Tag: underage drinking
Amnesty for Minors in Possession: Good Idea, or Get out of Jail Free Card?
On May 11th, a 20-year-old Arizona State University student was left unconscious in a wheelchair at a local...
Can an ‘Alcohol Barrier’ Stop Drunk Driving?
A Belgium-based safe driving organization has launched a campaign to promote an innovative—yet relatively simple—program for reducing drunk...
Does Four Loko Promote Binge Drinking? FTC Orders Maker to Clean Up Alcohol Content Labeling
Phusion Projects, LLC, the makers of the malt beverage drink Four Loko, has been ordered by the FTC...
Will Social Host Laws Help Quell Underage Drinking?
With a few situational exceptions, all states in the U.S. prohibit the furnishing of alcohol to minors. Young...
$3 Million in Underage Drinking Grants From SAMHSA Now Available
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for a total of $3 million...
Top 12 of 2012: CDC Report on Binge Drinking, Relationship to Impaired Driving
As part of Impaired Driving Prevention Month, Sobering Up is taking a look back at the year’s Top...
Authoritative Moms and Underage Drinking: New study says your teens won’t listen, but their friends will
If you’re worried your teen might not be listening to you when you warn them about the dangers...
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...
New Study Shows Tougher Teen Driving Laws Reduce Drunk Driving
A newly published study from Washington State University indicates that tougher teen driving laws can reduce drinking and...
Do Mock Car Crashes Deter Teen DUIs?
On any beautiful spring day, students at U.S. high schools are often subjected to the horrific scenes of...