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Teenaged girls’ penchant for vodka is becoming epidemic May. 14, 2010 TheRecord.com Canada
During a visit to St. Thomas’s Hospital in London and later in Cardiff, Wales, emergency room doctors told me about the “Vodka Epidemic.” They reported that thousands of middle-class teenage girls were drinking themselves senseless on “neat” vodka, meaning straight, sometimes with deadly results. I asked why this was happening... Read full story...
Gatorade Pong fundraiser raises eyebrows May. 14, 2010 OregonLive.com OR
That's the same way adults - and others -nationwide play Beer Pong, a game that some say encourages binge drinking... Read full story...
United Bans Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers After Airport Drinking Binge May. 14, 2010 5:30 pm Jaunted USA
What is one sign that you have a drinking problem? For Tudors actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who has already been in and out of rehab for alcohol addiction, being banned by an entire airline might be the final straw... Read full story...
Police Issues Ban on Paris Flash Mob Cocktail Near Eiffel Tower May. 16, 2010 7:59 am About.com France
French reports said up to 50,000 people were expected to flock to the vast open area near the foot of the Eiffel Tower known as the Champs de Mars on Sunday May 23rd for cocktails and mingling, in what the organizers have billed as the "largest 'apero' ever"... Read full story...
Drink-curbing grant poor spending May. 14, 2010 12:49 pm Sidelines Online TN
The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has given Tennessee an $11.5 million grant to curb alcohol binge drinking. The grant will be used to fund programs intended to reduce the amount of binge drinking among 14 to 25-year-olds for five years... Read full story...
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