The RIDE Act’s embrace of inaccurate breathalyzers
Most Americans are familiar with breathalyzers — devices commonly used by law enforcement to detect the blood-alcohol concentration level (BAC) of a driver. Although major…
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Fear Over Daily Drink for Women is Overblown
Is it safe for women to drink alcohol? Last year that question was posed in an Ivy League medical blog attempting to quell growing fears regarding moderate drinking. Fortunately, the… -
Don’t punish restaurants, bars and consumers for Illinois budget woes
Gov. JB Pritzker has announced plans for a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure program. While roads and transit systems may need an upgrade, the plan is wrongly funded by a waterfall of backdoor… -
Misleading Alcohol Research Could Affect Federal Health Recommendations
For decades, moderate alcohol consumption — defined as one daily drink for women and two for men — has been considered part of a healthy lifestyle. The health halo is… -
Opinion: Pump brakes on lowering legal blood-alcohol limit
Legislation was recently introduced in Michigan that considers a 120-pound woman who has little more than a single drink prior to driving to be a major threat —… -
More politics than science
I don’t usually pen back-to-back columns on the same subject matter, but a response op-ed co-authored by National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member, Jennifer Homendy,… -
Lowering the legal alcohol level glosses over the problem
In early January of this year, a drunk driver traveling the wrong direction on the freeway collided head-on with the Abbas family’s SUV. Dr. Rima Abbas, her husband and their… -
Commentary: Supporters of DWI legislation have lost perspective
When it comes to a DWI, counting glasses of wine is a poor measure to determine dangerous behavior. Gender, weight, type of food consumed and time are all controlling and… -
Shedelbower: Lowering the legal drinking limit will sabotage the economy, while doing little to save lives
California boasts the fifth largest economy in the world. There are a number of ventures to thank for fueling this monetary engine, but one of the biggest is the restaurant… -
No, moderate drinking is not as bad for you as smoking
Do you think enjoying half a glass of wine per day poses the equivalent health risk of smoking two packs of cigarettes a month? Well that’s what a new report …
