On May 16, 12:10 pm, "(David P.)" <imb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> The Drunkest Cities
>
> WebMD Feature from "Men's Health" Magazine
>
> By Denny Watkins
>
> New Year's Day 1916 was rough for Colorado
> residents looking for a little hair of the dog.
> On that Saturday, the state stopped all liquor sales,
> predating Prohibition by 4 years. Today, Colorado
> once again leads the nation in its attitude toward
> alcohol--but now, the mandate seems to be
> "drink till you drop." In our second ranking of
> urban inebriation, Aurora comes in 82nd, Colorado
> Springs finishes 98th, and, once again, Denver is
> Most Dangerously Drunk.
>
> We looked at annual death rates due to alcoholic
> liver disease, as well as who's headed there by
> regularly downing five or more drinks in a sitting
> (CDC). Next, we factored in drunk-driving arrests
> (FBI) and the percentage of fatal accidents
> involving intoxicated motorists (U.S. Dept of
> Trans****tation). Then, after tallying the MADD
> re****t card of state efforts to cut down on
> excessive drinking, we had our ranking and, for
> the state of Colorado, an invitation to AA.
>
> Most Dangerously Drunk
>
> 100 Denver, CO F
> 99 Anchorage, AK F
> 98 Colorado Springs, CO F
> 97 bawston, MA F
> 96 Fargo, ND F
> 95 San Antonio, TX F
> 94 Austin, TX F
> 93 Fresno, CA F
> 92 Lubbock, TX F
> 91 Milwaukee, WI F
> 90 El Paso, TX F
> 89 Spokane, WA F
> 88 Wa****ngton, DC F
> 87 Columbia, SC F
> 86 St. Louis, MO D-
> 85 Bakersfield, CA D-
> 84 San Diego, CA D
> 83 Cheyenne, WY D
> 82 Aurora, CO D
> 81 Houston, TX D
> 80 ****tland, OR D
> 79 Seattle, WA D
> 78 Boise, ID D
> 77 Tucson, AZ D+
> 76 Dallas, TX D+
> 75 Jacksonville, FL D+
> 74 Toledo, OH D+
> 73 Madison, WI D+
> 72 Oakland, CA D+
> 71 Modesto, CA D+
> 70 Billings, MT D+
> 69 Fremont, CA D+
> 68 Oklahoma City, OK D+
> 67 San Francisco, CA D+
> 66 Sacramento, CA D+
> 65 Los Angeles, CA D+
> 64 Phoenix, AZ D+
> 63 Albuquerque, NM D+
> 62 Chicago, IL D+
> 61 Providence, RI D+
> 60 Fort Wayne, IN C-
> 59 Manchester, NH C-
> 58 Charleston, WV C-
> 57 Burlington, VT C-
> 56 Lincoln, NE C-
> 55 Corpus Christi, TX C-
> 54 Des Moines, IA C-
> 53 Indianapolis, IN C-
> 52 Pittsburgh, PA C-
> 51 Honolulu, HI C-
> 50 St. Paul, MN C
> 49 Tampa, FL C
> 48 Greensboro, NC C
> 47 Las Vegas, NV C
> 46 Baltimore, MD C
> 45 Riverside, CA C
> 44 Norfolk, VA C
> 43 Detroit, MI C+
> 42 Arlington, TX C+
> 41 Grand Rapids, MI C+
> 40 San Jose, CA C+
> 39 St. Petersburg, FL C+
> 38 Nashville, TN C+
> 37 Charlotte, NC C+
> 36 Wilmington, DE C+
> 35 Orlando, FL C+
> 34 Minneapolis, MN C+
> 33 Kansas City, MO C+
> 32 Fort Worth, TX C+
> 31 Tulsa, OK C+
> 30 Anaheim, CA B-
> 29 Wichita, KS B-
> 28 Lexington, KY B-
> 27 Philadelphia, PA B-
> 26 Montgomery, AL B-
> 25 Rochester, NY B-
> 24 Raleigh, NC B
> 23 Cincinnati, OH B
> 22 Louisville, KY B
> 21 Bangor, ME B
> 20 Memphis, TN B
> 19 Boston, MA B
> 18 Hartford, CT B+
> 17 Sioux Falls, SD B+
> 16 Birmingham, AL B+
> 15 Baton Rouge, LA B+
> 14 Columbus, OH B+
> 13 Cleveland, OH B+
> 12 Atlanta, GA B+
> 11 Newark, NJ B+
> 10 Jersey City, NJ B+
> 9 Richmond, VA B+
> 8 New York, NY B+
> 7 Little Rock, AR A-
> 6 Salt Lake City, UT A-
> 5 Yonkers, NY A-
> 4 Jackson, MS A
> 3 Buffalo, NY A
> 2 Miami, FL A
> 1 Durham, NC A+
>
> Last Call
>
> Studies show that state laws that put
> strict limits on where and when alcohol
> can be sold help cut the number of booze-
> induced trips to the E.R.--and the morgue.
> That's because self-destructive drinkers
> tend to buy alcohol impulsively and at late
> hours. Go to alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov to
> see if your state could use a stronger stance.
>
> Deputize Yourself
>
> Roughly 1.4 million people are arrested for
> DUIs each year, but Mothers Against Drunk
> Driving estimates that for every driver cuffed,
> another 88 are never pulled over. Use your
> cellphone to lower that number. Besides the
> obvious indicators of intoxication, the National
> Highway Traffic Safety Administration also
> cites subtler signs, such as someone making
> extra-wide turns, going straight through a
> turn-only lane, or driving with his or her face
> close to the wind****eld. If the clues ac***ulate,
> make the call. (In many states, 311 is
> nonemergency dispatch.)
> .
> .
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