Teen drinking has always been around; it is not a new occurrence. It is however, starting to become a huge issue around our country. Teens are constantly being pressured by their surroundings whether through the media or by their peers. We are seeing more and more...

By Justin Heinze of Patch.com The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board says they're providing $2.8 million in funding to education and awareness projects statewide. PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, PA — The Plymouth Township Police Department has received a significant grant from the...

Fifty-seven percent of full-time American college students had a drink in the last month, and about 38% of those students were binge drinking, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. What influences such heavy drinking on campuses? Sahar...

PHILADELPHIA - Christian Ciammetti would have been 25 this year, with a life filled with adventure ahead of him. But, three years ago, at the age of 20 in the middle of his junior year at Temple University, he spent the night drinking and died of alcohol poisoning....

Christian Ciammetti died of alcohol poisoning just two months before his 21st birthday. His mother, Mary, is now on a mission so that no one has to experience what her family did. She started Don’t Stall, Just Call, an organization to spread awareness of the signs and...

EMMITSBURG, Md. (WDVM) — A Mount St. Mary’s alumna returned to her alma mater on Tuesday to share the story of her 20-year-old son’s death caused by alcohol poisoning. Christian Ciammetti, who was a student at Temple University, had a binge-drinking problem that his...

By Kevin Dicciani, Chestnut Hill College, January 30, 2019. This summer, her organization has taken its message to the New Jersey Shore, flying a banner every Sunday from Cape May to Brigantine and along the back bays. That’s a 115-mile stretch with the banner toting...

Temple University and the CTC Wellness Foundation held the fourth annual TU Memorial vigil at the Bell Tower on Tuesday evening. Each year, the vigil honors members of the Temple community who lost their lives during the past 12 months. Mary Ciammetti, founder and...

Colleges are addressing the joint problems of underage drinking, binge drinking, and drunk driving on campus by instituting alcohol education programs. (via Newswire.net -- March 4, 2016) -- With attention to social issues on campus growing each year, many colleges...

Mary Ciammetti, whose 20-year-old son died from alcohol poisoning in 2015, recently spoke to students at Chestnut Hill College about the tragic consequences of binge drinking as part of her education initiative, “Don’t Stall, Just Call.” The event, held at the College...

By Michaela Winberg & Grace Shallow via The Temple News CHRISTIAN CIAMMETTI Mary Ciammetti watched a photo of her son, Christian, flash across the scoreboard during halftime of the 2015 Temple vs. Penn State game. She organized the presentation to promote a...

By Avital Norman Nathman of Vice.com How long can we continue to blame Greek organizations for hazing? This past spring, Timothy Piazza, a 19-year-old student at Penn State died due to a combination of toxic levels of alcohol in his system, multiple falls, and the...