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Alcohol - An organic chemical containing one or more hydroxyl groups (-OH). Alcohols can be liquids, semisolids, or solids at room temperature.
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News archive for Alcohol:

Protest to target casino's alcohol bid  -  04 Aug 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,The tribe said it decided not to fight that decision because its customers, at the time mostly bingo players, weren't asking for alcohol.

Alcohol, speed factors in fatal crash  -  04 Aug 2008
Capital News 9,LAKE GEORGE, NY -- Authorities said alcohol and speed were factors in a crash that claimed the life of a Lake George woman Sunday night.

Alcohol laws shift slowly, incrementally  -  04 Aug 2008
Herald Times Reporter,Where alcohol is cheap and widely available and the laws governing it are lax, people drink more, social scientists and economists say.

The sobering speed of legislation on alcohol  -  04 Aug 2008
Irish Times,He obviously expected me to grab the alcohol and run around the corner and bang it in double quick. I must say it was not an uninviting prospect,

Entrepreneurs crack Swedish 'System' in effort to allow free flow ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Financial Times,...but well turned out, middle class Swedes, prepared to break the law to bypass the high prices at Systembolaget, the state-owned alcohol monopoly,

Judge to rule on alcohol ban  -  04 Aug 2008
Biloxi Sun Herald,AP Pike County Circuit Judge David Strong says he expects to rule in about three weeks on a legal challenge to an alcohol ban on parts of the Bogue Chitto

Alcohol May Be Factor in Fatal Wreck Near O'Donnell  -  04 Aug 2008
myFOXlubbock.com,By Gabe Martinez O'DONNELL -- DPS troopers believe alcohol is a factor in a deadly crash near O'Donnell early Saturday morning that involved nine teenagers.

Cooktown publican questions alcohol restrictions  -  04 Aug 2008
ABC Online,A Cooktown publican believes alcohol restrictions introduced a month ago have changed but not stopped the drinking habits of alcoholics.

Alcohol sales up as economy stumbles  -  04 Aug 2008
Connecticut Post,In particular, what about alcohol? Are people tightening their belts — like Frommeyer said she would normally — or are they buying more to supplement

Editorial: State must admit alcohol is a problem  -  04 Aug 2008
Oshkosh Northwestern,It showed how alcohol is a part of life here. And it demonstrated that culture is out of control, dictating legislation, ruining lives and tearing families

Alkermes Announces Approval of VIVITROL ® for the Treatment of ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Business Wire (press release),..."VIVITROL is the first once-monthly injectable medication for the treatment of alcohol dependence to be approved in Russia. The long-acting, non-addictive

Alcohol may have been a factor accident  -  04 Aug 2008
KeepMEcurrent.com,Police are now investigating and said alcohol may have been a factor. See the Aug. 7 issue of the Current for an update on this story, or come back to

Alcohol believed to be factor in crashes  -  04 Aug 2008
Beaver Dam Daily Citizen,Alcohol, speed and failure to use a seat belt are believed to be factors in the crash. JUNEAU — Two single-car separate accidents in the less than 24 hours

No award, please, for Dark Knight's Heath Ledger  -  04 Aug 2008
Newsday,People of every walk of life die from drugs and alcohol, but only a celebrity's death gets so heated in a devil's crucible of public sentiment that it is

Scots see no reason to be treated differently over alcohol; One in ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Drinks Media Wire (Communiqués de presse),Most Scots see no reason to be treated differently than the English when it comes to dealing with alcohol. What's more, one in five Scots say they will

Scots concerned by planned alcohol laws  -  04 Aug 2008
The Publican,By Matt Eley One in five people north of the border would travel to England to buy alcohol if the Scottish government introduces tough new laws to tackle

Alcohol Binges Early in Pregnancy Increase Risk of Infant Oral Clefts  -  04 Aug 2008
Media Newswire (press release),..."These findings reinforce the fact that women should not drink alcohol during pregnancy," said Lisa A. DeRoo, Ph.D., an epidemiologist at NIEHS and author

New Data Shows The Alcohol Industry Cannot Be Trusted, Australia  -  04 Aug 2008
Medical News Today (press release),New data obtained by the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) shows the alcohol industry has been deliberately misleading the public about the impact of the

Nation recognises that it has a problem with drinking but does not ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Times Online,Alcohol, rather than drugs, is recognised as the biggest social evil in Scotland, although many Scots remain ignorant of the officially recommended safe

FHP: Alcohol, sunglasses at night contribute to crash  -  04 Aug 2008
Stuart News (subscription),She was wearing her seatbelt and was not injured. The report indicates that Hutchinson was possibly under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.

Police: 40 percent fail alcohol checks  -  04 Aug 2008
Nantucket Island Inquirer,By Jason Graziadei Forty percent of Nantucket's bars, restaurants and package stores sold alcohol to a minor during a recent compliance check conducted by

Alcohol ban set to come into force in troubled area  -  04 Aug 2008
Burton Mail,AREAS in Barton under Needwood will become alcohol free zones from today following months of anti-social behaviour problems. Members of East Staffordshire

Deputies: Speed, alcohol factors in crash  -  04 Aug 2008
Utica Observer Dispatch,Lewis County Sheriff’s deputies said speed and alcohol were factors in an early morning accident Sunday, according to a news release.

Committee revokes shop's licence to sell alcohol  -  04 Aug 2008
Peterborough Today,The council’s licensing enforcement officer, Terri Martin, said: “We hope the revoking of the licence of a city centre shop will remind all alcohol

Bulgaria Police Nabs Driver with Record 8.15 Promiles of Blood Alcohol  -  04 Aug 2008
Sofia News Agency,According to doctors, the young men had drunk about 1.5 - 2 litres of alcohol. Three years ago in Plovdiv a driver was nabbed with 9,2 promiles of blood

The Joke’s Still on Me: Separation of Church and Alcohol Never Ends  -  04 Aug 2008
North Star Writers Group,My parents did not teach me that alcohol was evil. We just never had any. I can’t help wondering if my parents’ parents had suspicions about the satanic

Workplaces getting tougher on alcohol -Finnish unions  -  04 Aug 2008
Newsroom Finland,Employers in Finland are taking a stricter attitude towards employee alcohol use, the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) and the Finnish

Epilepsy Drug May Help Alcoholics Recover from Dependence  -  04 Aug 2008
Newswise (press release)People with alcohol problems often use alcohol to get to sleep -- but it actually keeps them from getting good-quality sleep all night long.

Jerry Heaton Snyder: Early energy drinks contained alcohol, not ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Noblesville Daily Times,These would be comparable to today’s energy drinks, but instead of caffeine they were loaded with alcohol. People who would never dream of imbibing

Got milk? or alcohol? or water? or juice?  -  04 Aug 2008
fwdailynews.com (subscription),The over-65s should not be bullied into abstaining from alcohol by the belief that drink is more harmful to older people than it is to the young or

Indigenous leader accused of alcohol breach  -  04 Aug 2008
ABC Regional Online,A prominent young Indigenous leader in Queensland has been charged with breaching alcohol restrictions in a Cape York community in the state's far north.

Stop serving alcohol to teens  -  04 Aug 2008
Yuma Sun,Most teens who drink get their alcohol from “social� sources – parents of other teens, older siblings and other relatives and friends.

Publican fined for selling alcohol to 16-year-old boy  -  04 Aug 2008
Hawick Today,Sheriff Kevin Drummond pointed out that as from September custodial sentences will be able to be imposed on selling alcohol to minors.

Seattle police: 23 BUI arrests made at Seafair hydro races  -  04 Aug 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerOne key goal: Keep an eye out for recreational boat drivers who are drinking alcohol. From Friday through Saturday evening, there were at least 23 drivers

Alcohol, the Liquid Fat!  -  04 Aug 2008
HealthNewsDigest.com,It may seem like day after day (it might actually be day after day) of eating and drinking, so let me say now that nothing packs on the pounds like alcohol.

Taxi driver blows four times alcohol limit  -  04 Aug 2008
WA today,A taxi driver carrying two passengers was arrested in Broome last night after blowing four times the legal blood alcohol limit. "He was picked up on Gubinge

Dodge County officers are beefing up lake patrols  -  04 Aug 2008
The Reporter,During the stop, the 32-year-old Fox Lake man was arrested for boating while intoxicated and refusing to provide a preliminary alcohol screening test sample

Forensic unit is recognized for meeting international standard  -  04 Aug 2008
Ventura County Star,The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors' Laboratory Accreditation Board in June recognized the Ventura County lab's Breath Alcohol Calibration

Alcohol may be factor in weekend crashes  -  04 Aug 2008
Calgary CTV,One man is dead and another was flown to hospital after weekend crashes and police suspect alcohol may be factors in both. A Red Deer man died when he

Gallup to vote Tuesday on Sunday alcohol sales  -  04 Aug 2008
NewsWest9.com,AP - August 2, 2008 7:55 PM ET GALLUP, NM (AP) - Gallup residents will vote Tuesday on whether to allow alcohol sales on Sundays. The referendum has gained

Judge Graham Cottle advocates zero tolerance on drunken criminals  -  04 Aug 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,By Tom Peterkin Judge Graham Cottle said he had adopted the strict policy against drunkenness after experiencing a dramatic rise in alcohol-related

Veiled threat to health care  -  04 Aug 2008
Calgary Herald,Albertans should take a closer look at one of those veils -- the firing of the board of the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission.

guest commentary DNC not green enough for Denver  -  04 Aug 2008
Denver Post,And a 2006 Zogby poll found that a majority of citizens living on the coasts think the drug should be regulated like alcohol. Some Democratic leaders

Fruit and alcohol two specialties for Christine Ferris  -  04 Aug 2008
HollandSentinel.com,By Staff reports Christine Ferris loves cooking with fruit and with alcohol. She claims alcohol is her signature ingredient. Her clients love it.

Georgia player faces another alcohol-related charge  -  Aug 2, 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,The Georgia Athletic Association's conduct code calls for automatic suspensions for 10 percent of games for alcohol-related offenses and increased

Alcohol fuels unrest at Jones Beach concert  -  Aug 2, 2008
Newsday,BY MATTHEW CHAYES | matthew.chayes@newsday.com Alcohol-fueled pandemonium broke out last night outside an OAR rock concert at Jones Beach, as state park

Scots unaware of safe alcohol limit  -  Aug 2, 2008
The Press AssociationMany Scots remain ignorant of how much it is safe to drink or how much alcohol their beverages contain, a survey revealed. A majority of those quizzed

Reports see rise in drug, alcohol use  -  Aug 2, 2008
Boston Globe,She said in the teacher's survey, 43 percent of students reported having ridden in a car with someone under the influence of alcohol; 74 percent said they

Alcohol sales not embraced by all  -  Aug 3, 2008
Weatherford Democrat,Organizers of the recent petition drive to allow alcohol sales in Weatherford report they have more than enough signatures to call an election on the issue

Wrong to send out message that alcohol is okay for kids  -  Aug 2, 2008
NW Evening Mail,WAYS to encourage responsible drinking hit the headlines this week when David Cameron encouraged parents to introduce their children to alcohol at home in




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