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29 Million in U.S. Admit Driving Drunk in 2011
On Monday the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released results from the 2011 National Survey of Drug Use and Health: Summary of National Findings. The 162-page report...
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College Binge Drinking: Is Drastic Alcohol Experimentation Widespread?
Last weekend, fraternity brothers at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville had to rush one of their members to the ER. The reason? Pi Kappa Alpha member Alexander Broughton, age 20, had symptoms of...
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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 12 Newsmakers in the fight against alcohol-involved crime and Impaired Driving. This post is Part 1 of...
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Does Four Loko Promote Binge Drinking? FTC Orders Maker to Clean Up Alcohol...
Phusion Projects, LLC, the makers of the malt beverage drink Four Loko, has been ordered by the FTC to change their labeling to better reflect the true alcohol content in the drink’s fruity flavored,...
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Blackout Wednesday lives up to its name: Binge drinking and drunk driving...
Looking forward to scoring mega deals on Black Friday? You have to make it through Blackout Wednesday first. In many parts of the country, Thanksgiving Eve has become the biggest drinking night of the...
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Drinking Game #NekNominate Goes Viral on Social Media
From reading updates from friends and family to watching cute cat videos, Americans spend on average over 3 hours a day on social media. And that’s why a dangerous new meme is causing such a stir. The...
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Study: Binge Drinking Affects Young Adults’ Immune Systems
Think the worst thing you’ll get from a night of hard drinking is a hangover? Think again. New research published in the scientific journal Alcohol indicates that binge drinking negatively impacts the...
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Do Energy Drink Cocktails Make You More Likely to Drive Drunk?
Cocktails that mix energy drinks and alcohol are very popular, but past research has found that the caffeine in energy drinks masks the effects of intoxication, often causing people to consume more...
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Raising Taxes on Alcohol May Reduce Binge Drinking
A study recently published in Addiction indicates that raising taxes on beer, wine, and liquor may decrease rates of binge drinking among adults. Binge drinking is considered five or more drinks for a...
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Back-to-School Season Most Dangerous Time for Binge Drinking
While the first few weeks of the school year can be some of the most exciting for college students, they are also some of the most deadly when it comes to alcohol and binge drinking. College and...
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