Unless otherwise stated, these laws are in effect. Minimum wage increases. The California minimum wage will increase to 16 hours. This means that the minimum annual salary that employers must pay to exempt employees must also be increased to at least 66, full-time or part-time. A minimum price per unit has been introduced in Scotland, but not in England where the government has chosen to introduce a ban on the sale of alcohol under a 'licence'. This means that long term alcohol consumption can cause harm. structural changes in your brain. “Because alcohol damages the brain, gray matter and white matter, it can lead to dementia. We provide quasi-experimental evidence on the effects of alcohol regulation on alcohol consumption and associated public health outcomes using detailed and aggregate individual data from India, where state-level laws regulating the minimum legal drinking age generate substantial variations in the availability of commercial products. , Drinking excessively over a short period of time, or binge drinking, increases stress on your body and internal organs and can lead to a hungover feeling after a drinking session. High levels of alcohol in your body can lead to headaches, severe dehydration, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and indigestion. 3.