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Actress Shana Dowdeswell on March 4, 2009. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

NYC Mom Calls On Bars To Help Fight Binge Drinking After Daughter’s Death

Shana Dowdeswell, a 23-year-old actress who appeared on “Law & Order,” died of alcohol poisoning on December 12 days after she was found collapsed outside her family’s home after drinking heavily at local bars.

2013/04/26

Stamford High School

Stamford High Cracks Down In Wake Of Alcohol Poisoning

A tough cell phone search program is being credited for saving a Stamford High School freshman who got into trouble with alcohol.

2011/02/18

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