© 2010 Partnership for a Drug-Free America Entire Article Taken From: http://decoder.drugfree.org/2010/04/29/for-a-safe-prom-night-parents-please-don%E2%80%99t-serve-alcohol-to-teens/ As we move into the prom season, many parents and school officials worry about the safety of their children. An internet search for “Safe Prom” turns up hundreds of websites that focus on encouraging students to make safe and healthy choices, and schools conducting pre-prom events showing the dangers of drinking and driving. However, there are few websites encouraging or guiding parents to take a leadership...


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(C) 2010 retrieved from CNN: Here VBS: Original video and story Brooklyn, New York (VBS.TV) -- The first time I heard anything about people living in the sewers in Colombia was back at the beginning of the '90s. The sewage system running under Bogota's streets was filled with packs of kids living waist-deep in human waste and taking in copious amounts of glue and crack in order to cope. This was at the height of Colombia's Dirty War, and the whole reason street kids had moved into the sewers in the first place was to get away from the violence above ground. But then the paramilitary death...


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Entire article from http://www.woodtv.com/dpps/news/strange/socal-teacher-arrested-in-alleged-drunken-teaching-jgr_3287627 THERMAL, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California school teacher has been arrested for allegedly teaching while drunk. Toro Canyon Middle School teacher Tonya Neff was taken to the Indio jail Tuesday afternoon and booked for investigation of felony child endangerment. Administrators at Thermal's Toro Canyon Middle School told the Riverside County Sheriff's Department that the 47-year-old teacher was apparently intoxicated on campus. Sheriff's Sgt. Mike Tapp says Neff...


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Entire excerpt from Alcolim.com: http://www.alcolim.com/Alcohol-Treatment-News/19612265_Alcohol-dependence-increases-in-US-army.html Alcohol dependence has increased in the US Army, according to official statistics. The data has shown that 9,199 soldiers enrolled for alcohol treatment last year, which represented a 56 per cent increase since the Iraq war began in 2003, USA Today reports. General Peter Chiarelli, the army's number two officer, stated the he believes at least another 300 counsellors are needed to combat the problems afflicting the service due to misuse of the substance. He told...


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