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Getting Your Case Dismissed with Mental Health Diversion California Penal Code 1001.36 defines when a court can grant pretrial diversion to a defendant suffering from a mental disorder. In order to be eligible, the defendant must suffer from a mental disorder identified in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of […]
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Reported DUI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols This Weekend Memorial Day 2021 is finally here and if you haven’t already run into a DUI Checkpoint this weekend, you might tomorrow. According to the Patch, the Los Angeles Police Department and California Highway Patrol will be in force this weekend to stop potential drunk drivers. As
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Links Between Child Maltreatment and Alcohol Use According to the World Health Organization, “strong links have been found between child maltreatment and alcohol use.” Not only have studies shown that alcohol can be a “significant contributory factor” in child abuse cases but suffering child abuse as a child increases the risk of engaging in
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Which States Have the Strictest Penalties for Drunk Driving? According to a study conducted by the financial website WalletHub, penalties for driving under the influence widely vary throughout the country. Some states have extensive lookback periods for repeat offenders (Texas has a lifetime lookback and Alaska is 15 years), and some states have minimum
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How Heavy Drinking Can Affect Your Stomach It is well-documented that excessive alcohol use can affect your brain and your liver, but what about other vital organs such as the stomach? Gastritis is inflammation of the lining of the stomach that can be caused by several factors including heavy alcohol use. Gastritis is painful
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Why Drinking and Driving Is So Dangerous According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), over 10,000 people die each year in drunk driving crashes in the United States. That means 28 people die each year and a person dies every 52 minutes in alcohol-related traffic accidents. Few people realize how even a
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The Financial Realities of Excessive Drinking According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the cost of excessive alcohol use was nearly $250 billion in 2010. In addition, almost 100,000 people die each year because of excessive drinking and over ¾ of the costs are related to binge drinking. Research by
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A Look at DUI Deaths Per Capita in the State In 2019, auto insurance company Value Penguin ranked The Worst Large Cities in California For Fatal DUIs. Many that topped the list were located in the Inland Empire with “DUI fatality rates more than double the statewide average.” According to the list, the large
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Studies Show More Americans Engaging in Excessive Alcohol Use While Under COVID-related Restrictions Research is producing a clear trend – Americans were drinking more during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stress, economic instability, isolation, and an uncertain future may have all played a role in the increase in drinking. For many, it wasn’t just a few
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How To Enjoy the Festivities Without Drinking Memorial Day 2021 is just over a month away and the unofficial start to summer cannot come soon enough. As COVID-restrictions are lifted, more people are feeling comfortable by celebrating with trips to the beach, backyard BBQs, and fun by the pool. It can be hard to
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