UT: PODCAST – Parents Empowered: Spring break & underage drinking prevention
UT: PODCAST – Parents Empowered: Spring break & underage drinking prevention KJZZ By KUTV March 12, 2020 (KUTV) — 2News Heidi Hatch discusses spring break and underage drinking prevention with guests from Parents Empowered. The podcast is being offered quarterly to help parents understand the ramifications of underage drinking and how to prevent it. This is the […]
New Mexico: Santa Fe’s Historic Drug Policy Overhaul Centers Alcohol Harm Reduction
New Mexico: Santa Fe’s Historic Drug Policy Overhaul Centers Alcohol Harm Reduction Filter By Filter Staff March 12, 2020 Santa Fe, New Mexico is emphasizing alcohol harm reduction in its plan to radically restructure the Southwestern municipality’s drug policy amid an alcohol-related death crisis. On March 11, the Municipal Drug Strategy Task Force presented its […]
Australia: Virus concerns over police breath testing
Australia: Virus concerns over police breath testing New Castle Star By Christine McGinn March 13, 2020 Pressure is on Victoria Police to stop drug and alcohol breath testing amid fears of spreading coronavirus to members. The Police Association Victoria raised concerns to the force about its members breath-testing drivers, claiming it’s a “high-risk” activity with […]
Alcoholism without borders
Alcoholism without borders Medical Xpress by National Research University Higher School of Economics March 12, 2020 In some former Soviet bloc countries, men often die early due to alcohol abuse. Alcoholism-related mortality varies considerably from one region to another, according to a study in the European part of Russia, Belarus, Lithuania and Poland. The most […]
How alcohol affects your heart, from moderate to excessive drinking
How alcohol affects your heart, from moderate to excessive drinking Insider By Kelly Burch March 10, 2020 Alcohol’s impact on your heart is largely dependent on how much you drink. The American Heart Association recommends no more than one drink per day for women, and two drinks per day for men. “If you get above that, you […]
What community actions might reduce drunk driving accidents in Houma Louisiana?
What community actions might reduce drunk driving accidents in Houma Louisiana? MenaFN March 10, 2020 LOUISIANA – (MENAFN – iCrowdNewsWire) – National drunk driving laws make it illegal to drive with a BAC at or above 0.08%. For people under 21, ‘zero tolerance laws make it illegal to drive with any measurable amount of alcohol […]
Spirits Europe hits out at Luxembourg’s alcohol proposal
Spirits Europe hits out at Luxembourg’s alcohol proposal Source: https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/ by Owen Bellwood 11th March, 2020 Trade body Spirits Europe has written to the Luxembourg government to advise against its “misguided” proposal to raise the legal purchasing age for spirits, but not for wine or beer. Currently, the minimum age to buy beer, wine and […]
SD: Voters share opinions ahead of Pine Ridge Reservation’s referendum on marijuana, alcohol
SD: Voters share opinions ahead of Pine Ridge Reservation’s referendum on marijuana, alcohol Rapid City Journal By Arielle Zionts March 9, 2020 Economic development, health, public safety, and traditional values are on the minds of voters ahead of the Pine Ridge Reservation’s referendum on marijuana and alcohol in casinos. Enrolled members of the Oglala Sioux […]
Ambulance call outs to north-east underage drinkers ‘deeply concerning’
Ambulance call outs to north-east underage drinkers ‘deeply concerning’ Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/ by Kaitlin Easton March 9, 2020 Ambulance crews have been called out on nearly 300 occasions to incidents involving youngsters drinking underage since 2017. The youngest patients whose aid they came to were aged under five. New figures obtained by the P&J have shown […]
CDC says Ohio on a binge, but colleges combat alcohol abuse
CDC says Ohio on a binge, but colleges combat alcohol abuse Source: https://www.the-daily-record.com/ By Alan Ashworth / Akron Beacon Journal Mar 9, 2020 It’s nothing to toast, but Ohio ranks No. 4 in the nation when it comes to binge drinking, according to a study released last month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. […]