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Drink up; judge says Grapevine Lake warning signs are wrong Jun. 30, 2010 8:47 pm WFAA TX
As of Wednesday — despite the signs saying otherwise — it's Grapevine police policy to follow the judge's ruling. Drinking is allowed at the lake as long as you're not around the sidewalks, parking lots or boat ramps... Read full story...
Fighting underage drinking on Lake Wylie Jun. 30, 2010 9:06 pm HeraldOnline.com SC
York County's Alcohol Enforcement Team has taken to the water to look for youth drinking on Lake Wylie... Read full story...
Drunken Broker Banned For Buying On Drinking Binge Jun. 30, 2010 9:37 am IndyPosted AUS
Steve Perkins former financial broker bought more than 7 million barrels of oil while he was on a bender. He has been fined $137,000 and banned for five years for manipulating the price of crude oil while drunk... Read full story...
Teen drivers need summer reminder Jun. 30, 2010 9:03 pm Elmira Star-Gazette NY
They have lots of free time on their hands, especially on evenings and weekends, to party late. And with vehicles at teens' disposal — their own or their parents' — the conditions form a perfect storm for tragedy... Read full story...
Doctors Call For End To Supermarket 'Reward' Points For Alcohol, Scotland Jul. 1, 2010 Medical New Today UK
Doctors have said that alcohol purchases should not be eligible for "customer loyalty points" as part of a series of measures to tackle the promotion of cheap alcohol in supermarkets... Read full story...
Teenagers, others urge harsher punishment for underage drinking Jun. 30, 2010 6:10 pm Billings Gazette MT
Alcohol is too easy for kids to get and the sanctions against underage drinking are basically meaningless, a group of teenagers told lawmakers here Wednesday... Read full story...
Dry America's not-so-sober reality: It's shrinking fast Jul. 1, 2010 7:59 pm USAToday TX
This little town was dry when Marian Steich was born here in 1925, and like most of East Texas it stayed dry — in law, if not always in fact — after Prohibition was repealed nationally eight years later... Read full story...
Montana legislative committee tackles DUI laws Jun. 30, 2010 7:16 pm KXLH MT
The Montana Department of Transportation reports that Montana has one of the highest alcohol-related fatality rates in the nation, and to address that problem, the Montana Legislature is expected to make changes to DUI laws in the 2011 session... Read full story...
ER visits for underage drinkers soar Jul. 1, 2010 6:17 am wtop.com WA
The Drug Abuse Warning Network tracked emergency room visits for underage drinkers on a typical July day and compared them to daily emergency room visits over the three-day, July 4 weekend in 2008... Read full story...
What are convenience stores doing to stop beer theft? Jun. 30, 2010 7:43 pm KGUN AZ
Cases of beer sold at convenience stores are far from valuable, but some say if they are enough to provoke theft, retailers should treat them like gold... Read full story...
Does Strict Parenting Lead to Binge Drinking? Jul. 1, 2010 3:03 pm Life360 Now USA
Researchers at Brigham Young University released a study that links kids’ relationship to their parents with their drinking habits. As it turns out, the stricter the parent, the heavier the drinker... Read full story...
New Alcohol Law MyWabashValley.com IN
A new Indiana law took affect on July 1st in an effort to curb underage drinking... Read full story...
Britain Grapples with Drinking-Related Hypertension Jul. 1, 2010 8:33 am JoinTogether.org UK
Treatment for high blood pressure as a result of binge drinking has increased 74 percent in five years in the U.K., the Daily Mail reported June 28... Read full story...
New Bristol harbour bistro aims to end binge drinking culture Jun. 30, 2010 11:10 pm Bristol Evening Post UK
Business leaders hope a new venture opened on Bristol\'s Harbourside will signal the end for the binge-drinking culture that has blighted the area... Read full story...
Stark look at alcohol Jul. 1, 2010 5:05 pm Ipswich News AUS
Ipswich is on a mission to reduce the damaging effects of alcohol and drug use... Read full story...
Parents warned over end-of-exam drinking Jul. 1, 2010 3:59 am The Christian Institute UK
Parents who buy booze for end-of-exam holidays are putting their children in danger, according to new research by a leading alcohol charity... Read full story...
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