How Gambling Impacts Communities

A casino is not like any other business. There would be little concern over how much gambling we have in our state or community if it were not for the social problems and costs that gambling creates... [ read more ]

[ the abc's of gambling ]

Gambling addict gets help at center in Anna

In the land of the lottery, bingo, video poker machines and riverboat casinos, Eric was king. But his high-rolling reign came to an abrupt end... [ read more ]

Clash Between Federal Law and Medical Marijuana Law

November 9, 2007

Two news items during the past couple of weeks in California highlight the complicated legal and political tangle... [ read more ]

Rev. Scott Imler who helped to make California the first state to legalize marijuana for medical use is having second thoughts. "I was pretty naive," he says. "I thought people would act in good faith."

Read about the problems in California.

Illinois SB650 will create even greater problems.

Newspaper THE INDEPENDANT (London, UK) changes its stance on decriminalizing marijuana. [ read why ]

Who is really behind medical marijuana?

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• DUI Facts
  • 639 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes, which was 44 percent of the 1,453 total crash fatalities.
  • If a typical 160-pound male drinks 5 standard drinks over a 2 hour period, he would reach a BAC of .08, making him legally intoxicated in all 50 states and DC.
  • Almost half of the approximately 2,200 persons who die annually in traffic crashes involving drinking drivers under 21 are persons other than the drinking driver.
  • More than 49,000 DUI arrests were recorded by the Secretary of State's office.
  • 93 percent of all drivers arrested for DUI, who were eligible, lost their driving privileges.
  • 2,863 drivers under age 21 lost their driving privileges due to "Use It & Lose It" law violations.
  • 17 percent of those arrested for DUI are women, who represent 50 percent of all licensed drivers.
  • 83 percent of all drivers arrested for DUI are first offenders.
  • Alcohol problems cost society an estimated $214 billion a year, with $17.9 billion of that amount stemming from alcohol-related auto crashes.
  • At .08, a driver is three times more likely to be involved in a car crash than a sober driver, and 11 times more likely to be killed in a single-vehicle crash.
  • About 80 percent of alcohol-related crash fatalities are caused by drivers with no arrests for drunk driving during the previous three years.
  • 47% of traffic fatalities in Illinois are alcohol related.
  • 77% of alcohol-related traffic fatalities occur between midnight and 3am.
  • 84% of all crashes between midnight and 3am are alcohol related.
  • 1/3^rd of 8^th graders have ridden with an alcohol impaired driver.
  • Alcohol impairment among drivers involved in fatal crashes was four times higher at night than during the day (36% versus 9%).
  • Thirty-one percent of drivers involved in fatal crashes on weekends were alcohol-impaired, compared with 15 percent during the week.
  • Each year, more than 13,500 die on our roads due to impaired driving. That would equal more than 33 jumbo jets crashing each year.

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