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End of Life as You Know it — Why You Shouldn't Drink and Drive This Christmas

Nora Schreiber — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:53:25 +0000

During the holiday season there are lots of chances to drink. When it is time to head home, how will you get there? There are plenty of reasons not to drive after you have been drinking. Will you make the right decision this Christmas? With all of the holiday parties, family driving you to drinking, [...]

What Makes Some College Kids Drink So Much?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:30:53 +0000

Binge drinking is a real problem on many college campuses, and new research could reveal why: students who chug-a-lug enjoy a higher social status among their peers. Because of that, the binge-drinkers — those who down at least four drinks in one sitting — reported being happier overall. And it could be a never-ending cycle, [...]

CDC: Binge Drinking is Bigger Problem Than Previously Thought

Althea Fung — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:30:13 +0000

More American adults are binge drinking and consuming more drinks when they do, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report released Tuesday found more than 38 million U.S. adults drink an average of four times a month and the most drinks they consume on average [...]

Scary Data About Drink-Spiking Released — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:00:51 +0000

Frightening new data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reveals that in 2009, more than 14,000 people visited hospital emergency room for intentional drug poisoning.

Peter J. Delany, PhD, the director of SAMHSA’s Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality in Rockville, Maryland defines intentional poisoning as an attempt “to harm someone by deliberately getting them to take a potentially harmful substance without their knowledge.”