Word: drunkness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Then, on July 25, 1998, Joe's 18-year-old sister Erica was killed by a drunk driver...
Despite being in calculus and advanced physics, Sarah distinguishes herself from "the computer children" or "the technology twerps." While she rarely drinks alcohol, her friends do; she's the permanent designated driver. Last Saturday one of her friends was reeling at a party, having drunk eight Purple Hooters. When the friend tried to leave, Sarah blocked the door. The next morning, between massive heaves, Sarah's friend said, "I'm sorry...
Booze, however, is Webster's bogeyman. "The majority of kids go out and go drinking and then go home," says Raimondo. "It puts them at risk for auto accidents and bad choices." Every two years the school stages a brutally realistic drunk-driving accident for 11th- and 12th-graders. Right outside, two cars are smashed together, and five "bloodied" students are put inside. Two of them are said to be dead at the scene, and a third must be extricated by firemen wielding metal cutters while a helicopter stands by. The scene always has a chilling effect on students...
...always want to get drunk, but it never happens," Tamika responds...
...haven't gotten drunk in a long time," Erica says. She leans back, thinking. "A looong time...