Word: alcoholism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Massachusetts House last night unanimously approved a bill designed to increase the penalties on those who drive under the influence of alcohol...
Officials said the most important part of the act, sponsored by Rep. L. Salvatore F. DiMasi (D-North End), concerns the breathalyzer test. The new bill stipulates that any driver whose blood measures at least .1 percent alcohol on the breath test would receive an automatic suspension of his driver's license...
...addition, under the new bill, a personconvicted of drunken driving would be required tohave at least a six-week alcohol treatmentprogram
...studies, researchers collected underarm secretions from seven men and women to test further the effects of pheromones. Cutler said a "soup" of aromatic essences was taken from underarm pads worn by the volunteers for 18 to 27 hours a week over a three-month period. Male essence, mixed with alcohol, was applied to the upper lips of six women with abnormal menstrual cycles and no current sexual re- lationship. Although researchers are not sure whether the pheromones were inhaled or absorbed through the skin, the cycles of these women speeded up or slowed down toward 29.5 days. The irregular cycles...
...give kids things to go for," says Jones. He knows there is no easy way to conquer the cycle of broken homes and poverty. "There are a lot of roadblocks out there. You got drugs on the street, you got alcohol," he says. "But if you keep behind your kids and give them a helping hand, it's O.K." Each week he gets on the phone, reminding his teenage charges about their next meeting. Those who have no phone he visits in person. Every week he and a co-worker remind all 75 of them, and they keep coming back...