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Published Reports Inaccurate Concerning Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy

Jan 2nd 2009Drug InformationAlcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs

A national alcohol research group is concerned that the media’s misinterpretation of a recent British research study could encourage pregnant women to be more at ease with temperate alcohol consumption. Some media reports erroneously stated that the study by The University College London researchers revealed that light drinking by pregnant women could be beneficial to their babies.

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For Teens Who Take Few Health Risk And Those Who Take Many, Trends In Sexual Behaviors Similar

Jan 2nd 2009Drug InformationAlcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs

Adolescent health risk behaviors often occur together, suggesting that youth involvement with one risk behavior may inform understanding of other risk behaviors, but in a study to examine the association between involvement in non-sexual risk behaviors and trends among sexual behaviors, Mailman School of Public Health researchers found that sexual behaviors vary considerably between those youth engaged in no risk health behaviors and those engaged in multiple health risk behaviors.

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MU Professor Recommends Changing Drivers’ Perceptions Of Law Enforcement To Deter Drunk Driving

Jan 2nd 2009Drug InformationAlcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs

Recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed that an estimated 2 million drunk drivers with three or more convictions will be on the roads this holiday season. In 2007, approximately 1,500 people nationwide were killed in crashes that involved a drunk driver from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day.

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