With more people on the roads, and celebrations and activities that often include drinking, many jurisdictions see their highest rates of drunk driving and alcohol-involved crashes in the summer. According to MADD, someone is killed in a drunk-driving crash every 34 minutes during Labor Day weekend. Underage drinking peaks in the summer and teens are…
SAMHSA’s underage drinking prevention campaign helps parents and caregivers start talking to their children early—as early as 9 years old—about the dangers of alcohol. Parents and caregivers: You are the leading influence in your child’s decision not to drink. Check out these resources to help you start and continue talking with them about the dangers…
3 women, 1 man taken to hospital for intoxication; 1 student arrested By Ashley Luthern and Karen Herzog of the Journal Sentinel Sept. 18, 2014 A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee fraternity is under investigation into whether its members may have slipped “date rape” drugs into alcoholic drinks at a party last weekend. UWM police executed a…
Have no fear — #InnerShaq is here! Whether you’ve realized it or not, you’ve heard it. That velvety voice of reason in your head, advising you to do the right thing during tough moments – especially when it comes to saying “No” to underage drinking. That’s right. That’s your #InnerShaq. Today, we’re giving that little…
It’s hard to believe that summer’s almost over and many kids are already heading back to school! As parents begin to prepare for their kid’s first day, the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility is nudging parents to start a conversation about the dangers of underage drinking. After all, they are the leading influence on their…
Researchers in Europe may have started to unlock the mystery of why some teens binge drink and others don’t. For their study, published in July in Nature, researchers took brain scans and analyzed the behaviors of 700 14-year-olds across Europe. In particular, they noted the teens’ personality traits, background, genetics, and drinking patterns. They then…
