Alcohol: A Women's Health Issue

From NIAAA. Alcohol presents yet another health challenge for women. Even in small amounts, alcohol affects women differently than men. In some ways, heavy drinking is much more risky for women than it is for men.
With any health issue, accurate information is key. There are times and ways to drink that are safer than others. Every woman is different. No amount of drinking is 100 percent safe, 100 percent of the time, for every woman. With this in mind, it’s important to know how alcohol can affect a woman’s health and safety. How much is to Much? Read the complete report here.

Officials say Internet can be gateway to teen drug abuse

The drug dealers had come into our living room through the Internet
From the Modesto Bee.

Like many teenagers in the Internet age, Ryan Haight used his computer for innocent ventures. He surfed chat rooms with friends, played fantasy baseball and bought baseball cards on eBay.

But Haight also did something authorities say an increasing number of teens do online: He purchased prescription drugs. And in 2001, at age 18, the San Diego area teen died from an overdose.

"The drug dealers had come into our living room through the Internet," Haight's mother, Francine, said Thursday in Sacramento, standing with federal and state authorities trying to spread the message of how dangerous prescription drugs are.

Read the complete story here.

Newman Passes Teen Drinking Law

From Modesto Bee. From the Modesto Bee. The Newman City Council voted Tuesday night to adopt a social host ordinance that prohibits adults from knowingly providing alcohol to minors. The ordinance levies fines of $500 for the first offense, $1,000 for the second and $1,500 for the third offense. Newman is following the lead of Modesto and Waterford, which recently passed social host ordinances. After months of delay, the Ceres City Council decided against an ordinance Monday night. Instead, Ceres wants to implement a measure that would include only misdemeanor charges. Read the complete here.

Many adults are going AWOL

From the Ceres Courier. It's really too bad that we live in a society where we have to think about passing a law that cracks down on parties where alcohol is served to minors.

To me it seems that adults should be responsible enough to make sure such parties don't happen, and that their kids don't attend any such parties.

Twice now this year Ceres has seen two such parties that got out of hand. I'm left asking myself, where have all the good adults gone? Read the complete story here.

AGs Urge Crackdown on Marketing of Alcoholic Energy Drinks

From Join Together.

A group of 28 state attorneys general is calling on the Bush administration to crack down on marketing of alcoholic energy drinks that they say targets youth with potency claims. Read the complete story here.

Tougher social host law due?

Council skips administrative fines as punishment

From the Ceres Courier. Ceres council members disliked a proposed Social Host ordinance Monday, saying they will order a tougher one instead. The council wants misdemeanor charges applied in a regular court for those caught allowing parties on their premises where minors are consuming alcohol. Red the complete story here.