal large quantities of industrial alcohol—used for everything from fueling machines to sterilizing instruments— then redistill the hooch to […]