If you, or anyone else, needs to locate an individual who is “missing,” the first place you should look to is the Motor Vehicle Division. A driver’s license is the most common form of identification carried by everyone over the age of sixteen, and getting driver information is one of the best methods you can use to locate someone. Here’s how… Continue reading
Youth Drinking: Risk Factors and Consequences
Despite a minimum legal drinking age of 21, many young people in the United States consume alcohol. Some abuse alcohol by drinking frequently or by binge drinking–often defined as having five or more drinks* in a row. A minority of youth may meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for alcohol dependence (1,2). The progression of drinking from use to abuse to dependence is associated with biological and psychosocial factors. This report examines some of these factors that put youth at risk for drinking and for alcohol-related problems and considers some of the consequences of their drinking. Continue reading
When is a person who appears to be driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) NOT under the influence? When that person is a diabetic experiencing hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. The symptoms that police officers often associate with DUI are very similar to those of hypoglycemia. Continue reading
As you know, the law makes it illegal to drive while “impaired to the slightest degree” by alcohol or drugs. What exactly that means, is a question that is left up to the fact-finder in a DUI case. That means a jury of your peers, although thanks to the new DUI Laws for 2012 you are no longer entitled to a jury trial if you are charged with a first-time, standard DUI. Your case must be decided by a judge. That being said, how is it that alcohol affects the body? Continue reading