Word: alcoholic
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that he had taken a barbiturate and could not remember anything for a 1½-day period. The prosecution introduced witnesses who heard him say he was on LSD around the time of the crime. In his charge, the judge reminded the jury that "voluntary intoxication by alcohol or drugs" is no defense. The jury nonetheless found him not guilty by reason of insanity. A series of psychiatric tests will now determine whether or not he is currently sane enough to go free...
...Whether or not marijuana is a more dangerous drug than alcohol is debatable. I don't happen to think it is." In light of the current debate about marijuana, the remark was unremarkable-except that it was made by Dr. James Goddard, head of the Food and Drug Administration. It came after a lecture on "business decisionmaking" at the University of Minnesota's Graduate School of Business Administration. Leading into the question-and-answer period, Goddard said he would talk about anything but marijuana. But the first question was about the drug, and Goddard proceeded to break...
...efficacy and safety of their products before he allows them on the market. There is still almost no research, however, into what marijuana does-and does not do-to the human mind and body and no scientific evidence that proves or disproves that it is better or worse than alcohol...
Driving to Jail. Britain is joining a whole host of other European countries that, faced with the world's highest alcoholic-consumption rates and a staggering number of auto accidents, are cracking down on driving after drinking. In France, which has the world's highest per capita consumption (28 quarts of pure alcohol per year) and a test similar to Britain's, driving under the influence now carries the maximum penalty of a three-year license suspension, one year in prison and a $1,000 fine. Belgium and The Netherlands have also enacted sobriety laws reinforced...
...grandfather of anti-alcohol legislation is Scandinavia, which has reined in schnapps-happy drivers for years-with mixed results. Swedes are taught from the cradle up that booze and an auto do not mix, yet one in five drivers still risks arrest by taking the wheel after drinking. About 7,000 a year go for one to twelve months to special prisons, including one outside Stockholm that is known as "the country club" because of the high social caliber of its inmates. In Denmark, where the number of arrests of drunken drivers has been increasing sharply, police are introducing breath...