Vox Article: What if the media covered alcohol like it does other drugs?
Updated by German Lopez on June 15, 2015, 8:00 a.m. ET Source: http://www.vox.com/2015/6/15/8774233/alcohol-dangerous
An Employer’s Guide to Workplace Substance Abuse
Strategies and Treatment Recommendations Substance abuse is common, and the costs of substance abuse are high for employers. Of the 20 million adults classified as having problems with substance dependence or abuse in 2007, approximately 12 million (60%) were employed full time. In addition to higher absenteeism and lower job productivity and performance, substance abuse…
SCRAM alcohol monitoring linked to behavior change
In 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) started working on a recidivism study on the use, recidivism rates, and characteristics of SCRAM CAM. The study took place between 2007–09 and it gives an in-depth look at participants’ recidivism potential while wearing SCRAM CAM. We are proud that the results of the study are…
Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder by Industry
Authors: Donna M. Bush, Ph.D., F-ABFT, and Rachel N. Lipari, Ph.D. Full report at http://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/report_1959/ShortReport-1959.html Combined data from 2008 to 2012 indicate that an annual average of 8.7 percent of full-time workers aged 18 to 64 used alcohol heavily in the past month, 8.6 percent used illicit drugs in the past month, and 9.5 percent…
SCRAM alcohol monitoring linked to behavior change
DENVER, May 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Recently released research from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is giving communities new reasons to consider high-tech solutions to combat drunk driving. In April NHTSA published a study that looked at how 24/7 transdermal alcohol monitoring bracelets impact the long-term criminal behavior of drunk drivers. The results show that…
Today Show: Some drunk drivers keep returning to the road…
Jeff Rossen and Charlie McLravy | Today Show “It was early one Saturday morning nearly four years ago when a drunk driver changed Ellie Phipps’ life forever. It was 6:30 in the morning and the Grand Junction, Colorado, woman was driving to the gym when John Wesley Plotner, a drunk driver with half a dozen…
April is Alcohol Awareness Month
NCADD Announces 2015 NCADD Alcohol Awareness Month Theme – “For the Health of It: Early Education on Alcoholism and Addiction” Alcohol Awareness – The Key to Community Change, Personal and Family Recovery 29 Years of Improving and Saving Lives Through Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Each April since 1987, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug…
Infographic: The Unlucky Truth About St. Patrick’s Day and Drinking
Source: http://scramsystems.com/blog/2015/03/infographic-the-unlucky-truth-about-st-patricks-day-and-drinking/ There’s one St. Patrick’s Day tradition we could all do without: the spikes in binge drinking, DUIs, and alcohol-involved crashes that happen on the holiday and the weekend before. So before you head out for that green beer and calls of “Sláinte,” take a few minutes to check out this new infographic that…
HuffPost Healthy Living: The More Friends At The Bar, The More You’ll Drink
The Huffington Post | By Kate Bratskeir “If you’ve succumbed to sticking around at the bar for “just one more,” you’re not alone. A new study published in the journal Addiction reveals that the number of drinks a person has increases along with the number of friends in their drinking group. In other words, the…
AOL: Which is deadlier: Marijuana or alcohol?
Feb 25th 2015 7:10AM “Strike up another small victory for marijuana supporters. No, another state hasn’t legalized it… yet. But there is yet another study out saying weed isn’t nearly as dangerous as a slew of other drugs. Researchers studied a handful of legal and illegal substances including alcohol, marijuana, meth and heroin. They found,…