Author

Laura Ungar

Laura Ungar has been a journalist for nearly three decades, including for The (Louisville) Courier-Journal, USA Today, the Hartford Courant in Connecticut and The News Journal in Delaware. She has covered health for more than half her career, writing about issues ranging from cancer disparities to lead in water to the largest HIV outbreak in rural America.

Education

Back To School 2019: Backpack, Lunchbox And A Drug Test

Laura Ungar Sep 5, 2019

The latest School Health Policies and Practices Study shows that a declining number of districts require elementary schools to teach drug and alcohol prevention, have arrangements with off-site organizations to provide drug treatment and…

Health

Sobering Up: In An Alcohol-Soaked Nation, More Seek Booze-Free Social Spaces with National Trend of…

Laura Ungar Jul 8, 2019

A national trend of boozeless bars is cropping up nationwide to create social spaces without the hangovers, DUIs and alcoholism culture. It’s part of a new push for sober options. File photo: Pixabay. ST. LOUIS — Not far from the…