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When it comes to addictive substances, opioids like heroin and fentanyl have in recent years been dominating headlines around the country. And rightly so: Nationally, the number of opioid overdose deaths more than quadrupled from 2000 to 2016. But as concerning and dangerous as opioids are, we shouldn’t forget about …
Read More »Drinking alcohol can help prolong life into your 90s better than exercise, study says
A toast: To you. A toast: To me. A toast: To living past 90. That’s because according to a new long-term study out of the University of California, drinking alcohol … Click to Continue »
Read More »What really happens to the adolescent brain when teens use drugs or alcohol?
California’s legalization of recreational marijuana and the nation’s ongoing opioid crisis have many parents worried that their own teenagers might succumb to the temptations of drugs and alcohol. At this … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here are the businesses in Merced caught selling alcohol to minors, police say
A Merced hotel and a drug store sold alcohol to minors involved in a law enforcement sting, Merced police said Wednesday. The Courtyard Marriott Hotel on Motel Drive and CVS … Click to Continue »
Read More »2 men cited for selling alcohol to minors in Merced sting
Two men were cited in a Merced shoulder tap alcohol sting set up by police. Minors working for police stood outside nine local businesses on Friday and approached 28 adults … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced pizza shop sold alcohol to a minor, police say. 14 other businesses didn’t
A single Merced business failed to stop a minor from purchasing alcohol during a minor decoy sting of 15 eateries and convenience stores, the Merced police reported on Wednesday. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Alcohol suspected in solo crash that killed 25-year-old Ahwahnee man
A 25-year- old Ahwahnee man died Saturday night after his pickup veered off the road in a suspected alcohol-related crash in Madera County. Jason Scott Miller suffered fatal injuries at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Twice As Many Valley Stores Sell Tobacco And Alcohol As Fresh Fruits, Vegetables
Twice as many stores in the Central Valley sell flavored cigarettes and alcohol than sell fresh fruits and vegetables. That’s the finding of a new state health survey. The Healthy Stores for a Healthy Community survey, released Wednesday, found that it’s far easier to find tobacco or alcohol than it …
Read More »Twice As Many Valley Stores Sell Tabacoo And Alcohol As Fresh Fruits, Vegetables
Twice as many stores in the Central Valley sell flavored cigarettes and alcohol than sell fresh fruits and vegetables. That’s the finding of a new state health survey. The Healthy Stores for a Healthy Community survey, released Wednesday, found that it’s far easier to find tobacco or alcohol than it …
Read More »Single Merced business cited on selling alcohol to minors
A police sting operation in north Merced led a single restaurant to be cited on selling alcohol to a minor, officials said. The Feb. 23 sting sent minor decoys to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Gray introduces bill to restrict recreational marijuana like tobacco or alcohol
Lawmakers are looking at a bill that aims to bring marijuana restrictions more in line with the regulation of alcohol and tobacco. Introduced by Assemblyman Adam Gray, D-Merced, the legislation … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sober Fest in Merced aims to support drug and alcohol recovery
Substance abuse and related issues will be the focus of an event Saturday at the Merced County Courthouse Park, where more than two dozen local providers will be on hand … Click to Continue »
Read More »One Merced business cited for selling alcohol to teenager
Just one business sold alcohol to a minor during a recent undercover sting operation in Merced. Nine other businesses refused the sale, Sgt. Alan Ward said in a news release. … Click to Continue »
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