The generally held belief that alcohol consumption is a matter of personal choice, can make it difficult to identify an individual suffering from an alcohol use disorder (AUD). While alcohol is the single most abused drug in the United States, with 14.1 million Americans suffering from AUD and another 25.8 million abusing alcohol, not enough
By Guest Author: Judge Mark Atkinson, Chief Executive Officer, Texas Center for the Judiciary This past December, I traveled to Kabul, Afghanistan on a fifteen-day trip. I had been invited to assist with an international rule of law development project. Specifically, I was to prepare a strategic training plan for that nation’s court system personnel,
(Editor’s Note: April is Alcohol Awareness Month. This is an important issue that involves alcohol) What does murder in America look like? It happens at night. The victim is the wife. Her husband is the one who killed her, and he is older than 30 with a criminal record. He acts alone. In half of cases,
According to the Pew Research Center, 68% of Americans have smartphones and 45% have tablet computers. Along with smart phones and tablets come apps – apps that keep track of airline reservations; apps that count calories; apps that fetch drivers. There’s an app for just about anything. A new set of apps have been developed
The Hidden Epidemic: Alcoholism Among Seniors
The Hidden Epidemic: Alcoholism Among Seniors The American Medical Association called it a “hidden epidemic.” The National Institute of Health says it is “[o]ne of the fastest growing health problems facing” the United States. What is it? Alcoholism among seniors. There are more hospital admissions for alcohol related issues than for heart attacks among the
Combating DWI—Have We Done Enough?
Combating DWI—Have We Done Enough? May 14th, 1988 is a day that will long be remembered by many. On that day, the deadliest impaired driving crash in U.S. history occurred on Interstate 71 in Carrollton, Kentucky. An impaired driver in a pickup truck going the wrong way on the interstate hit a church activity bus
