Many organizations are focused on preventing drug and alcohol abuse, such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
In Kothal Khurd, India, many day laborers are alcoholics who squander most of their earnings on alcohol, leaving their wives and children to fend for themselves. Shaikh Azizur Rahman of the National writes that Brijesh Kumar used to spend half of his daily wage each night on alcohol, and when his wife asked for money [...]
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A spokesperson for Mothers Against Drunk Driving said that Alberta legislators have become complacent when it comes to getting tough on impaired drivers. The comment came as the organization released its 2009 national survey rating the Canadian provinces.
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In Australia, where one must only be 18 to drink legally, federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon dismissed calls to increase the drinking age to 19, although she did acknowledge that 70 young people are admitted to the hospital and four young people die every week because of alcohol abuse.
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At the University of Louisiana at Monroe, students were put behind the wheel of a real car that simulated driving drunk, complete with video goggles featuring hazards such as pedestrians and police.
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving is putting its name on several nonalcoholic drinks, including mojitos, margaritas, pina coladas, beer, and wine.
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