by Steve Sumerel | Mar 17, 2014 | Opinion
Sometimes I feel like I don’t belong to the technological world we are becoming. I cannot boast that my phone is smarter than your phone, or that I have been befriended by more near strangers than you. I would win, however, any contest of whose eyes get more...
by Steve Sumerel | Sep 15, 2003 | Opinion
On Wednesday, the National Academy of Sciences, responding to a request of Congress, delivered a report on the impact of underage drinking. Included in the report is a strategy to address this national crisis. The report is a welcome contribution to the public’s...
by Steve Sumerel | Aug 4, 2003 | Opinion
I am often asked what to make of the widely reported health benefits of moderate alcohol consumption. Many new branches of research have increasingly lifted these health advantages above the statistical noise of earlier studies about the dangers of alcohol. Although...
by Steve Sumerel | Mar 10, 2003 | Opinion
Substance abuse by older adults is not a new problem, but it is a problem on the rise. Currently, those who are 65 years or older comprise 13 percent of the population. In 30 years, this will rise to 21 percent. Through a picture-lined hallway, a woman looks toward...
by Steve Sumerel | Feb 10, 2003 | Opinion
Recent research from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) points to deliberate and focused alcohol advertising to minors. In spite of alcohol’s place in Americana, the dangers of alcohol use by young people have led the country to restrict access to...
