Daily Archives: February 8, 2012

Female Drunk Drivers

Drunk driving has predominantly been viewed as a male-based problem, with female drunk driving much less pronounced.  However, their involvement in DWI has been a source of growing concern since the late 1980s. Thirty years ago just 9% of those arrested for DWI were women.  Since then the number of women arrested for DWI has…

Binge Drinking – Nationwide Problem, Local Solutions

New estimates show that binge drinking* is a bigger problem than previously thought. More than 38 million US adults binge drink, about 4 times a month, and the largest number of drinks per binge is on average 8. This behavior greatly increases the chances of getting hurt or hurting others due to car crashes, violence,…