Monthly Archives: December 2009

Alcohol + energy drinks — information and resources

A popular, and potentially dangerous, habit among young people is mixing alcohol with caffeine-laden energy drinks. From the Red-Bull-with-vodka cocktail commonly ordered at bars, to energy drinks that are available with alcohol already added, consumption of these stimulant/depressant combos can result in a variety of health risks.

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New podcast online — Why Teens Don’t Drink

Episode #7: Why Teens Don’t Drink In this podcast, Straight Up talks to young people who chose NOT to drink in high school. What are some of the factors that would enable a young person to resist the temptation and pressure to drink while underage? Straight Up interviews local young people to hear their experiences [...]

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Party time?

The dangers of underage drinking can surface in unexpected ways. Take for instance the death of Santa Paula youth Samuel Travis Reeves. Reeves would have been 21 years old this year, ironically, the legal drinking age, had he not been killed at an “out of control” party back in 2003. Ventura County detectives recently closed [...]

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