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Health advocates are hoping that a cheap red watch worn by college students like Alicia Nelson will become the new fashion trend on campus this fall.
A former track athlete at Central Connecticut State University has sued the school, saying a coach forced him to drink blood as a kind of "tribal ritual."
Students who get kicked out of a University of Minnesota football game for drunken rowdiness won't be allowed back next time unless they pass an alcohol breath test at the gate — one of the most extreme attempts yet by colleges to curb misbehavior in the stands.
Should two glasses of wine disqualify someone from getting behind the wheel? Italy's agricultural minister says no — and has ignited a storm of criticism.
Drinking during pregnancy can seriously harm a baby's brain, yet thousands of mothers-to-be still do. Now scientists have begun testing whether a prenatal nutrient might offer those babies a little protection, part of a growing quest for ways to reverse the damage.
Twenty-five people, including four foreigners, have died over the past two weeks possibly after drinking homemade liquor laced with methanol on the Indonesian resort islands of Bali and Lombok, officials said Tuesday.
The 17-year-old son of New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has to stay out of trouble for six months to escape a charge for alcohol possession in the Gillette Stadium parking lot.
Thousands of Hartford-area water customers have been dealing with a boil advisory for two days as officials try to find out why micro-organisms have been appearing in water coming out of a treatment plant.
The reigning Miss Connecticut Outstanding Teen continues to hold her title, but she's suspended from pageant-related activities because of a party at her home last month where teens were cited with underage drinking.
Officials with the Miss Connecticut Outstanding Teen pageant say a teenager will likely continue to hold her crown through the end of her reign, but is suspended from all pageant-related activities.
In the debate over which businesses are essential during an emergency, many local liquor stores and bars had no doubt about where they fell during the Red River flood threat.
The reigning Miss Connecticut Outstanding Teen, a volunteer for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, held a party that resulted in two dozen people being charged with underage drinking, police said Wednesday.
A man called police on Wednesday night after he came home from work and spotted an intoxicated woman drinking a beer on the roof of his home. The 28-year-old woman was taken into custody after she refused to get down and leave. The police report said the woman agreed to leave only if the man agreed to give her more beer.
The blood oozes crimson from a jagged gash in the man's head onto the starched white hospital sheet. A booze-fueled bar brawl has left his face shredded, his brain damaged.
Britain is considering a ban on "happy hour" discounts at bars and restaurants to curb drinking, a spokesman said Saturday, as health advocates warned that a rise in liver-related deaths among young people may signal a future epidemic.
The sheriff of Los Angeles County plans to prohibit his off-duty deputies from carrying their guns while drinking because several have been accused in recent years of firing weapons while intoxicated.
On the morning after the house party on Johnson Street, Jenna Foellmi and several other twentysomethings lay sprawled on the beds and couches. When a friend reached over to wake her, Foellmi was cold to the touch.
Many of the nation's estimated 10.8 million underage drinkers are turning to their parents or other adults for free alcohol.
After asking Bollywood actors not to smoke on screen, India's health minister has called on movie heroes to stop drinking alcohol on camera, while hinting that the booze could stay in villains' cups, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
Super-sized servings of sauvignon blanc, giant goblets of grenache: wine glasses in Britain's bars are larger than ever and deepening the country's problematic relationship with alcohol, lawmakers and health officials warn.
A state lawmaker wants to give members of the armed forces younger than 21 the right to buy alcohol even though it's in stark contrast to the military's efforts to diminish underage drinking and related accidents.
Three fraternity members at Clemson University were charged with alcohol-related misdemeanors after a freshman died of alcohol poisoning during an off-campus party, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA said Wednesday that a survey of astronauts and flight surgeons found no evidence of launch day drinking by crew members, despite a report last year of two cases of drunkenness.
A German man in the northeastern town of Gross Godems was being treated for serious burns Monday after accidentally setting his apartment ablaze when he mixed up a bottle of gasoline with alcohol, police said.
The U.S. Naval Academy is fighting alcohol with alcohol to educate midshipmen on the dangers of drink. Capt. Margaret Klein, commandant of midshipmen, told the academy's Board of Visitors on Monday she's pleased with the results of a new program aimed at demonstrating to midshipmen at special 21st birthday dinners how little booze it takes to reach a 0.08 blood-alcohol content, the legal standard for drunken driving in Maryland.
Woman who mistook cop for Sonic car hop faces DUI The Johnson City Press reported Elizabethton Police Officer Sarah Ellison found the woman slumped over the steering wheel. When Ellison tried to get the woman's attention, the woman handed her a $20 bill, continuing to offer it even after she identified herself as an officer.
I like to drink alcohol. That shouldn't come as any surprise to anyone who knows me online or in my life. My drink of choice is scotch on the rocks and it's a rare night that I don't have 3 or 4 of them.
Twin Lake man charged in strange assaultPolice say a Twin Lake man broke into a woman's mobile home last week, pulled out a clump of her hair, punched her in the face and stole two couch cushions before leaving.
Husband hammers nail into own head after wife tells him to stop drinkingHard-headed husband Lin Ma hammered a nail into his own skull after a bust up with his wife over his boozing. Lin, 66, of Yuyi, southern China, pounded the eight inch nail into his head when wife Su, 60, read him the riot act over a drinking session.
"I would never do crack... I would never do a drug named after a part of my own ass, okay?" Denis Leary "Work is the curse of the drinking classes." Oscar Wilde "A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke." Groucho Marx
Counterfeit Whiskey Detectors in Korean Cell PhonesIf you've been to or lived in Korea for any amount of time, you know that it's a drinking culture. It's expected that when your boss says "let's go have dinner and drinks" to the staff that they go and that they drink, to excess (if the boss drinks to excess).
One for the road? Are you fricking serious?Quick quiz: If you're a jittery driver, what's a good way to steady your nerves before you hit the road? * get plenty of sleep * practice meditation * think soothing, happy thoughts * enjoy a refreshing alcoholic beverage
Richmond High student gang-rap ed outside danceGang rape of a 15 year old waiting for her dad to pick her up from a Homecoming dance.
Judge can't skip court date for drunken-driving sentence (Alaska)An Anchorage Superior Court judge accused of drunken driving must appear in court to be sentenced, another judge ruled today.
It was a warm SoCal night in L.A. on Wednesday 9/23/09 and the Britney fans flocked to the Staple's Center wearing their concert jeans, dresses, t-shirts, piercings, hair-dos, tattoos, the works.
I was on tour to villages in rural India.There was well,pond,river and dug well as well.I was feeling thirsty.Some how I felt that the dug well water would be safe.But I was wrong since the digging was upto a lower level and the sippages of factory nearby mixes with the ground w …
Brewery's launches 1.1% alcohol 'Nanny State' beer after protests against 18.2% beerA brewery has launched a low alcohol beer called Nanny State after being branded irresponsible for creating the UK's "strongest beer". Scottish brewer BrewDog, of Fraserburgh, was criticised for Tokyo* which has an alcohol content of 18.2%. Campaigners welcomed the 1.1% alcohol …
Former deputy sues over drinking disability: claims alcoholism is disabilityA former deputy, fired because of his problems with alcohol, is suing the Sarasota sheriff because he claims the office discriminated against him because of his alcoholism disability.
Alcoholic hand gel removed from prison after inmates use it to make 'hooch'Alcohol hand gel used to combat swine flu has been banned from a jail after inmates got drunk on the liquid soap. The hygiene gel dispensers were introduced on wings to prevent the spread of swine flu earlier this month.
Survey finds average woman has eight sex partners - and is drunk for at least five of themResearchers recently surveyed 3,000 British women between the ages of 18 and 50 and found that the average woman had slept with eight men, according to Britain's Daily Mail.
Coyote Ugly patron sues after falling off barIf the business is going to invite people to dance on the bar then, Shelton says, "It should be kept dry just like the floor of the bar or the aisle in a grocery store."
This question woke me up this afternoon and since I don't have an answer I'm asking ya'll what you think. Now I know what you're thinking right now you're saying 18 is adulthood and why are you asking such a silly question? Well I'll tell you why.
Lovers to be caned for steamy session in carAn Islamic court has ordered an unmarried couple to be caned for trying to have sex in a car in the latest of a series of harsh punishments for Muslims in Malaysia, a lawyer said Friday.
Jenna Bush Welcomed To "Today Show," No Mention of Her Underage DrinkingThe "Today Show" welcomed their newest correspondent Jenna Bush with a lengthy glowing video montage, but no mention of her underage drinking episodes with fake IDs or her lack of journalism experience.
Happy Hour (or Drunk Chicks)Three chicks celebrate Happy Hour and each hour that ensues. The longer the drink the more their good judgement goes out the window. New Tomboys in Fishnets video that parodies the progression of drunkenness after Happy Hour passes.
Diaper-Clad Toddler Found Wandering While Mom's at a Mt. Airy Bar A Charlotte woman was charged with child neglect after her 2-year-old daughter, clad only in a diaper, was found wandering along a Surry County road Tuesday afternoon. Officers eventually tracked down the girl's mother, Tammy Medlind, at a bar in Mount Airy.
Nun Arrested, Charged With Drinking And DrivingA Long Island nun is facing drunken driving charges after police say she polished off a half bottle of gin and hit the road for a wild joyride that nearly killed a group
Amsterdam lets beer bike ride on, with limits| ReutersThe beer bike will ride on in Amsterdam.
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