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From Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News:
Alcohol use is involved in a remarkable 62 percent of all arrests in the state of Wyoming, from drunk driving to domestic assaults, according to a study by the Wyoming Sheriffs and Chiefs Association.
"It really opened our eyes," said study leader Ernie Johnson, who said the findings show that substance abuse is the biggest problem facing Wyoming.
Statewide, 23 percent of alcohol-involved arrests were for drunk driving, and 9.5 percent were for public intoxication.
The chairman of Wyoming's governor's advisory board on alcohol and other drugs said that the state has failed to keep pace with other states in implementing alcohol-control legislation.
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Posted on March 5, 2007 11:46 PM
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