When do Students Drink the Most?Teen drinking happens.  If you think your teen hasn’t been exposed to drugs or alcohol, think again.  Each year, approximately 5,000 young people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking; this includes about 1,900 deaths from motor vehicle crashes, 1,600 [...]

As somebody who teaches both classroom and online alcohol classes, I have learned from my students their new affinity for mixing alcohol with an energy drink such as Red Bull. A recovering alcoholic who has been sober since before Red Bull and the energy drink craze, I wanted to comprehend how this mixture got so [...]

One of the many problems with both drugs and alcohol is it’s effects on our judgment and impulse control.  While the focus of most education is on how drugs or alcohol effect the mind and body, one of the big issues, is the problem of losing our ability for good reason [...]

Alcohol and drug abuse is one of the countries leading causes of death in the United States.  There are nearly 85,000 alcohol related deaths in the United States each year. That’s nearly 3 times the number of intentional deaths by suicide.  Drug deaths claim nearly 17,000 deaths each [...]

Alcohol Awareness and Minor in Possession CoursesNot all alcohol awareness classes are identical.  Depending on the design of the class and who offers the program, course curriculum can vary greatly.  Also, alcohol awareness or minor in possession classes might include different course content and the length of the program can be [...]

Alcohol and drug awareness is an profound issue in the U.S. today.  This year, 10,839 people will be killed in drunk-driving car crashes, that is one dead person from an alcohol related car crash every 50 minutes.  Both young adults as well as adults need to better acknowledge the risks [...]

As an instructor  for alcohol awareness classes, I often ask my students  why they didn’t choose  to call a cab  instead of choosing to risk their lives and the lives of other people  by driving drunk.  What percentable of them considered taking a [...]

It can often be extremely difficult to find a court ordered or approved alcohol or drug awareness education class near your home, office or school.  Even more challenging is finding the time to attend a program that might conflict with other needs, such as being at work or [...]