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Beer and keys don't mix!
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month
Information from www.cdc.gov
Every day, 36 people
in the United States die, and approximately 700 more are injured,
in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired
driver.
This December, during National Drunk and Drugged Driving
Prevention Month (3D Month), consider what you and your community
can do to make injuries and deaths from impaired driving less of a
threat.
The Problem
• According to the National Highway Traffic . . .
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How Alcohol Affects the Teenage Brain
Harmful Consequences of Alcohol
Use on the Brains of
Children, Adolescents, and College Students
An American Medical Association (AMA) report on the effects of
alcohol on the brain dispels the myth that youth are more resilient
than adults to the adverse effects of drinking. Harmful
Consequences of Alcohol Use on the . . .
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The Holiday Season--An Opportunity for “The Talk”
Historically, “The Talk” has been coined the phrase for parents talking with their child about the birds and the bees. KC STAAR would like to challenge not only parents, but all community members, to have “The Talk” about other risky behaviors, such as alcohol abuse, with a teen this holiday season. I am not suggesting . . . read more
