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New alcohol labelling law
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Does anyone have any info on this new law? All I know so far is that from the 20th of December all alcohol bottles have to be labelled with the number of stardard drinks they contain. Which means about 90% of imported beers will become illegal and won't be imported anymore. Anyone with any more information? I can't find much on the net, just uninformative references. Thanks Andy
Should an drink driver be allow back on the road ?
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There was 2 articles (one in an WA Newspaper The Sunday Times and one in an Brisbane paper the Sunday Mail 3/9/2000) Where an Western Australian driver (A Moody) was allow to drive again even those he had been convicted nine times and have four life times disqualifications for drink driving. Questions: Should this person be allow back on the roads, even with all this ? Should he be put in gaol ? Should he seek help ? Should the judge (Surpreme Court Justice T Templeman) who let him back on the r ...
Drink Driving Question..
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Ok, my wife just pulled over (in Melbourne) at a booze bus and blew .072. No excuses - she miscalculated her limit - simple. $300 fine and 6 month suspension. My question is this : If we get a lawyer and we take it to court, what are the chances of her getting off the suspension? Some extra factors are - -Pretty clean 14 year driving history (1 minor speeding ticket) -Needs the car for work (and can prove it). In fact, she'll prolly lose her job without it. -She asked for a blood test and was to ...
Almost given up (no more verbal abuse)
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To start I have been married only two years and am ready to give up. Most of the time my husband is realy nice, but sometimes he jokes badly about me. ( makes fun of my personality, the shows I watch, tells me I can't take a jokewhen he does this) I guess the thing that gets me the most are the loud screams he does for attention like in the middle of dinner, watching TV, or just talking he starts screaming things like boring, chinktown (he knows I hate making fun of other people). He does this a ...
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If these families and children are identified early, some of the associated morbidity may be avoided. Child and adolescent health care providers can have a tremendous influence on families of substance-abusing parents because of their understanding of family dynamics and their close long-standing relationship with the family. Information about family alcohol and other drug use should be obtained as part of routine history-taking and when there are indications of family dysfunction, child behavior or emotional problems, school difficulties, and recurring episodes of apparent accidental trauma, and in the setting of recurrent ...
Screening For Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol-Related Problems in Screening For Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol-Related Problems in College Populations Alcohol use among college students is a serious cause for concern. Many students are under the legal drinking age. Moreover, many engage in heavy episodic, or binge, drinking. The National Institute on alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) defines binge drinking as consuming enough alcohol to result in a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08, which, for most adults, would be five drinks for men or four for women over a 2-hour period. Approximately 39 to 44 percent of college students ...
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Here's another one from Latif's phone consult file: Last week I had the opportunity to talk to an excellent coach who is running into a problem that I have had countless experiences with. Since I know it's something Patrick and I have seen many times, I figured there was a good chance you can relate to it as well. Besides, over the past few weeks we've been sending you emails calling you out for not stepping up your coaching knowledge. So this week I want to focus on a coach who has taken that nextstep and is making a safe, positive ...