Supporters of federal rules on
alcohol screening say it will help prevent accidents, but critics predict Charter litigation.
Not exact matches
The study
said that within the Army, troops who worked in detainee operations «had greater positive
screenings for suicidal ideation, severe depression & trouble sleeping,» while Navy troops showed «greater positive
screenings for severe PTS [post-traumatic stress], aggressive behavior & problematic
alcohol use.»
In a letter to Assembly and Senate leaders, Andrew Cuomo
said he'd like consensus on combatting the heroin epidemic, increasing access to breast cancer
screening and treatment, ethics reform, campaign donation laws and updating the
alcohol beverage control law.
«Using a biomarker of heavy
alcohol consumption such as PEth along with self - reporting could provide an objective measure for use in research,
screening and treatment of hazardous
alcohol use among young adults,» she
said.
A total of 19 per cent of participants were
screened to have a «risky»
alcohol consumption — that is to
say a level of
alcohol consumption that is potentially harmful and can cause
alcohol use disorder.
In the illustrations that accompany this Harvard study it
says that the study was «adjusted for age; race; body - mass index; level of physical activity; status with regard to smoking, whether a physical examination was performed for
screening purposes, current multivitamin use, and current aspirin use; status with regard to a family history of diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction, or cancer; status with regard to a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or hypercholesterolemia; intake of total energy,
alcohol, RED OR PROCESSED MEAT, fruits, and vegetables; and, for women, menopausal status and hormone use.»
Mothers Against Drunk Driving also supports the change,
saying in an online statement that «mandatory
alcohol screening... is one of the single most effective measures Canada can adopt to reduce impaired driving.»