A middle-aged woman who battled alcohol addiction died on a friend’s floor when she slept over for the night. Tracey Harmer, of Glovers Lane, stayed at the home of Betty Gain in Calgary Road but was found dead next morning. An inquest held at Hastings Law Court revealed she died of “fatal toxicity” on Thursday September 9 with alcohol levels of 519 mcg per 100ml of blood – approximately six times the drink-drive limit. A report from her GP,…

(Reuters Health) - When British Columbia partially privatized alcohol sales in 2002, the number of privately-owned liquor stores in the Canadian province quickly rose. And that may have…

Two underage students have died at area colleges this school year at least partly as a result of drinking too much alcohol, according to information released by the Roanoke-based Western District of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="110" caption="--courtesty of The Roanoke Times"] Read More

I was contacted by Angela Killam about her 18-year old cousin Dane Bonfigt, who passed away due to alcohol poisoning in May 2009. Here is his story: Dane died of Alcohol Poisoning, he had been out drinking at a party with a bunch of his friends who hesitated calling 911 afraid of getting into trouble, so I think that it is very important for people to know that this does…