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Griffon Football Player Called Before the Court for DWI

Posted on Dec 22, 2011

Griffon football player called before the court for DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) charges. Missouri Western football player, Benjamin Pister was cited on Sept. 19 for driving under the influence (DUI). Pister, a defensive lineman for Missouri Western State University, will be arraigned on Nov. 9 after failing to drive on the right side of the road. During the same incident, he was also cited for operating a motor vehicle without insurance.

Benjamin Pister DWI Offense

The citation occurred in Country Club Village where Pister was operating a motor vehicle under the influence and without car insurance. Pister was also arrested on Jan. 29 of last year for second-degree burglary and third-degree assault charges. According to reports, this arrest was due to a fight between a football and a baseball team. According to the complaints by the baseball team, a group of Western football players attacked them. This incident led to Pister’s arrest, where he was ordered by a municipal judge to pay $200 in fines.

Head Coach Jerry Partridge Comments on Pister’s Citation

Pister’s coach, Jerry Partridge declined to comment on his DUI citation. He just said, “Anything that happens with our kids is going to be handled in house, and I’m not going to comment on it in public,” said Jerry Partridge. So there you have it! Yet another coach refuses to talk about the inappropriate behavior displayed by his players. So we’ll just have to wait and see what happens. It is typical for coaches to have their own in-house policy for incidents like this, so hopefully it’s more than just a slap on the wrist for Pister.

Missouri Western State University’s DWI Laws

MWSU’s Athletics Department Drug and Alcohol Policy states that their athletes go through alcohol and drug abuse awareness training. The policy also states that the University will make available a training program to educate the players about the dangers of abusing drugs and alcohol. It seems that Missouri Western State University (MWSU) prides itself on promoting strict rules to deter its student-participants from abusing these dangerous substances.

What do you make of the whole incident? Do you think laws got strict for him because of his celebrity status or he got advantage of being a celebrity?

Causes of Drunk Driving in Pregnant Women

Posted on Aug 18, 2011

When pregnant women drink and drive, the situation gets too risky; they are putting their own & their unborn child lives at risk. What could cause such a risky behavior in these women? Scientists researching the phenomena of women who drink and drive came up with some startling conclusions of the profiles of these women.

Profiles of Women that Drink and Drive

According to research, women that drink and drive tend to be:

Well-educated
Older
Divorced

Females in these groups seems to have high levels of stress and issues connected to psychologicalwell-being that affects their judgment when it comes to drunk driving. In addition,scientists have discovered that these women tend to respond negatively to treatment approaches that are effective in other groups. These techniques increase the chances that these women will drink and drive again.

Lack of Studies about Drunk Driving and Alcohol Abuse in Pregnant Women

Adding to the problems of causalities of drunk driving is the lack of research on the use of alcohol in pregnant women. Understanding issues of alcohol use and depression in pregnancy can go a long way in preventing these destructive tendencies. These causes may be physical as well as psychological, so identifying the causes of these problems will be beneficial for finding the cause of drunk driving in pregnant women.

Reasons for Drinking and Driving in Pregnant Women

Pregnant women that drink and drive may use alcohol for comfort, or to escape from emotional and relationship issues that are not addressed on a social level. Often, women are not charged as frequently as men are, by police. This means that problems may remain hidden and women that drink and drive are often not identified as repeat offenders.

Environmental Cause of Drunk Driving in Pregnant Women

Case studies show that pregnant women that drink and drive have relationship and family connections that could prompt them towards this behavior; for example, parents that have alcohol problems or partners with alcohol problems. These women have an increased chance of incidents of drunk driving during pregnancy.

Mental Health and Pregnant Women Drinking and Driving

Researchers have also noticed that pregnant women, having depression and other symptoms, tend to binge drink, smoke, besides getting involved in drunk driving during their pregnancy. This is also true for those who practiced these behaviors before pregnancy. This is why it is important that women mental health is evaluated when they become pregnant and throughout their pregnancy so they can be identified as being at increased risk for these hazardous behaviors.

Finding the Causes of Drunk Driving in Pregnant Women

The Department of Transportation cracks down on drunk driving annually and focuses more on women in the coming years to respond to the rise in drunk driving among females. This will affect drunk driving in pregnant women also. Finding the cause of drunk driving in pregnant women will go a long way in curbing this deadly practice.

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Do Alcoholic Parents Lead to Alcohol Abuse in Children?

Posted on Aug 01, 2011

Everyone knows that parents are a vital component to rising healthy children. Children look to their parents for guidance, nurturing, love, and sustenance. If a child’s parents use alcohol then it is logical to infer that this child will also abuse alcohol when he is older.

Factors that Lead To Alcohol Abuse

It is known that alcohol abuse can be hereditary. It can also be passed along by a child’s environment and the effects of a society in which a child is raised. All of these developmental issues increase the chances of a child being an alcohol abuser.

Parents and the Trail to Alcohol Abuse

These are not the only factors; however, they are the most important. They are the common indicator in most cases of people that abuse alcohol. In the majority of instances, the trail to alcohol abuse begins at home with one or both parents being alcoholics.

Secondary Factors that Lead to Alcohol Abuse

Societal and environmental factors that include peer pressure and alcohol advertisements are usually secondary issues that increase a problem but the root-cause of the problem begins with the way alcohol is used in the child’s home environment.

Children of Alcohol Abusers are More Susceptible

Not all children that grow up in a family with parents that abuse alcohol are affected by this.However, statistics show that alcohol abuse is passed along from parents to children. The children of alcohol abusing parents are more susceptible to the dangers presented by society and media that promotes the abuse of alcohol.

Children of Alcohol Abusers – Attitude about Drinking

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) reports that youngsters who see their parents drink, will be predisposed to the attitude that drinking is harmless. These children also begin to consume alcohol at an earlier age. Because of this, there is a great chance that these children will abuse alcohol even before they are adults. Parents that abuse alcohol will have a big influence on the drinking behavior of their off-springs. The role they play is very important in shaping the way their children think about alcohol and drinking habits. The parental influences can be a negative motivator or a positive one. Some children may grow up with a negative attitude about drinking after witnessing the trials and tribulations of their parents. However, usually children follow their parent in dinking behaviors.

Children Introduction to Alcohol

In many households, alcohol is introduced to children by parents. Many children in these circumstances get their first taste of liquor from adults,administered either through social religious observations or through some strange habit.

Alcoholic Parents Lead To Alcohol Abusing Children

Alcoholic Parents that drink heavily, harm the lives of their families and offspring in American society. They damage the lives the children who then are predisposed to alcohol abuse and other developmental issues. These children carry these scars and then pass them on to the next generation.

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