April is Alcohol Awareness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month – Celebrated Annually in April – Sponsored by NCADD (National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence)
Alcohol Awareness Month, held every April, was founded by and has been sponsored by NCADD (National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence) since 1987 to increase public awareness and understanding aimed at reducing the stigma that too often prevents individuals and families from seeking help. In 2012, NCADD celebrates the 26th Anniversary of Alcohol Awareness Month with the theme, “Healthy Choices, Healthy Communities: Prevent Underage Drinking.” NCADD President/CEO, Robert J. Lindsey said, “We chose a theme that will allow NCADD’s National Network of Affiliates and other NCADD Alcohol Awareness Month supporting organizations across the country to address this critically important public health issue through a broad range of media strategies, awareness campaigns, programs and events in their local communities.
Mr. Lindsey went on say, “Although the victims of alcohol-related problems number in the tens of millions, our ability to find solutions ultimately comes down to one thing and one thing only……One NCADD Affiliate, One organization, One person making a commitment to raising awareness of the problem and the solution in our family, our community, our church, our workplace through a focus on prevention, treatment and recovery!”
Crossing The Line From Alcohol Use to Abuse to Dependence – Helpful Resource to Understand the Facts – How it Happens & What Can Be Done Once It Has
To help with your 2012 celebration of April as Alcohol Awareness Month and this year’s theme: “Healthy Choices, Healthy Communities: Prevent Underage Drinking,” consider purchasing the new eBook, Crossing The Line From Alcohol Use to Abuse to Dependence: Debunking Myths About Drinking Alcohol That Can Cause a Person to Cross the Line. It provides the science in a conversational tone that debunks the myths that get people — especially young people — into trouble with drinking. Myths relevant to conversations with teens about underage drinking, include:
Myth 2: A Drink is A Drink
Myth 3: Throwing up, drinking coffee, taking a cold shower or walking around the block will sober a person up.
Myth 4: Eating a big meal absorbs the alcohol and drinking lots of water dilutes it so a person can drink more and not get drunk.
Myth 5: Some people can just hold their liquor better than others
Myth 6: The best thing to do for a drunk friend is to let them sleep it off.
Myth 7: People who get DUIs (DWIs) had to know they were too drunk to drive.
Myth 12: Teens are too young to be alcoholics, and besides, all teens drink at some point.
Myth 13: Do like the Europeans and lower the drinking age – that’ll take care of the problem of underage drinking.
The two eBook versions available now are the Kindle and the Sony — others will follow in the next 2-4 weeks. If you are not familiar with purchasing eBooks and don’t have a Kindle or Nook or other eBook reader, you download the free app to your reading device (phone, computer, tablet), first, and then you purchase the book. Links are below:
For the KINDLE (Amazon) version ($3.99):
- Kindle eBook version http://tiny.cc/d8jccw
- Link to free apps that allow you to read it on iPad, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry Android… http://tiny.cc/79jccw
For the SONY (ReaderStore) version ($3.99):
- Sony eBook Version http://tiny.cc/3c6hcw
- Link to free apps that allow you to read it on on iPad, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry, Android… http://tiny.cc/ee6hcw
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Hey Lisa,
Cool Post, Most people who walk into an alcohol awareness class expect to be bored and to have the subject matter completely unrelated to them. They come in looking at alcohol as a legal, harmless beverage that somehow got them into trouble. Almost no student sees himself as having a problem.
Great Job!