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December 25, 2024 22 mins

Happy Holidays everyone! This week I am bringing you the weird history of the breathalyzer and the man who invented it. Please be safe this holiday season and do not drink and drive!

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Sources for this week's episode:
https://www.drinkdriving.org/drink_driving_information_breathalysers_early.php
https://paleofuture.com/blog/2019/10/30/drunk-driving-and-the-pre-history-of-breathalyzers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathalyzer
https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/drunk-driving
https://www.thoughtco.com/20th-century-timeline-1992486
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Frank_Borkenstein
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1655515/?page=1

Resources if you or someone you know is struggling with alcohol addiction:
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/treatment-alcohol-problems-finding-and-getting-help
https://americanaddictioncenters.org/alcohol/support-recovery
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-advice/alcohol-support/
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

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