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UW AWARE and
Residence Life receive national excellence award
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
University of Wyoming students visit while eating
dinner Monday in Washakie ‘s Dining Call. All
incoming freshmen at UW are required to complete an
online educational course about alcohol abuse and its
effects. This requirement, and other parts of the
partnership between UW’s Alcohol Wellness Alternatives,
Research and Education (AWARE) Program and Residence Life
and Dining Services, earned UW a
national award
for work in
alcohol abuse prevention.
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Teen drinking continues to be
a problem in
Wyoming.
Cheyenne, Wyo. January 20, 2010
Nearly 42 percent of high-school
students who took the 2009
Youth Risk Behavior Survey had at least one drink of
alcohol in the last 30 days.
Results of the statewide survey
-- released Wednesday by State Superintendent of Public
Instruction Jim McBride -- show nearly 37 percent of
middle school students had a drink.
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Wyoming gets additional
Discretionary Grant funding
Washington. Aug. 13, 2009
The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
today announced more than $24 million in awards to enforce
state and local underage drinking laws nationwide. The
awards are made through the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws
(EUDL) program, which supports law enforcement, public
education, and coalition building activities to address
underage access to and consumption of alcohol.
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We draw the line!’ Campaign urges graduates
to make smart choices about alcohol
Evanston, May 26, 2009
Approximately 165 students will congregate on May 30 in the
Evanston High School auditorium to commemorate graduation.
Tera Lawler, EHS AAMP advisor, and Suzanne Seppala, Uinta
Tobacco Prevention Program advisor, said they are asking
students and parents to stay safe this year by complying
with alcohol laws. (Read
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SCSO
program targets underage drinking
Apr 1st, 2009
Everyone knows that you must be 21
or older to buy alcohol, yet it seems inevitable that
underage drinkers slip through the ID cracks and manage to
have a night out on the town or head home with a six-pack
under their arm. The First
Lady’s Initiative, a program started in
Wyoming several years ago and instituted by the
Sublette County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) aims at making sure
anyone who looks like they could be under 30 has to pull out
their mug shot and ID and prove their right to purchase
booze. (Read More) |
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First lady teaches kids about
dangers of alcohol
April 2, 2009
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming’s
First Lady
Nancy Freudenthal is visiting Fremont County this
week. She’s talking to fourth and fifth graders about the
dangers of alcohol and underage drinking. Joining her in the
effort at Wind
River and Dubois elementary schools will be Tauna
Richardson of the Fremont County Prevention Framework and
the Fellowship of Christian.
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‘Sting’ brings alcohol service under fire
Mar 25th, 2009
Underage drinkers are being served
in our community and Treatment Court Coordinator Kathy
Anderson wants to put an end to it by training restaurants
and other businesses selling liquor and
malt beverages in some responsible sales tactics.
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Council hears public input about drive-up liquor windows
Feb 6th, 2009
Several weeks ago, an Evanston
High School group, known as AAMP! (Aspiring Attitudes
Mission Possible!) presented to the City Council the idea of
banning drive-up liquor windows in the community, citing
drunken driving statistics, and appealing to common sense
regarding minors utilizing the windows to obtain alcohol
illegally. (Read More) |
Alcohol-related reports are
up in Gillette, but it's not all bad
Thursday, November 6, 2008
The Gillette Police Department’s recent increased emphasis
on preventing alcohol-related crimes through stricter liquor
licensing requirements is bearing fruit, with most of
Gillette’s bars and liquor serving establishments showing a
decrease in assaults and other serious crimes this year.
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Alcohol abuse on campus
October 21, 2008
Alcohol abuse on college campuses prompted more than 100
college presidents this year to call for a national
discussion about lowering the drinking age to 18.
One of the highest ranking health officials in Wyoming,
however, is warning lawmakers not to make the same mistake
twice. (Read More) |
Underage drinking
October 21, 2008
A great way to begin the dialogue
of underage drinking with your teen or parent is to attend
the book event discussing the book "Smashed." The Natrona
County Prevention Coalition is bringing national speaker and
author
Koren Zailckas to
Casper College on Thursday.
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Cheyenne delays vote on
underage servers
Aug 26, 2008
The Cheyenne City Council has postponed a vote on whether to
allow people between the ages of 18 and 21 to serve alcohol
in the bar areas of restaurants.
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College Coaches' Pleas for
Ban on Alcohol Ads Fail to Move NCAA
August 8, 2008
Members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA's)
executive committee have decided not to move toward tougher
restrictions on televised alcohol ads during college sports
events, the Associated Press reported Aug. 7.
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