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Applebee's Makes Operational Changes After Toddler Served Alcohol

Apr 12th 2011 – 9:17AM

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. -- The Applebee's restaurant chain says it's changing the way it serves juice after a toddler was mistakenly given a small amount of alcohol at a Detroit-area location. The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News report Tuesday that Applebee's will pour juice for children from single-serve...

Cops: Drunken Driver Crashed While 'Sexting' Behind the Wheel

By Ben MuessigMar 22nd 2011 – 3:40PM
Sheriff's Office

Sheriff's Office

Before he got behind the wheel, this accused drunken driver should have handed over his keys -- and his cellphone. Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputies say Phernando Cuello was driving drunk and "sexting" when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed near New Port Richey early Sunday. Cuello initially told...

DUI Suspect: I Was Driving Erratically Because I Was Receiving Oral Sex

By Ben MuessigMar 4th 2011 – 5:11PM
Louisville Corrections

Louisville Corrections

When Jason Kircher was pulled over, his car wasn't being serviced -- he was. Police in Kentucky have charged a Louisville man with careless driving, speeding and driving while intoxicated after the motorist told police his reckless behavior on the road was caused by some explicit behavior in the front...

Potty-Mouthed Postal Worker Accused of Spitting Feces on Cop

By Ben MuessigFeb 25th 2011 – 5:40PM
Durango Police Department

Durango Police Department

He didn't talk back to police, but cops in Colorado say this suspect had a foul mouth. Law enforcement officials in Durango say a postal worker spit his excrement in a police officer's face after being arrested on drunken driving charges. After seeing Paul Andrew Kausalik, 61, make a turn without signaling late on Feb....

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College Students Seek Treatment For Alcohol More Than Drugs: Study

By Reuters Feb 07th 2012 - 02:16PM

CHICAGO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - U.S. college students seeking treatment for substance abuse are more likely to be having trouble with alcohol than with abuse of drugs like heroin, cocaine or methamphetamine, according to a new government study.

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Pitbull's mother details estrangement from her children as a result of 'abuse, promiscuity, alcohol and drug use'

By Rafael Abreu Posted Feb 07th 2012 - 11:14AM

After seeing the interview, Pitbull's mom, Alysha Acosta, requested to appear as a guest on the program to answer accusations her children made about their mother abandoning them.

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Alcohol Likely To Blame For Deadly I-80 Crash

By jen@huffingtonpost.com(Jen Sabella) Feb 06th 2012 - 09:46AM

Four people were killed early Monday when a car traveling the wrong way in Interstate 80 in Chicago's south suburbs crashed into another vehicle.

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Emma Wise, Former Rhode Island Teacher, Accused Of Giving Alcohol To Minors (VIDEO)

By Simon McCormack Feb 03rd 2012 - 04:17PM

Police hope to teach this former high school instructor not to buy alcohol for her students.

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Josh Hamilton Alcohol Relapse: Rangers Star Confirms Drinking Report

By The Huffington Post News Editors Feb 03rd 2012 - 02:32PM

Texas Rangers outfielder and recovering drug addict Josh Hamilton said Friday that he had a relapse and had "three or four" drinks earlier this week at a Dallas-area bar, calling it a "weak moment" that he will take specific steps to make sure doesn't happen again.

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Background on alcohol

In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom.

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