Recently we shared an article about the local news story covering the tragic death of a Charlotte youth who had died from a drug overdose. Unfortunately, this story and similar stories are becoming all too common, not just in our community, but all over the nation. So we asked the question, “How do we prevent…
A quick Google search for “Heroin Use in Charlotte, NC” produced the following results: These headlines are just a handful of the 58,000 search results for this term. The increasing number of deaths due to heroin overdose and abuse makes this topic hard to ignore. Recently, WCNC reporter, Bora Kim, covered a story of a…
The prevalence of binge drinking on college campuses has been the subject of nationwide studies in an attempt to find ways to address the risks and consequences of drinking too much alcohol. With constant reports of date rape, assaults, drunk driving and even death the problems with heavy drinking are too many to go unnoticed….
Impaired Driving Impaired driving is generally defined as operating a car, truck, boat, snowmobile, aircraft, train or other motor vehicle when the ability to operate the motor vehicle is negatively affected (or impaired) by alcohol or drugs. Though the legal classification of impaired driving varies, in all states Driving with a blood alcohol content .1…