June 25, 2010

HEADLINES

Parenting style influences teen drinking patterns, researchers say Jun. 24, 2010 6:20 am Los Angeles Times CA

Research does indicate that parenting has little effect on whether kids decide to try alcohol. But parenting attitudes and actions can make a big difference in how much and how often a teenager drinks... Read full story...

Free drinks: an exploitation of binge drinking Jun. 23, 2010 9:03 pm LSU The Reveille LA

Combine students’ love for alcohol and lack of cash and you get one of the greatest college promotions ever — free drinks... Read full story...

Teen Drunk Driving Statistics Demand Attention Jun. 24, 2010 12:12 am 24-7PressRelease.com USA

One in three teen drivers killed had been drinking alcohol prior to their motor vehicle accident; 40 percent of all fatal alcohol-related traffic accidents involved teens who were driving under the influence... Read full story...

SADD Students Seek Signatures for Ballot Measure Jun. 23, 2010 4:50 pm KFYR-TV ND

North Dakota has the nation`s highest percentages of underage and binge drinking. A recent study by the U.S. Department of Health found that 40 percent of North Dakotans ages 12 to 20 said they had taken a drink in the past month... Read full story...

Summer is Deadliest Time of Year for Young Drivers, but Study Shows Less Than 10 Percent of Teens See the Danger Despite Increased Likelihood of Drinking and Driving Jun. 24, 2010 9:00 am Business Wire MA

Summer is Deadliest Time of Year for Young Drivers, but Study Shows Less Than 10 Percent of Teens See the Danger Despite Increased Likelihood of Drinking and Driving... Read full story...

Will alcohol go the way of tobacco? Jun. 24, 2010 Marketing Week UK

Another World Cup summer. As usual, the media spotlight falls not only on the pitch but on the pitchers of beer being downed by tipsy football fans... Read full story...

'No one would come get us:' Survivors of fatal Oswego crash testify Jun. 23, 2010 6:58 pm Daily Herald IL

The 26-year-old Aurora woman pleaded not guilty. She is expected to testify next week. Vasquez faces up to 28 years in prison if convicted of aggravated drunken driving for the Feb. 11, 2007 crash along Route 31 in Oswego that killed five of her eight passengers... Read full story...

Miller: Support bill to counsel young drinkers Jun. 24, 2010 1:01 am Lansing State Journal MI

The passage of Senate Bill 408 could potentially decrease these numbers enormously. It will grant those under the legal drinking age more opportunity to seek help if needed... Read full story...

Binge-drinking teenager bit woman on face in Carlisle club Jun. 24, 2010 4:47 am News & Star UK

A binge-drinking teenager who bit a woman in the face after they accidentally bumped into each other on a dance floor has narrowly escaped going to jail... Read full story...

Halton MP Derek Twigg supports binge drinking campaign Jun. 24, 2010 Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News UK

Derek Twigg has been named as a patron of the Don’t Walk Away and Leave a Friend to DIE campaign... Read full story...

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