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To: AugustWest who wrote (1288)	8/11/1999 10:13:00 AM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 3689

US drinking rates on the decline Tuesday August 10 5:46 PM ET dailynews.yahoo.com NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters Health) -- The number of Americans who drink alcohol fell by 8% between 1988 and 1992, according to data released Tuesday by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The report, entitled ''Drinking in the United States,'' indicates that in 1992, 44% of American adults aged 18 and older were current drinkers, 21% were former drinkers, and 34% were lifetime abstainers. The report compiles nearly 300 pages of data from the 1992 National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic Survey, according to a statement from the NIAAA. Other highlights from the report: -- The rate of drinking is highest among whites and lowest among African Americans; the rate in Hispanic Americans falls in the middle. -- Current drinking is lower in the south than in other geographic regions. -- In 1992, 14% of men and 4% of women were heavy drinkers, 23% of men and 13% of women were moderate drinkers, and 19% of men and 17% of women were light drinkers. -- Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are most prevalent among those aged 18 to 29, and least prevalent among adults aged 65 years and older. -- An estimated 74% of men and 71% of women drinkers exceed guidelines for moderate drinking at least once a year. The guidelines suggest one glass of wine, a shot of liquor, or 12-ounce beer a day for women and two for men. According to NIAAA spokesperson Dr. Bridget Grant, the study also shows that ''adolescents who begin drinking before the age of 15 are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence and twice as likely to develop alcohol abuse'' compared with individuals who wait until at least age 21 years to begin drinking. The authors of the study calculate that the lifetime risk of alcohol abuse decreases by 8% and the risk of alcohol dependence by 14% for each year the onset of drinking is delayed. Although the report does not offer any specific direction for interventions designed to prevent or treat alcohol abuse and dependence, it provides ''a place to start,'' Grant explained in an interview with Reuters Health. Researchers can use the report -- the largest compendium of data on alcohol consumption ever created -- to develop hypotheses and guide research. This research, in turn, may become ''the basis for prevention and intervention efforts at a policy level,'' she said.

To: AugustWest who wrote (1288)	8/13/1999 2:52:00 AM
From: JTinker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3689

Tough night..... Phhhhsssssssst! Edit:from the CKFR thread Yea, override the govenor, make the engine rip itself apart if ran that way for any lenth of time. My Brother and I aquired a Trisport(like a three wheeler) from the guy across the street. His kids burned up the 7 hp. doing your trick. We had an ol' rusted out snowmobile, put a 29hp. 2 cycle on it for MORE POWER uug uug. It did pretty good, 62mph wide open. Your butt about 6 inchs off the road. Balls to the wall baby she would fly!