Episode Notes:

The holidays are often a time of joy and spending time with loved ones, but often people experience a high amount of stress and other pressures. While families come together for gatherings and holiday parties and traveling tends to be at the highest. Unfortunately death rates spike during the holiday’s mostly due to heightened alcohol consumption which often leads to accidents and alcohol related crashes. Listen to Dr. John Mendelson & CEO of Ria Health, Tom Nix, offer helpful tips that can help you and your family stay a little safer.

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OTHER MENTIONS
•Learn ways to reduce or stop drinking by visiting riahealth.com
•Read Hazelden Betty Ford’s – 6 Tips for Getting through the Holidays with Your Sobriety Intact (HERE).
•4 in 10 Highway Deaths Around the Holidays Due to Drunk Driving (read article)
•Additional resources @ www.weallrisetogether.org

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