June 4, 2010

HEADLINES

1 in 5 College Students Admitted to Drunk Driving, Study Found Jun. 3, 2010 3:42 pm BusinessWeek USA

Drinking and driving among college students is still a major public health problem, new research reveals, with one in five admitting to driving while drunk and 40 percent acknowledging they have ridden with a drunk driver... Read full story...

Impulsive Behavior, Drinking Decline in Early Adulthood Jun. 3, 2010 3:42 pm BusinessWeek USA

A new study may reassure parents about what they believe -- or hope -- is true: Teenagers tend to mature as they get older... Read full story...

Summer raises underage drinking concerns Jun. 3, 2010 3:42 pm Akron Leader Publications OH

As spring turns to summer and celebrations begin, local police officials are reminding parents and youths about the dangers of underage drinking... Read full story...

Binge-drinking teens could be harming their memories Jun. 3, 2010 3:42 pm The Christian Institute UK

Teenagers who binge on alcohol could be affecting the part of the brain that controls memory, a new study has shown... Read full story...

School program aims to keep students SAFE Jun. 3, 2010 3:42 pm NorthJersey.com NJ

Local residents who have noticed a crashed car in front of Northern Highlands High School this week should not be alarmed: the display is meant to serve as a warning to students on the dangers of drunk driving in anticipation of the school’s June 4 senior prom... Read full story...

Supes to consider social host ordinance Jun. 3, 2010 3:42 pm Daily Sound CA

After more than a year of toying with the idea of enacting a social host ordinance to punish those who provide a venue for underage drinkers to drink, the Board of Supervisors today will once again consider the matter... Read full story...

Irving fights to test workers for alcohol Jun. 3, 2010 3:42 pm CBC.ca Canada

The Irving Pulp and Paper Mill is contesting an arbitrator's ruling that it cannot randomly test its workers for alcohol... Read full story...

Law enforcement using social-networking sites to curb underage drinking Jun. 3, 2010 3:42 pm The Tribune-Democrat PA

“People are open with the photos they post on their Facebook and MySpace pages,” he said. “Many people post photos of themselves engaging in activities they should not be doing – for example, underage drinking.”... Read full story...

Strict alcohol policy at PVA’s Jun. 3, 2010 3:42 pm East Coast Radio Mobile UK

1. Liquor will only be sold in demarcated areas. 2. Liquor can only be consumed within the perimeters of the PVA... Read full story...

The Week in Beer: Summertime, and the Drinking Is Easy Jun. 3, 2010 3:42 pm AnnArbor.com MI

Now that the dog days of… May? are behind us, we can look forward to a bountiful June packed with all manner of excellent local beer events to wet your whistle... Read full story...

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