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Objectives. We examined the effects of a 2009 increase in alcohol taxes in Illinois on alcohol-related fatal motor vehicle crashes.
Methods. We used an interrupted time-series design, with...
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ABSTRACT
Objectives. We examined the effects of a 2009 increase in alcohol taxes in Illinois on alcohol-related fatal motor vehicle crashes.
Methods. We used an interrupted time-series design, with...
read moreBy Erin Holmes
Roberto, age 15, was at his junior prom waiting for some friends to pick him up to go to an after party. He was spotted stumbling around the school parking lot and appeared to be drinking from an open container. A passerby spotted him and called the police. He could be charged with underage consumption of alcohol, underage possession of alcohol on public school property, and being drunk in public, but this is his...
read moreBy Dr. Rosemarie Truglio, Senior Vice President, Content and Research, Sesame Workshop with Erin Reiney, Health Resources and Services Administration.
Sesame Street has always been a destination for children and parents to laugh, learn, and grow. Over the past 45 years, the show has...
read moreNIH-funded findings also point to possible treatments for harmful effects of adolescent alcohol exposure
Adolescent binge drinking can disrupt gene regulation and brain development in ways that promote anxiety and excessive drinking behaviors that can persist into adulthood, according to a new...
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read moreThe Partnership for Drug-Free Kids has released a new resource for parents -- Marijuana Talk Kit: What You Need to Know to Talk with Your Kids About Marijuana.
Between the medicalization and legalization of marijuana...
read moreNIH-funded findings also point to possible treatments for harmful effects of adolescent alcohol exposure
Adolescent binge drinking can disrupt gene regulation and brain development in ways that promote anxiety and excessive drinking behaviors that can persist into adulthood, according to a new study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. A report of the study, conducted in...
read moreAAA Foundation released findings from their national study this week that examined in-vehicle video footage of thousands of teen drivers. The study revealed that 6 out of 10 teen crashes involve driver distraction.
From their website:
In this study, we conducted a large-scale comprehensive examination of naturalistic data from crashes that involved teenage drivers. Other naturalistic studies have investigated only a small number of crashes or used near crashes as a proxy...
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This workshop meets the new Washington State suicide assessment requirements for re-licensure.
This workshop presents original concepts in the development of suicidality as an ingenious coping mechanism which develops over time. The brain's neuroplasticity forms neural...
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The Foundation for Financial Planning awards grants to nonprofit organizations for pro bono financial advice and outreach activities to underserved communities.
Grant amounts range from between $5,000 and $300,000. In 2014, the average grant awarded by the foundation was $18,000. The grant’s average is not a benchmark and is subject to change annually, depending upon...
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