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Stopping the revolving door by addressing underage drinking
Over the weekend, Rand Paul’s 22-year old son was charged with driving under the influence (DUI). This marks the third alcohol-related offense that has brought Paul into contact with the criminal justice system. Responsibility.org has been working with judges, prosecutors, ... Read More >
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School nurses on handling a student's alcohol problem
Our CEO talks with school nurses during NASN podcast Read More >
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Welcome our #TalkEarly bloggers for 2015!
Alcohol #Responsibility Month is underway and we’re calling on our #TalkEarly bloggers, an expert team of parenting bloggers, to write about how they talk with their kids about alcohol. This year, we’re continuing the conversation and have a new parenting ... Read More >
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How alcohol affects the adolescent brain
The cosmic shift in children’s' behavior and personality as they get older, undergoing the hormonal, cognitive and behavioral changes of adolescence, occurs secondarily to the brain’s physiologic changes during the period of maturation in teens. Risk taking increases at the ... Read More >
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So, what should colleges do?
The new policy that went into effect on March 30th at Dartmouth College’s to ban “hard liquor” has started quite a conversation. There’s not much debate about the negative consequences of irresponsible and over-consumption of alcohol on campus. At one ... Read More >
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Students are key to addressing college binge drinking
College students all over the country have experienced it: those tiring, three-hour long spiels encouraging safe drinking habits from lecturers who drone on and on and on about the negative effects of overconsumption of alcohol. The latest trend, however, is ... Read More >
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College students spending spring break responsibly
Media coverage has tended to shine a negative light on students celebrating Spring Break. This has created a perception regarding what students do during spring break that does not reflect reality. This year, students across the country are volunteering ... Read More >
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19 state attorneys general & parent blogger powerhouse Jessica Shyba team up to fight underage drinking
This year we are excited to launch our annual Public Service Announcement (PSA) videos timed with April’s designation as Alcohol Responsibility Month. The PSAs call upon parents to have a conversation about alcohol responsibility and feature 19 different state attorneys ... Read More >
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Tommy McFly: Don’t be ‘that guy’!
Now that the weather is finally breaking, and a cure for cabin fever is in sight, there are four things you should keep in mind when hitting up happy hours, patios, rooftops, waterfronts, music festivals and other summer gatherings that ... Read More >
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NBC’s ‘The Slap’ parents needed a plan
The scene is a mahogany-paneled courtroom with soft light filtering through the floor-to-ceiling windows. The camera tightens up on a distraught mother, Rosie, in the witness box. Lawyer: Who was watching your child at the barbecue? Mother: All of us. ... Read More >
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Erin Holmes: How alcohol interacts with the body
Most of us are familiar with the term blood alcohol concentration or BAC. What is less known is how BAC climbs and decreases over time. We encourage everyone to head over to our Virtual Bar and become educated about how ... Read More >
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Introducing our Virtual Bar!
We call this nifty gadget the Virtual Bar Read More >