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As of today, gun toting Arizonians are welcomed into bars, as long as they conceal their weapons and refrain from drinking alcohol while inside.

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For every $1.40 decrease in the cost of a standard drink at bars targeting college students, patrons are 30% more likely to exceed a BAC of 0.08, according to researchers at the University of San Diego.

• Binge Drinking: July 4th - Spike in ER Visits for Teen Boys
• Alcohol and Heart Health: Binge Drinking Doubles Risk of Heart Attack
• Binge Drinking: No Decline in Binge Drinking Over last 15 Years

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Researchers at the University of Indiana say that roughly 10% of Hoosier women drink, 5% drug and 20% smoke their way through pregnancy.

• Drinking During Different Stages of Pregnancy Causes Varying Behavioral Problems
• Moderate Drinking Greatly Reduces the Odds of Successful In-Vitro Fertilization
• Louisiana Woman Could Get 10 years for Passing Opiate Addiction to Unborn Child

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Illegal drug use by those between the ages of 50 and 59 has doubled since 2002, reports the American Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

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Cleveland Browns wide receiver Dante Stallworth will sit out the 2009 football season, a suspension imposed by league commissioner Roger Goodell, as a consequence for a DUI accident in Florida that left a man dead.

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Police raided a Christian church music event in Acme Pennsylvania over the weekend, arresting 21 and seizing a significant quantity of drugs and drug paraphernalia.

• UK Police Use Special Up-Nose Flashlights to Identify Cocaine Users

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It has long been known that a substantial percentage of trauma victims in hospital emergency rooms present with an elevated blood alcohol level – but a new study shows that testing for alcohol in ERs, instead of just asking about drinking, helps to identify people with likely alcohol use disorders and helps to predict further medical complications.

• Substance Abuse Results In Over 1.7 Million E.R. Visits
• Alcohol Risks: Drinking Alcohol Before Surgery Can Be Deadly

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's survey test of 11000 motorists across the country reveals a continuing decline in alcohol intoxication while driving. 16.3% of weekend nighttime drivers, however, tested positive for drug use.

• Police Arrest Same Man for DUI Twice in 3 Hours
• Morning After Drunks Face A.M. Traffic Checks

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A mom caught breastfeeding while intoxicated faces up to 5 years in prison. The arresting police department defends the arrest despite great controversy. Many agree that the police were right to protect the infant, others ask, "where do we draw the line?"

• Parenting: Spankings Increase Risk of Future Mental Illness
• Teen Substance Abuse: Parents on Drugs: “My Kids Don’t, Yours Probably Do”
• Alcohol Harm Reduction: Teen Drinking at Home Leads to Problems

Congressman Sullivan has completed an alcohol treatment stay at The Betty Ford Center in California and is returning to Washington to resume his duties. He calls his public need for help "embarrassing" but addiction experts say that his high profile treatment stay will likely inspire others to get needed treatment.

• Congress Set to Ban Flavored Cigarettes - Big Tobacco Shows Clout and Holds Onto Menthol

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American soldiers have been at war and in active combat for 8 years, and the strains of such a long military deployment are taking a very human toll.

• Benefits of Quitting Alcohol: 20 Things People Realize When They Quit Drinking
• Alcoholic Brain Damage: Abstinence: Substantial Brain Healing after 2 Weeks
• Bariatric Surgery and Alcohol Abuse: Gastric Bypass Surgery Ups Alcohol Abuse Risk

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Dante Stallworth got into his 2005 Bentley with a BAC of 0.126 and drove into Mario Reyes, killing the 59 year old construction worker. For his crime, the NFL receiver will serve 30 days in county jail.

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Max and Jose Colon spent a night in jail after arresting officers reported buying cocaine from the 2 that they described as drug dealers. Surveillance camera footage proves the brothers' innocence and leads to charges against the arresting officers.

• Bangkok Police Raid Treatment Centre to Extort Money from Drug Users

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A federally funded research project shows that drug use rates by those arrested in 10 major American cities far exceed drug use rates in the general population.

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The late professional wrestler has been battling with addictions to both alcohol and painkillers. He was found dead by a roommate at the Ramona House treatment center, in Cosa Mesa, CA.