In Beijing, students from Nanjing University of Finance & Economics have created a device that can be installed in a car to prevent the driver from operating the vehicle while intoxicated, the China News Service reported.
The device, called "Stop Prompted by Drunk," resembles a round box the same size as the steering wheel spindle. When correctly installed inside the steering wheel spindle, its...
A California lawmaker’s plan to charge a 10-cent fee for every drink served in California was officially shot down Tuesday, failing for the second time in a year to win support from his colleagues.
Denis C. Theriault of the San Jose Mercury News writes that the charge, sought by Assemblyman Jim Beall, D-San Jose, would have raised $1.44 billion a year to help pay for some of the billions in criminal justice...
The Australian government plans to crack down on drunken violence on New Year’s Eve by restricting alcohol at events across the country. In Sydney, revelers will be banned from bringing beer and wine to the harbor to watch the annual fireworks display.
More than 1.5 million people come to Sydney Harbor to watch a lavish fireworks display on New Year’s Eve. City authorities have set up alcohol-free zones...
Mug shots of drunken driving suspects are appearing on the Honolulu Police Department’s website, creating a virtual “wall of shame” long before suspects get their day in court, reports the Associated Press.
Supporters say the experiment in public humiliation should be used elsewhere in the nation if it reduces the number of drunks on the road. Critics say the photo gallery is a heavy-handed tactic...
When Bill Wilson declared his powerlessness over alcohol in his 1939 book called “Alcoholics Anonymous” (known among AA members as “The Big Book”), he contended that he had to “hit bottom” as an alcoholic before changing his life, and that sobriety could only be achieved through complete abstinence. Seventy years later, top addiction experts are no longer sure that this is true...
