Bill: More Spending on Alcohol Abuse Prevention

Bill: More spending on alcohol abuse prevention
Filed under: Alcohol Abuse

A bill requiring local governments to spend more beer tax revenue on alcohol abuse prevention is advancing at the Legislature.
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Drink and drugs linked to crimes done on probation
Filed under: Alcohol Abuse

Seven out of 10 crimes committed by young offenders serving their sentences in the community are directly linked to alcohol and drug abuse.
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Alcohol, smoking and obesity fuel WHO's global drive to tackle cancer
Filed under: Alcohol Abuse

London, Feb 4 (ANI): The World Health Organisation has urged for a global drive to tackle the causes of cancer linked to lifestyle, such as alcohol abuse, sugar consumption and obesity. Half of these cases are preventable, says the UN's public health arm in its World Cancer Report, because they are linked to lifestyle. Even the richest countries will struggle to cope with the spiralling costs of …
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UPDATE: Police arrest 14 people on DUI charges in Fontana on Super Bowl Sunday
Filed under: Alcohol Abuse

San Bernardino County Probation Officer Ybon Corta installs a device on a probationer assigned to the department's DUI supervision unit. This is one of the ways that authorities are cracking down on alcohol abuse on Super Bowl Sunday.
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