Alcoholism/Alcohol Abuse Resources
Created By: kinet
Last Modified: 12/02/05
Summary: How to recognize it, how to prevent it.Link: Recovery is Everywhere
Summary: A small group of recovering addicts who decided that we wanted to change the way people think about addicts and addiction. Recovery is everywhere is a public education campaign with three objectives:
The Road to Recovery
Prevention
Link: Effects of Alcohol
Summary: Adverse Consequences of Alcohol Abuse and Dependence
Consequences
In 2001, the cost of alcohol in California
came to $17.8 billion-including the cost of health care, alcohol abuse
treatment and prevention, the value of lives lost prematurely, and
criminal justice system costs.
Link: Californians Pay the Price
Summary: December 9, 2004: Alcohol Abuse Costs Billions
Addiction
Summary: Alcohol addiction may be a physical and/or an emotional dependence, but it is not some mysterious brain disease.
From: http://www.stopaddiction.com/narconon_drugs_alcohol.htmlLink: Narconon Arrowhead
Summary: Drug Rehab That Works
Abuse
Link: College Drinking.
Summary: Changing the culture. Facts about college drinking, and further resources on the topic.
The
average age when youth first try alcohol is 11 years for boys and 13 years for
girls. The average age at which Americans begin drinking regularly is 15.9
years old.
Link: Alcohol and Teen Drinking
Summary: Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are not only adult problems -- they also affect a significant number of adolescents and young adults between the ages of 12 and 20, even though drinking under the age of 21 is illegal.
Link: New Years Fact Sheet
Summary: Alcohol-related Traffic Deaths Jump on New Year's Eve
Link: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Summary: NIAAA provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems
The average age for a child to try alcohol is 11. The easiest way to prevent children from getting into trouble with alcohol and getting started on the road to abuse is to follow these three simple suggestions.
- Talk to them. Children are more likely to respond if you simply tell them: "I don't want you to drink." then might be first believed. Also, 70% of children that were survayed said they wished they could speak more openly with their parents about such subjects as drugs and alcohol.
- Children are 50% less likely to try alcohol if they have dinner with their parents at least five nights a week.
- Ask questions. Its true that children do not like to have their lives pried into, but parents can make sure they are not getting into trouble simply by keeping tabs on them. While the inconvienance of getting them to answer questions about where they are going might be awkward, its well worth it when they come home safely.
