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Alcohol Raises Injury Risk, But Also Survival Rate

Injured patients were less likely to die in the hospital if they had alcohol in their blood, according to a study from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health — and the more alcohol, the more likely …

Missouri Police Offer Breath Tests to Bar Patrons

Lines of drinkers recently waited on a weekend night to have their intoxication levels checked and it doesn’t have anything to do with a sobriety checkpoint. Kansas City, Mo., police allowed drinkers to measure their blood alcohol content at a …

Even Low Blood Alcohol Level ‘Buzz’ Unsafe for Driving: Study

In the United States, the blood-alcohol limit may be 0.08 percent, but no amount of alcohol seems to be safe for driving, according to a University of California, San Diego sociologist. A new study has found that blood-alcohol levels well …