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| Harrison County Indiana Teens at Risk; Alcohol Problems Spiked with Walmart Opening | |
 Harrison County (Corydon, Ind.) is above both the state and national averages in teenage alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse, according to a survey compiled by Metro United Way.
Shawn Donahue, the county council's legal counsel, said alcohol abuse cases spiked when Walmart Supercenter in Corydon began selling hard liquor. He said many juveniles admitted to stealing from the store.
More info in the survey: 53 percent of students believed their peers were positive role models while only 16 percent said parents were a positive influence.
For the full article in the local newspaper, click here. |
| National Study: More Americans are Drinking | |
Researchers from the University of Texas School of Public Health and the University of North Texas Health Science Center compared data from two national surveys on adult alcohol consumption that were conducted roughly a decade apart, in the early 1990s and early 2000s. (Both surveys included a representative sample of Americans, but they did not include the same individuals.)
The study appears on the website of the journal "Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research."
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The percentage of men who drank increased by about 5 percent to 7 percent across all ethnic groups. The increases were slightly higher among women, between 8 percent and 9 percent.
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White men drank about 22 drinks per month in 2002, on average, compared with about 19 for blacks and 18 for Hispanics. By contrast, white, black, and Hispanic women consumed just 6, 5, and 3.5 drinks per month, respectively.
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Binge drinking increased across the board, but especially among men. The percentage of white men who had five drinks in a day at least once a week increased from 9 percent to 14 percent, and there was a similar increase among Hispanic men.
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Whites are more likely than blacks and Hispanics to get drunk. Twenty percent of white men drank to intoxication at least once a month, compared with just 13 percent of black men.
The rise in the proportion of drinkers and in binge drinking could be a sign that society is more accepting of alcohol consumption (and overconsumption), says Dr. Stephen Bahr, Ph.D., a professor of sociology at Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah.
"There has been much emphasis on drug education and treatment but not as much emphasis on alcohol misuse, which could signal a change in norms and explain the increase in the prevalence of drinkers," he says. |
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Mandatory Carding - Indiana Retailers Feeling the Heat | |
Do you have a story to share about retailers complaining about mandatory carding?
We do. Three times running during a shopping trip at the Super Target at Emerson Road on the Southside of Marion County, we heard the same clerk complaining about the mandatory carding law.
When asked for ID to purchase a bottle of wine, he went into a detailed rant complaining about Hoosier lawmakers and the new law.
Indiana Retail Council signage | We said we had no complaint with the new law.
His response was: "Really? Everyone else does." An elderly women in front of us did complain because it turns out she wasn't carrying her driver's license and had to go out to her car and come back in to make the purchase.
Perhaps retailers, and primarily the people who work the cash register, need to hear from you if you support the law.
Tell them if you do and make their jobs easier. |
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Indiana Recovery Ride 2010 is September 25 | |
Indiana agencies offer the third annual recovery ride this fall during National Recovery month. The motorcycle ride event started in 2008 to share public awareness for those who are successful in recovery. Most people are familiar with what addiction looks like but recovery is one of the best kept secrets due to stigma, shame and issues of anonymity from 12-step fellowships. The ride is for people in recovery, their friends, family members and other community supporters.
Location: Indianapolis
Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010
Site: Indiana State Capitol
West Steps on Senate Avenue
Time: Registration is 8:30 am to 9:30 am; Ride begins at 10 a.m.
Free t-shirts to all who preregister. Rally and giveaways at the end of the ride.
For full details and online registration, click here.
Presented by: Indiana Addictions Issues Coalition, Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction, and Indiana Department of Corrections |
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Crime Reporting: Quick, Easy and Online | |
 More than 200 police departments across the country have installed online crime reporting systems, according to AARP. New software providers, like Coplogic, Inc., provide simple forms to enter who, when, where and what happened; then click to send. For cash-strapped law enforcement agencies, this seems to provide a simple solution for small-scale, non-violent crimes like theft when there are perhaps no known suspects. AARP reports that the systems are popular with the 50-plus crowd. The systems provide some time savings for consumers as well who may need to file police reports before filing insurance claims.
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More Governor Candidates Backing Sunday Sales of Alcohol | |
In the Arizona free-for-all for the state's top job, four of the GOP gubernatorial candidates said they support referendums to allow local communities to decide whether to permit Sunday alcohol sales.
On the GOP side, John Oxendine, Nathan Deal, Eric Johnson and Ray McBerry each said they would sign Sunday alcohol sales bill if it arrived on their desk. Each expressed personal misgivings about the measure, which would give local communities the ability to permit Sunday alcohol sales, but said they came down on the side of local control.
In a primary where each is appealing to religious conservatives, each went out of their way to say the Sabbath should remain holy.
A fifth GOP candidate, state Sen. Jeff Chapman, said he would veto a Sunday sales bill.
Outgoing Gov. Sonny Perdue, who doesn't drink, has threatened to veto a Sunday sales bill. |
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North Carolina Targets Liquor Stores and Local Boards in Reform Bill | |
North Carolina liquor stores have to meet performance standards or ultimately face closure and local ABC board members could face removal if they misbehave in legislation given the final approval by the General Assembly.
The proposal agreed to by both the House and Senate completes months of study on how to reform the state Alcoholic Beverage Control system and ABC package stores run by largely independent boards in towns and cities.
The measure now heads to Gov. Beverly Perdue, who sought ABC system changes. Momentum for reform grew following news reports about the high salaries of local board administrators and meals paid for by liquor companies to local ABC leaders.
Local boards would have up to 20 months to improve if they don't meet the standards. |
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