The California Supreme Court has become the latest appeal court to rule that breath testing machines can produce different results for different people and can be attacked in court by suspected drunken drivers. Courts in Arizona and Vermont have made similar rulings.

At question is the way the breathalyzer machines convert the amount of alcohol vapor in the lungs to an estimate of the level of alcohol in the blood. Read more...

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Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around them. The following self-assessment tests can help you determine whether or not it may be time to get help.

• Alcohol Abuse Screening Quiz
  
• Drug Abuse Screening Quiz
  
• Could You Be Depressed?
  
• Is Your Child Using Drugs or Alcohol?
  
• Is Your Child Huffing Inhalants?
  

Questions for Families:

• Are You Troubled by Someone's Drinking?
  
• Are You Enabling an Alcoholic or Addict?
  
• Did You Grow Up With a Problem Drinker?
  
• Domestic Abuse Screening Quiz
  
• Adult Child Screening Quiz
  

A more healthy lifestyle for alcoholics and addicts in recovery - including exercise and better nutrition - can not only help you look and feel better, in its own way can also hlep prevent relapse. How does that work? Read more...

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• The Health Effects of Alcohol
  
• Has your health been affected by your alcohol consumption?
  
• Nutrition and Alcohol

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