Tag: drinking problems
Researchers Using Transdermal Testing to Learn More About Drinking Behaviors
In June, researchers from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio and Wake Forest University...
Urban Outfitters Stirs the Pot With Pro-Booze T-Shirts for Teens
If you've ever shopped with a teenage girl at the mall—a task often resigned to moms but bless...
The Costs of Drunk Driving: How to Save $37 Billion a Year
Take a look at this infographic from www.carinsurance.org on the costs of drunk driving.
Do AA and Treatment Programs Really Fail Young Addicts?
In a recent opinion piece in the Washington Post, “How AA Fails Young Addicts,” Chelsea Carmona, who attended...
The Economics and the Social Impact: Why NADCP is So Important
Today marks the opening of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals 18th Annual Drug Court Training Conference...
The Right to Drink
Many DUI offenders think they can drive after excessive drinking. Not wanting to pay for a cab or...
Sobering Up the UK Proves Difficult, but Not Impossible
Can advertising campaigns sponsored by the alcohol beverage industry promote responsible drinking? Early indications show that such campaigns...
Michigan’s “Super Drunks:” How Will the State Evaluate Success?
Monday's Detroit News reported that the ‘worst of the worst’ drunk drivers are coming off of metro roads...
CDC’s Definition of Binge Drinking Raises Questions
Recently, a New York Times article reported on a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and...
To Drink or Not to Drink: Which is Actually More Important?
If you’re driving, the answer is obvious. But if you’re a court, or a probation officer, a lawmaker,...