Category Archives: Education

PLCB Approves TIPS Online Alcohol Server, Seller Training

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Health Communications, Inc. (HCI) said eTIPS, an online responsible alcohol server training and certification program, was approved by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board‘s Bureau of Alcohol Education (PLCB) to provide Responsible Alcohol Management Program (RAMP) server/seller training. In Pennsylvania, all … Continue reading →

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Binge Drinking Rates Declining But Still a Concern: SAMHSA

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Binge drinking among U.S. teens and young adults aged 12-20 has declined over the past six years, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), but 14 percent still report having engaged in … Continue reading →

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Tiger Beer Donates $1 Million to WWF Drive to Save Tigers,

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Tiger Beer (Five Points Trading Co.) donated $1 million to World Wildlife Federation’s digitally-led global awareness campaign to save the world’s 3,890 wild tigers. Once found in diverse habitats across Asia, the world’s wild tiger population has shrunk by an … Continue reading →

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Diageo Launches Interactive Responsible Drinking Module

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

The module, which was originally a live interactive training used by Diageo for several years to educate employees and with external partners, is now available on Diageo’s DRINKiQ website at https://www.DRINKiQ.com/en-us/DRINKiQ-course/whats-your-drink-iq/.  The module is available now in the UK, U.S. … Continue reading →

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Heineken Sweeps Offers Tickets to Bruno Mars 24K Tour

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Fans have a rare chance to earn concert tickets to the highly anticipated tour by supporting select projects on the Indiegogo crowdfunding platform that have been identified by Heineken with the National Trust for Historic Preservation for their potential to … Continue reading →

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Drugs, More Than Alcohol, Lead to Highway Deaths

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

That conclusion, startling because we’ve been conditioned to believe that drunk driving is the great killer on U.S. highways, is courtesy of a just-released report from the Governors Highway Safety Association.  In 2015, the most recent year available, the National … Continue reading →

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