Tag Archives: alcohol

Suicide, Mental Illness, Drugs and Alcohol

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Lisa Frederiksen • 3 Comments

Suicide. More than 34,000 suicides occurred in the U.S. This is the equivalent of 94 suicides per day; one suicide every 15 minutes or 11.26 suicides per 100,000 population. [CDC, Suicide: At a Glance, PDF in The Spotlight box] Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 25-34 year olds and the third leading… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Alcohol Abuse | Drug Abuse | Prevention | Intervention, Alcoholism | Drug Addiction Treatment | Recovery, Dual Diagnosis | Mental Illness, Secondhand Drinking | Help for Families

Over Service Laws – “Visibly Intoxicated” – a way to Stop DUIs?

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Lisa Frederiksen • 0 Comments

by Lisa Frederiksen A number of municipalities / states have laws to try curb drunk driving known as “over-service laws — laws that say an alcohol server cannot serve a visibly intoxicated customer.” The problem is that by the time a person is “visibly intoxicated,” they are flat out drunk and should have been cut… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Alcohol Abuse | Drug Abuse | Prevention | Intervention, Public Policy

Back to Square 4

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Lisa Frederiksen • 0 Comments

Guest Post by Alcomum. ” Alcomum is a self-described ’33 year old, self-employed, single mum tackling life without wine via the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 step recovery programme.’” You can find more written by this recovery blogger from Northern Ireland at her home blog http://www.alcomum.blogspot.com Today at my AA meeting, I was reminded of how ACTION… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Alcoholism | Drug Addiction Treatment | Recovery