At academy, sobering alcohol lesson includes booze (Baltimore Sun)

[GreatAmerican]

<p>Mids given drinks at 21st birthday meal followed by breath test to drive home point</p>

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The U.S. Naval Academy is taking a new approach to educate students about the effects of alcohol: a 21st birthday dinner with enough booze to put a midshipmen over the legal limit.</p>

<p>Capt. Margaret Klein, commandant of midshipmen, told the academy’s Board of Visitors today that the new program appears to be having its desired effect: Midshipmen learn it doesn’t take many drinks before they reach a 0.08 blood-alcohol content, the legal standard for drunken driving in Maryland.</p>

<p>“The resounding feedback I’ve had is that most midshipmen had no idea how few drinks it takes to get them to that .08 limit,” Klein said…

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[GreatAmerican]

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The Naval Academy is taking a new approach to educate students about the effects of alcohol: a 21st birthday dinner with enough booze to put a midshipman over the legal limit.</p>

<p>Capt. Margaret Klein, commandant of midshipmen, told the academy’s Board of Visitors on Monday that the new program appears to be having its desired effect: Midshipmen learn it doesn’t take many drinks before they reach a 0.08 blood-alcohol content, the legal standard for drunken driving in Maryland.</p>

<p>“The resounding feedback I’ve had is that most midshipmen had no idea how few drinks it takes to get them to that .08 limit,” Klein said…

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[itlstallion422]

<p>They’ve actually been doing this program for several years now</p>