Alcohol use and TBI are closely related. Up to two-thirds of people with TBI have a history of alcohol abuse or risky drinking. Between 30-50% of people with TBI were injured while they were drunk and about one-third were under the influence of other drugs. Depression is about 8 times more common in the first year after TBI than in the general population. 2  Alcohol is a depressant drug, and using alcohol can cause or worsen depression. 3  Alcohol can reduce the effectiveness of anti-depressant medications.
About CMSââ. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) is located in the Charlotte, North Carolina region and provides academic instruction, rigor and support each school day to more than 146,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade in 170â schools throughout the cities and towns of Mecklenburg County.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is the police department of the Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, which includes the City of Charlotte. With 1,849 officers and 473 civilian staff as of 2014, covering an area of 438 square miles with a population of nearly 900,000, it is the largest police department between Washington D.C. and Atlanta, Georgia. The CMPD was formed in 1993 with the merger of the former Charlotte City Police Department and the Mecklenburg County Rural Police Department. Mecklenburg and neighboring Gaston County were the two counties out of the state's 100 counties to have county police in addition to the sheriff's offices.