After a night of chasing beers with tequila shots, the next morning’s hangover might actually be the least of your worries. More research shows that even a single episode of binge drinking can have serious effects on all parts of your body, not just your brain. Long-term damage from heavy alcohol use isn’t limited to […]
49% of adults 21+ reported that they will always get a ride, take a taxi, or use public transport rather than drive if they feel buzzed! Every 51 minutes, someone is killed in an alcohol-related car accident. That’s why we have focused on drunk driving prevention since 1983, when we released the now-classic “Friends Don’t […]
Coalition member and First Light Health and Wellness Coordinator, Deb Wright, shared her thoughts on kindness in an article written and published in the Kanabec County Times. This week First Light is celebrating “Random Acts of Kindness” by spreading their kindness with “Seeds of Happiness”. These “Seeds of Happiness” started out as leftover lumps of […]
SACK has been instrumental in providing Responsible Server Beverage Training (RBST) to establishments in Kanabec County since 2014. County wide statistics of DUI’s have decreased over time and that, in part, is due to the education of the servers at establishments in Kanabec County! Can a simple education program for bartenders and alcohol servers reduce […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 728 people will be injured or killed each day in drunk driving accidents between Thanksgiving and New Year’s—a rate two to three times higher than the rest of the year. The spike in binge drinking and drunk driving this time of year is due in part to […]
A new study concludes that drinking and pregnancy are not a healthy mix. However, there is still disagreement over how much is too much. Is “just one drink” too much if you’re expecting? While opinions differ, a new study in BMJ Open found that even small amounts of alcohol can do harm to a fetus. […]