World Science Fair Adds Addiction Science Award
This year, for the first time, three students will receive awards for exemplary projects in Addiction Science at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world's largest science competition for high school students. |
Parental Awareness of Child's Drug Use
Parents are less likely to be aware of a younger child's cigarette and alcohol use than that of an older child, according to analysis of multiyear data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. |
Groups, Parents Urge Maryland Gov. to Veto Alcopops Bill
Advocacy groups and parents of teens killed by drunk drivers sent a pair of Mother's Day appeals to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley urging him to veto a bill that would treat sweetened "alcopop" drinks the same as beer for regulatory and tax purposes. |
Conn. Fails to Pass Open-Container Law
Having open containers of alcohol in a motor vehicle is prohibited in most states, but Connecticut lawmakers recently failed in an attempt to add the Constitution State to that list. |
Crime Rises with Alcohol Outlet Density, Study Says
A new Australian study concludes that violence rose in Melbourne communities as the density of alcohol outlets increased. |
Alcohol Becoming Equal Opportunity Destroyer
Alcohol dependence was once much more common among men than women in the U.S., but the gender gap is closing. |
College Party Characteristics Related to Likelihood of High-Risk Drinking
High-risk drinking among college students is related to the types of parties they attend, according to a recent web survey of undergraduate students attending two large urban universities. |
Fla. Sting Operation Targets Alcoholic Energy Drinks
The Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Products recently conducted a series of statewide sting operations targeting sales of alcoholic energy drinks to underage youth and found that about one in four visits resulted in sales to buyers under age 21. |
Drunk Driving in Video Game Earns MADD Condemnation
Gamers playing the new "Grand Theft Auto IV" have the option of switching to drunk-driving mode, a gimmick condemned by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. |
Dad Mistakenly Buys Alcopop for Son, Loses Custody
A Michigan man temporarily lost custody of his son after mistakenly buying the 7-year-old an alcoholic Mike's Hard Lemonade at a Detroit Tigers game last month. |
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