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Staying Safe During One of the Biggest Drinking Nights of the Year On Thursday, March 22, 2022 millions of Americans will be donning green and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. Tragically, St. Paddy’s Day makes one of the deadliest times on American roadways. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the St. Patrick’s […]
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Recognizing the Warning Signs of a Mental Health Disorder Many people who struggle with diagnosable mental health disorders may not recognize the signs and symptoms of the condition. There can be several things that individually may not be indicative of a particular disorder, but when taken into context with other signs and symptoms may
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The Importance of a Healthy Heart for a Long Life Alcohol and drugs can directly affect the health of your heart. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Research shows that one person dies every 36 seconds from
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NHTSA Evaluation of State’s .05 BAC Per Se Law A new study sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is making headlines. The final report issued in February 2022 is an evaluation of Utah’s .05% BAC per se law. In 2018, Utah became the first state to lower its impaired driving per se
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How Alcohol Can Affect Your Blood Sugar According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 34 million Americans (slightly over 1 in 10) have diabetes. An additional 88 million adults in America are prediabetic. This means that 1 in 3 adults has prediabetes. 90% of adults diagnosed with diabetes
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New Grant Focuses on Support for Inmates in Transylvania County According to The Transylvania Times, the county was recently awarded a new grant that will provide funding to mental health and substance use programs in local detention centers. The grant is focused on “improving supports for recently incarcerated people” as noted by the article.
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Some Pre-trial Offenders Will Be Released Beginning April 1 According to CBS 2 Iowa, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is implementing a GPS monitoring pilot program that will allow some pre-trial offenders to be released as early as April 1, 2022. The electronic monitoring program will be available for certain inmates who are incarcerated
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Why Alcohol-Free Beverages Are Taking Stores By Storm According to a report by Yahoo!News, non-alcoholic beverage sales are up, way up. A study by Fior Markets estimates that the market could reach $1.7 trillion according to the report. Headlines about pandemic drinking have now been released by a sober movement. Several companies are now
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CDC Announces Devastating New Numbers for Drug Overdoses in the U.S. According to a press release issued on November 17, 2021, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics, there were over 100,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States over a 12-month period. The grim new numbers show
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Facts About Drugs and Criminal Offenses According to the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), approximately 17% of state prisoners and 18% of federal inmates admitted to committing the offense they were incarcerated for in order to obtain money for drugs. Around 25% of those incarcerated for property or drug offenses in local
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