AK: State senator puts out comprehensive plan to curb alcohol abuse in Alaska

AK: State senator puts out comprehensive plan to curb alcohol abuse in Alaska   KTVA By Liz Raines March 9, 2017 JUNEAU – Alcohol is the deadliest substance in Alaska, according to the state department of health and social services, but state law regulating its consumption hasn’t changed much since 1980. A bill in the […]

Pot and booze tied to lower college grades

Pot and booze tied to lower college grades   FOX News Health Reuters March 8, 2017 College students who are struggling to keep up in class may want to lay off the alcohol and marijuana. A new study links heavy use of both substances to lower grades.   Substance abuse has long been tied to […]

We Must Raise Alcohol Taxes (Blog)

We Must Raise Alcohol Taxes (Blog) Making it more difficult to afford can reduce violence   Scientific American By Kunmi Sobowale March 10, 2017 She disappeared from our group therapy sessions. Other group members told me she was severely beaten by her husband and needed to be hospitalized. Later I would learn that her husband […]