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Woman
turns self in on alcohol charge
The State - February 8th, 2007
A Batesburg-Leesville High School teacher’s assistant was
arrested Thursday and charged with providing alcohol to minors.
More
News
Gazette.Net - February 8th, 2007
‘‘Parents, adults, please, stop giving liquor to your
kids,” said Mark Yount, a substance abuse prevention coordinator.
‘‘Don’t let them have alcohol until it’s the right time.”
Cops,
local activists discuss kids and alcohol
St. Helena Star, CA -
February 8th, 2007
The most basic law prohibits people under 21 from possessing
alcohol in public. According to St. Helena Police Department policy, the
decision of whether or ...
Cold,
underage drinking don’t mix
Meg
Heaton
Hudson Star-Observer - February 08, 2007
A Hudson police officer did some quick thinking in the cold
wee hours of Sunday morning that may have prevented several teens from suffering
more than just a hangover after a night of underage drinking.
Designated
Driver Kicked Out of Florida Bar for Not Drinking Alcohol
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
MIAMI — A Florida man who said he
only wanted to do the right thing by driving his beer-drinking friends instead
was designated for disrespect by a bar owner who allegedly beat him up before
tossing him, a Miami TV station reported Wednesday.
Female
Students Play Drinking Games As Much As Males, But Stakes Are Higher
Loyola Marymount University February
6, 2007
Historically, undergraduate men were
thought to drink at higher levels than undergraduate women.
Just
Call Him Clean, But Not Sober
Pantagraph.com February 2, 2007
Baltimore - The Poison Control Center got a call when prison
guards found an inmate "red eyed, combative and lecturing everyone about
life." It turns out he was drinking from a gallon container of a hand
sanitizer product that happens to contain 70 percent alcohol. Apparently some of
those sanitizing products, but not all, contain the same kind of alcohol found
in liquor. Don't try this at home.
Reading,
Writing and Random Drug Testing
ABC World News January 19, 2007
Pequannock Township High School began randomly testing students
for alcohol consumption last week, using a urine test that can detect on Monday
morning if someone had a drink Friday night.
Increased
TV Alcohol Ads Creating Young Drinkers
The Hoya- Georgetown University January
19, 2007
Research released by the Center on
Alcohol Marketing and Youth, part of Georgetown’s Health Policy Institute.
Are
you a binge drinker? Chicago rates No. 1
Chicago Sun-Times January 13, 2007
University of Chicago researchers study
question as feds rate Chicago worst among U.S. big cities
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