(NEW YORK) — Less than a week after his funeral, Irvo Otieno’s official cause of death has just been announced following his death in police custody during an alleged mental health crisis.
Otieno, 28, was being transferred to a mental health hospital when several deputies and hospital staff piled on top of him for more than 10 minutes. According to the medical examiner, the official cause of death is “positional and mechanical asphyxia with restraints,” and the official manner of death is “homicide.”
Family attorneys Ben Crump and Mark Krudys released a statement Monday afternoon after being informed by the Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner regarding the medical examiner’s findings.
According to the release, Caroline Ouko, Otieno’s mother, was initially unable to speak when she first heard the news, but proceeded to demand justice for her son.
“All must know what they did to my son,” she said, according to the release.
Crump and Krudys released an additional statement regarding the medical examiner’s findings: “The official cause and manner of death is not surprising to us as it corroborates what the world witnessed in the video. In a chilling parallel to George Floyd’s killing, Irvo was held down and excessively restrained to death, when he should have been provided medical help and compassion. It is tragic that yet another life has been lost to this malicious and deadly restraint technique.”
On March 15, seven Henrico County Sheriff’s deputies and three Central State Hospital employees were arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection to Otieno’s death. All parties involved have been indicted by a grand jury. Currently, no pleas have been entered.
On March 3, a neighbor called the police on Otieno during a mental health crisis, according to his mother, and he was then transferred to a nearby hospital. There, he was arrested and taken the Henrico County Jail. After three days at the jail, Otieno was transferred to Virginia’s Central State Hospital where officers and health care workers are seen pilling on top of him for several minutes, according to released video footage. Otieno was pronounced dead the same day on March 6.
Video footage showed Otieno being pulled from his cell partially naked and being moved into a police vehicle that transferred him to the hospital. In video footage obtained by ABC News, Otieno can be seen at the hospital being held down for nearly 11 minutes until he stops moving.
“The disgrace was not Irvo had a mental illness. The disgrace is how [police] treat it, and you do it all over the country,” Rev. Al Sharpton said during Otieno’s funeral. “The question is why is law enforcement not equipped to handle the mentally challenged?”
The officers and medical staff are not expected in court until late April or early May.
“When I took my son to the hospital, this is not what I envisioned. I didn’t think my son was not coming home,” Ouko said. “But this is where we are. And I’m sorry.”
James Taylor has added some more dates to his upcoming summer tour. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer announced five new shows, with stops in Connecticut, Boston, New York and New Jersey.
The new dates kick off August 29 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, followed by a two-night stand in Boston, August 31 and September 1. He then heads to Wantagh, New York, on September 3, followed by Holmdel, New Jersey, September 4.
Presale tickets go on sale Tuesday, August 4, at 10 a.m. ET, with the general sale set for Friday, April 7, at 10 a.m. ET.
Taylor is set to kick off his upcoming tour on May 25 in Woodinville, Washington. The trek wraps up with a two-night stand September 8 and 10 in Vienna, Virginia. A complete list of dates can be found at jamestaylor.com.
The new Guardians of the Galaxy movie is set to hit theaters on May 5 and of course it comes with another great soundtrack.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Awesome Mix Vol. 3 includes such classic tunes as Bruce Springsteen’s “Badlands” and Heart’s “Crazy On You,” along with Rainbow’s “Since You Been Gone” and Alice Cooper’s “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows.”
The 17-song soundtrack will drop digitally and on CD May 3, with a two-LP, 12-inch vinyl set coming May 5 and a cassette version dropping July 7.
Here’s the track list for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Awesome Mix Vol. 3:
“Creep” (Acoustic Version) – Radiohead
“Crazy On You” – Heart
“Since You Been Gone” – Rainbow
“In the Meantime” – Spacehog
“Reasons” – Earth, Wind and Fire
“Do You Realize??” – The Flaming Lips
“We Care a Lot” – Faith No More
“Koinu no Carnival” (From “Minute Waltz”) – EHAMIC
“I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” – Alice Cooper
“San Francisco” – The Mowgli’s
“Poor Girl” – X
“This Is the Day” – The The
“No Sleep Till Brooklyn” – Beastie Boys
“Dog Days Are Over” – Florence + The Machine
“Badlands” – Bruce Springsteen
“I Will Dare” – The Replacements
“Come and Get Your Love” – Redbone
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(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — A Virginia first-grade school teacher who was shot in her classroom by a 6-year-old student filed a $40 million lawsuit against her school district, alleging administrators were told the boy brought a gun to school prior to the shooting and “had a history of random violence,” yet did nothing to stop him from harming her.
The teacher, Abigail Zwerner, 25, filed the civil lawsuit Monday morning in Newport News, Virginia, Circuit Court, accusing her former schools superintendent, principal and assistant principal of multiple counts of negligence, gross negligence and reckless breach of assumed duty of care.
Zwerner’s lawyers claimed in court papers that she suffered permanent bodily injuries as a result of being shot by the child on Jan. 6 inside her classroom at Richneck Elementary School.
Named as defendants in the lawsuit are the Newport News School Board, former Newport News School District superintendent George Parker, the former school principal Briana Foster-Newton and former assistant principal Ebony Parker.
The child, who was not named in the lawsuit or by law enforcement officials, was not charged in the shooting. “We don’t believe the law supports charging a 6-year-old with a criminal offense as serious as this one,” Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn told ABC Hampton, Virginia, affiliate WVEC in a phone call last month.
Gwynn said that once his office has reviewed all of the facts of the case, they will determine if anyone else should be criminally charged in connection with the shooting.
The legally purchased handgun used in the shooting was owned by the boy’s parents, who released a statement in January saying, the “firearm our son accessed was secured.”
“Our family has always been committed to responsible gun ownership and keeping firearms out of the reach of children,” the parents said.
The parents said their “suffers from an acute disability and was under a care plan at the school that included his mother or father attending school with him and accompanying him to class every day.”
“The week of the shooting was the first week when we were not in class with him. We will regret our absence on this day for the rest of our lives,” the parents said, adding that Zwerner has “worked diligently and compassionately to support our family as we sought the best education and learning environment for our son.”
The lawsuit, which refers to the boy as John Doe, alleges that just two days before she was shot, Zwerner had a classroom altercation with the boy when he took her cell phone and slammed it on the ground, shattering it. Zwerner, according to the suit, took the boy to the lead teacher and called school security, who did not respond. She claims that when a guidance counselor came to her classroom, the boy called them a derogatory name and was suspended for a day.
On the day of the shooting, the boy showed up to class with his mother, who left the campus despite being required by the school district to accompany him at all times during the school day because of his behavioral issues, according to the lawsuit.
Zwerner claims in the lawsuit that in the hours before the shooting, she told Ebony Parker that the boy was in a “violent mood,” had threatened to beat up a kindergartner during lunchtime and “angrily stared down a security officer in the lunchroom.” The suit alleges the assistant principal took no action and even refused to look at Zwerner when she expressed concern.
Roughly two hours before the shooting, two students informed the school’s reading specialist that the boy had a gun in his backpack, the suit alleges. But when the reading specialist asked him about it, the child denied he had a gun and refused to allow his backpack to be searched.
The instructor went ahead and searched the backpack while the boy was at recess, but didn’t find a gun, according to the lawsuit.
When Ebony Parker was told the boy allegedly brought a gun to school, the administrator’s response was that the child’s “pockets were too small to hold a handgun and did nothing,” the suit alleges.
After other students reported the boy showed them a gun and Zwerner observed him removing something from his backpack before recess, at least two teachers asked Ebony Parker for permission to search the child, according to the lawsuit. Ebony Parker did not report the complaints to the police, forbade the teachers from searching the child and told them the boy’s mother was returning to the school to pick him up, the lawsuit states.
Less than an hour later, Zwerner was shot inside her classroom while she was seated at a reading table, according to the lawsuit.
Zwerner was shot once in the incident. A bullet went through a hand she put up as the student fired and hit her in the chest, officials said.
Since the shooting, Zwerner has experienced physical pain, anxiety, depression and nightmares, according to the lawsuit.
The Newport News School District said in a statement to ABC News on Monday that it has not yet received the legal documents.
“When the School Board is served, we will work with legal counsel accordingly,” the statement reads. “Our thoughts and prayers remain with Abby Zwerner and her ongoing recovery. As we have shared, as a school community, we continue to recover and support one another. We have been working in partnership with our community to address safety and security, student behavior and family engagement.”
The school district’s statement adds, “The safety and wellbeing of our staff and students is our most important priority. The School Board and the school division’s leadership team will continue to do whatever it takes to ensure a safe and secure teaching and learning environment across all our schools.”
George Parker, who was fired on Jan. 26, told The Virginian Pilot that he hasn’t seen the lawsuit, but “continues to wish Ms. Zwerner well and the best of health.”
“I served diligently for five years, to the best of my ability,” George Parker told the newspaper. “I wish both Newport News Public Schools and Ms. Zwerner well as we resolve this matter — and I wish the student well, as well. But I hope that everyone can continue to move forward and make sure accountability is put in the right place.”
Foster-Newton’s lawyer, Pamela J. Branch, told ABC News she has received information that prior to the shooting, Zwerner was warned by a student in her class that the 6-year-old boy had a gun and alleged Zwerner told the student to sit down and be quiet.
“If this is true, Ms. Zwerner may have been able to avoid the injury she suffered and this will certainly impact her claimed damages. This information was never reported to Mrs. Newton,” said Branch, adding that Foster-Newton is exploring the possibility of a countersuit against Zwerner.
“Mrs. Briana Foster-Newton will vigorously defend any charges brought against her as a part of the lawsuit filed by Ms. Zwerner and respond accordingly,” Branch said.
Efforts by ABC News to reach Ebony Parker were unsuccessful.
Besides firing its superintendent following the shooting, the school board reassigned Ebony Parker to another job within the school district and Briana Foster-Newton resigned as principal of the Richneck Elementary School. The school board also voted to install metal detectors at all schools in the district.
The lawsuit alleged the student who shot Zwerner had a “history of random violence,” according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleges, “Teachers’ concerns with John Doe’s behavior (were) regularly brought to the attention of Richneck Elementary School administration, and the concerns were always dismissed.” The court papers allege that often after the child was sent to administrators to be disciplined, he would be “sent back to class shortly thereafter with some type of reward, such as a piece of candy.”
In an interview last month with NBC’s “Today” show, Zwerner said the shooting has altered her life forever.
“I will just never forget the look on his face that he gave me while he pointed the gun directly at me,” Zwerner said. “It’s changed me. It’s changed my life.”
ABC News’ Beatrice Peterson contributed to this report.
(NEW YORK) — Endeavor, the parent company of UFC, acquired World Wrestling Entertainment on Monday in a merger that values the WWE at $9.3 billion, forming a worldwide combat sports behemoth, the companies said in a joint announcement.
Ari Emanuel, the CEO of Endeavor, will remain the head of the newly formed company, which holds a total value of $21 billion, the announcement said. UFC is worth an estimated $12.1 billion, according to the announcement.
“This is a rare opportunity to create a global live sports and entertainment pureplay built for where the industry is headed,” Emanuel said in a statement.
Ultimately, Endeavor will retain a 51% controlling interest in the new company and WWE will hold the other 49% share.
Vince McMahon, the executive chairman of WWE, will continue in that role. The announcement comes a day after the WWE’s biggest event of the year, WrestleMania. The two-day event had more than 160,000 in attendance, the company announced and featured celebrities like rapper Snoop Dogg, NFL star George Kittle and former UFC competitor and current WWE star Brock Lesnar.
“Given the incredible work that Ari and Endeavor have done to grow the UFC brand – nearly doubling its revenue over the past seven years – and the immense success we’ve already had in partnering with their team on a number of ventures, I believe that this is without a doubt the best outcome for our shareholders and other stakeholders,” McMahon said in a statement.
UFC and WWE brought in a combined $2.4 billion in revenue during fiscal year 2022, marking 10% annual revenue growth since 2019, the announcement said.
Dana White, the president of UFC, will retain that position under the new company.
The new company will appoint a board of directors made up of six representatives from Endeavor and five from WWE.
“For decades, Vince and his team have demonstrated an incredible track record of innovation and shareholder value creation, and we are confident that Endeavor can deliver significant additional value for shareholders by bringing UFC and WWE together,” Emanuel said.
A reimagining of Moana as a live-action feature film is currently in development.
In a video released Monday by Walt Disney Studios, Dwayne Johnson, who voiced the character of Maui in the 2016 animated movie, said the live-action version of the film is in the works.
“As you know, Hawaii means so much to my family and me, and the traditions of our ohana, or aiga, as we say in Samoa, were shaped by these incredible islands,” Johnson says in the recorded video featuring his two daughters, Jasmine Johnson and Tia Giana Johnson,from the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
Johnson continued, “The Pacific Islands and their cultures inspired a very special story, one that you all know very well. And that story is, drum roll please …”
“Moana!” the trio exclaim.
“Moana, Gramma Tala, the music, the dance, Te Fiti, Pua the pig, the village, the beautiful powerful ocean and one more … what’s that guy’s name? Oh! Yours truly, Heihei the chicken,” Johnson jokes. “Kidding, Heihei will be in it, but of course, Maui will be in it, too.”
Disney CEO Bob Iger also shared the announcement during The Walt Disney Company’s Meeting of Shareholders webcast.
The upcoming project will be produced by Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia via their Seven Bucks Productions, and Beau Flynn via Flynn Picture Co.
Moana star Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced the titular character in the 2016 movie, will be an executive producer.
“The film will celebrate the islands, communities and traditions of Pacific Islanders as seen through the eyes of a young woman eager to pave her own path,” a Disney press release states. “Moana’s journey of self-discovery and reflection on the lives of her ancestors won hearts worldwide, as did her newfound friendship with an exiled demigod named Maui.”
Yes’ Jon Anderson was replaced in the band in 2004 as he was dealing with a medical condition, but he doesn’t seem to be holding a grudge about it.
“In a way, it was a breakthrough for me,” he tells Rolling Stone about Yes going on tour without him. “I was emotionally still able to enjoy performing the songs that I wrote for the band. You have to let go of things and just get on with life.”
Yes has continued over the years in various forms. Steve Howe recently announced his version of the band will release the new album Mirror To The Sky on May 19, but it doesn’t sound like Anderson is too excited for it.
“It’s Steve’s idea of Yes, I suppose,” he says. “It’s hard to pinpoint. I’ve listened to a couple of songs, of course, and they’re OK. But I’m still into the voyage of musical Yes. I’m totally into the original idea of it.”
As for how Anderson feels about Howe using a singer who sounds just like him, he shares, “There’s a phrase for that: Imitation is the most sincere most form of flattery.”
And for fans holding out hope they will one day come together again, it doesn’t sound likely. “Well, it’s not going to happen as far as I know,” Anderson says. “I’ve mentioned a couple of times over the years that I’m very open to giving it a whirl. In these days, though, you never know what’s going to happen.”
Meanwhile, Jon Anderson is getting ready to perform Yes classics on the road. His new tour, with the cover group The Band Geeks, kicks off April 14 in Westbury, New York. A complete list of dates can be found at JonAndersonYesEpicsandClassics.com.
Brooke Shields is telling her truth in the new Hulu two-part documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields.
The Lana Wilson-directed doc takes a look back on Shields’ rise to fame as a child model and actress, and the objectification she faced. Ultimately, Shields, now 57, finds her voice and takes her power back.
“I wasn’t afraid that my truth would be twisted,” Shields tells ABC Audio of putting it all out there in a documentary. “And I think … it was time for me because I’ve done a lot of the work on myself. I’m at a place now that really is a turning point … It just felt like it was time to sort of really regard the past, really own it, be proud of it, look at it. And it sort of closes a circle for me.”
She says people have been reacting positively to the documentary “for so many reasons.”
“As much as my life has been played out on large screens and it’s been very public, the experience itself is so much more common than I think people would anticipate before seeing it,” she says.
As for anyone who may be struggling to find their own voice, Shields has a message of encouragement and inspiration for them.
“That it’s not arrogant,” she says. “You deserve it, you are owed this. And sometimes it’s really hard to do it on your own. Surround yourself with people who see the powerful, beautiful side of you that you might not really be in touch with. And let them help lift you up.”
(WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene faced fresh questions about her history of incendiary behavior and spreading baseless attacks on Democratic opponents — but doubled down in an interview with “60 Minutes” which aired on CBS on Sunday night.
“On an issue, when I’m outspoken about it, and I take my stand or my position, the first reaction is, ‘Marjorie’s crazy. Marjorie’s extreme. Marjorie’s a right-wing extremist,'” Greene told Lesley Stahl in the interview. “And then what will happen is my colleagues will go back home to their district, and their own constituents are coming up and saying, ‘Are you supporting Marjorie? Do you agree with Marjorie? Have you cosponsored Marjorie’s bill?'”
The sit-down in Greene’s Georgia home aired ahead of her vowing to be in New York City on Tuesday for former President Donald Trump’s historic arraignment after he was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury that had been investigating hush money paid on his behalf. Though the charges against him remain under seal, Trump has denied any wrongdoing and said he is being politically persecuted.
Stahl, the veteran journalist who interviewed Greene, introduced “MTG,” as she’s often called, as having gone “from fringe of the [Republican] Party to the front row,” now as an ally of Speaker Kevin McCarthy and holding spots on two major House committees. Stahl described her as someone who has “gained notoriety with a sharp tongue and some pretty radical views.”
To that end, Greene — who has repeatedly been banned from Twitter and was stripped of her committee assignments in the last Congress — said as the interview began that the American government “doesn’t deserve to be respected that much.”
Greene sticks with ‘pedophile’ attack
The wide-ranging feature showed Stahl watching Greene do CrossFit exercises and the pair walking the grounds of Greene’s 10 acre-estate as Stahl said the congresswoman, in her second term, is worth $11 million.
In one of the more explosive moments from the interview, Greene falsely conflated Democrats supporting minors’ access to gender-affirming health care with “pedophilia.”
“They support grooming children,” Greene said, defending her previous charge that “Democrats are a party of pedophiles.”
“They are not pedophiles,” a stunned Stahl pushed back. “Why would you say that?”
Greene maintained that Democrats including President Joe Biden support “children being sexualized and having transgender surgeries.”
But the Biden administration has supported a broad view of gender-affirming care as described by doctors, including for kids — rather than pushing surgeries.
“My question really is, can’t you fight for what you believe in without all that name-calling and without the personal attacks?” Stahl asked Greene on “60 Minutes.”
“Well, I would ask the same question to the other side, because all they’ve done is call me names and insult me non-stop,” Greene replied.
Asked about her social media choices
She appeared most uneasy when asked her about other controversial comments she’s made and supported on social media.
When she said that she’s apologized to her House colleagues for having had subscribed to the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory, Stahl asked if she’s also apologized to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for liking a comment in 2019 on Facebook which said Pelosi should “get a bullet to the head.”
“I didn’t say that, so I don’t need to apologize for words that weren’t mine,” Greene said. “Other people also ran my social media. I don’t think I did that,” she added, despite not being an elected official that year.
Asked then if she’s apologized for previously agreeing with a description of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17 students and school employees in 2018 as a “false flag,” Greene denied she did that at all, even though on Facebook she had once liked a post with that description and commented, “Exactly!!”
“I don’t know if you actually have my– No, I never said Parkland was a false flag. No, I’ve never said that. School shootings are horrible. I don’t think it’s anything to joke about,” Greene said, despite “60 Minutes” showing a social media screenshot of what she wrote.
“Have you fact-checked all my statements from kindergarten through 12th grade? And in college?” Greene said to Stahl. “I got a few speeding tickets. Do we need to talk about those, too?”
In another notable moment, presented with her comments that America should have a “Christian government,” that abortion should be banned nationally, that the FBI should shut down and that all immigration should stop for four years, Greene confirmed those was her views and expanded on her desire for a Christian government.
“The Constitution, the very First Amendment, prohibits having a religion in the government,” Stahl said.
“Yet the Founding Fathers quoted the Bible constantly and were driven by their faith,” Greene responded.
Profile spot draws backlash
Even before the interview aired, many online criticized Stahl for focusing on Greene on “60 Minutes” rather than ignoring her given her background.
“I have known Lesley Stahl for more than 40 years, worked alongside her for many election weeks. She has been a great journalist, but this is a disgraceful, cringeworthy performance. Shameful to the max,” tweeted Norman Ornstein, an emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.
Another critic wrote, “Jon Stewart once wrote a parody of Larry King interviewing Hitler. This has the same vibe.”
David Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland massacre and gun safety advocate whom Greene badgered outside the Capitol in March 2019, according to a video clip which “60 Minutes” also aired Sunday, wrote on Twitter that he was “glad” Greene got the airtime.
“It’s important to interview one of the main leaders of the Republican Party so the American people know everything and I mean everything they support. Including denying school shootings,” Hogg tweeted.
A spokesperson for “60 Minutes” declined to comment on the record. Others on social media defended the choice to profile Greene, given her rising profile.
Greene, amid what she says is an evolving attitude toward the mainstream press, reportedly approved of the interview.
“It wasn’t bad!” she told Semafor, a news website. “I thought it was pretty good. And I’ve gotten nonstop text messages from, golly, so many people in my district and my family and my friends.”
The congresswoman lauded Stahl in a tweet on Saturday and has since shared several clips of their chat.
“It was an honor to spend a few days with the legendary icon [Lesley] Stahl and talented crew,” Greene wrote, misspelling Stahl’s first name. “Leslie is a trailblazer for women in journalism. And while we may disagree on some issues, I respect her greatly.”
(NEW YORK) — Drinking a glass of wine a day will not help you live longer, according to a new analysis of alcohol research that debunks a longstanding belief about the possible health benefits of drinking alcohol moderately.
The analysis, published recently in JAMA Network Open, looked at over 100 studies with nearly 5 million participants in all.
It found not only no significant health benefit to moderate alcohol consumption, but also that drinking a daily serving of alcohol of less than 1 ounce for women and around 1.5 ounces for men increased the risk of death.
“When you talk about risk versus benefit, it’s one thing to say there is no benefit,” said Dr. Jennifer Ashton, a board-certified OB-GYN and ABC News chief medical correspondent, who was not involved in the research. “It’s another thing, at certain levels, to find a risk, and that’s what this new research found.”
For women, a moderate alcohol intake per week is defined as seven servings of alcohol or less. For men, it is 14 servings of alcohol or less per week, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Heavy drinking is typically defined as consuming eight drinks or more per week, according to the CDC.
One serving of alcohol is defined as 5 ounces for wine and just 1 1/2 ounces for hard alcohol, far less than what is typically served in bars, restaurants and people’s homes.
The new analysis found that people who drank more than 2 ounces of alcohol a day had the highest risk of death, about 35% higher than people who drank more moderately.
The risk of death was also found to be greater for women, with a 61% increased risk for women who drink more than 2 ounces of alcohol per day.
Previous research has already shown that just as women metabolize alcohol differently than men, they also face more serious health consequences.
Women are more susceptible to alcohol-related heart disease than men; alcohol misuse produces brain damage more quickly in women than in men; women may be more susceptible than men to alcohol-related blackouts, or gaps in memory; and women who regularly misuse alcohol are more likely than men who drink the same amount to develop alcoholic hepatitis, a potentially deadly condition, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Data shows that even casual drinkers face a greater risk of cancer, most commonly liver and throat cancers but also colon and head and neck cancers, in addition to breast cancer.
Drinking alcohol is listed by the Department of Health and Human Services as a known human carcinogen.
In 2020, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines to say that cutting alcohol out of a person’s diet completely is best for cancer reduction and prevention.
Ashton said that it’s important for people to talk to their healthcare providers about their alcohol consumption to make the most informed decisions.
“Alcohol is a known carcinogen. We know it’s associated with an increased risk of cancer,” Ashton said. “But it’s also part of our social fiber and our culture, so it’s not an easy decision.”
Ashton also noted though that the data is “crystal clear” that abstaining completely from alcohol is best for a person’s overall health.
For questions and concerns about alcohol use, SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, has a 24/7 free and confidential helpline available at 1-800-662-HELP (4357), and online at samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline.
