County officials battle cost of alcohol abuse

Published August 14, 2013

County officials battle cost of alcohol abuse
Local officials spoke out Tuesday in support of sobriety checkpoints and other strategies to reduce the cost of excessive alcohol use in Marathon County. Citing a University of Wisconsin study released in March, members of the Marathon County Alcohol … Read more on Wausau Daily Herald

Ads used in battle against alcohol abuse
BISMARCK, N.D. _ Advertising and marketing are among the tools being used in combating alcohol abuse. Mark Nelson, the safety division director with the North Dakota Department of Transportation, said the department tries to use educational marketing … Read more on Bismarck Tribune

Editorial: Alcohol abuse and firearms are deadly mix
"Substantial research evidence demonstrates an increase in risk for fatal and nonfatal violence associated with both acute alcohol intoxication and pre-existing alcohol abuse or dependence," he wrote in a summary of the research. The Senate approved … Read more on Sacramento Bee

Alcohol lobby launches summer campaign against binge drinking
Consisting of three bold visual concepts, the publicity is being been strategically placed in outdoor locations boards in high traffic areas, with the underlining point conveying the short-term and long-term effects alcohol abuse might lead to. In … Read more on MaltaToday