Talbot Partnership for Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Prevention reminds us that as the Super Bowl weekend kicks off, so begins one of the most dangerous times of the year on U.S. Highways. In 2009, 65 people were killed in drunk driving related crashes on Super Bowl Sunday and the morning after, the second highest number of traffic fatalities behind New Year’s Day.

Alcohol is a particularly serious problem in Talbot County where it is deeply entrenched in our social and cultural norms. Talbot County’s alcohol-induced death rates lead all of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions.

Talbot Partnership for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention would like to provide these reminders for everyone planning to enjoy Super Bowl Sunday:
•Talk to your kids. Know where your children will be and how they will be getting home.
•Be responsible party hosts.
•Don’t drink and drive.
•Remember, beer and wine is just as intoxicating as hard liquor. A 12-ounce can of beer; a five-ounce glass of wine, a 12-ounce wine cooler and an ounce and a half of liquor contain the same amount of alcohol.
•Never serve alcohol to someone under the legal drinking age, and never ask children to serve alcohol at parties.

For additional information on what you can do to help avoid the dangers of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, contact Talbot Partnership at 410-819-8067 or visit their website at www.talbotpartnership.org.