Alcohol Intervention

"Regarding alcoholism, the other family members can begin to recover whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not. But it can't happen until somebody picks up the telephone and asks for help. There is hope and help out there."

"When it is looked at closely, it can be seen that alcohol abuse can destroy families in a number of different ways. For instance, according to alcoholism research, more than 75% of female victims of nonfatal, domestic violence stated that their assailant had been using drugs or had been drinking. Research also demonstrates that 40% of divorced or separated women lived with or were married to an individual who engaged in excessive, abusive drinking."

"In an alcohol abuse study of Midwestern States it was discovered that 46 percent of ninth graders who reported drinking alcohol in the previous month said they obtained the alcohol from an individual who was twenty-one years old or older. Don't these adults who purchase alcohol for underage drinkers know that they are "enabling" the abusive drinking behavior by these teens rather than "doing them a favor"? Why oh why don't adults know better?"

"Alcohol withdrawal symptoms rarely occur in people who only drink once in a while. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms usually occur in people who have been drinking heavily for weeks or months and then suddenly stop drinking."

"According to the DMV statistical archives, one out of every 130 licensed drivers in the United States has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. One out of 130 doesn't sound like a significant number until you "do the math." If there are 130 million licensed drivers in the U.S., then one million of them have been arrested for "driving under the influence." Is there any wonder why so many alcohol and/or drug related traffic fatalities happen every year in this country?"

"According to the alcohol abuse and alcoholism research literature, in the U.S., more than 40% of those who start drinking at age 14 or younger become alcohol dependent."

"Since alcohol blocks emotional pain, it is frequently resorted to as a cover up during times of temporary or ongoing stress or grief."

"According to the substance abuse research literature, teenagers who are under the age of 15 who have started to drink are twice as likely to have sex as those teenagers who have not started to drink. Not only this, but approximately 4 out of every 10 teenagers who are sexually active and who drink alcohol have had sexual relations with four or more sexual partners."

"U.S. studies show that some individuals with drinking problems may withhold information from their health care professionals because of shame or because of the fear of stigmatization."

"Addiction assistance can be discovered in a variety of different places. For example, a person can receive helpful addiction information via the internet, an individual can attend meetings at one of the many twelve step programs, meet with his or her doctor, talk to a person who has experienced alcohol or drug addiction treatment, or call an addiction helpline."

"According to U.S. substance abuse researchers, A man who has more than 14 drinks per week or more than four drinks per occasion is drinking too much."

"Fortunately, research is helping to define the barriers that exist in accessing care and achieving recovery from alcohol abuse and alcoholism."

"According to one alcoholism study, equal numbers of men and women reported experiencing blackouts, despite the fact that the men drank significantly more often and more heavily than the women. This outcome suggests that regardless of the amount of alcohol consumption, females-a group infrequently studied in the literature on blackouts-are at greater risk than males for experiencing blackouts."

"Alcohol abuse among adolescents has been correlated with considering, planning, attempting, and completing suicide. Research does not indicate whether drinking causes suicidal behavior, only that the two behaviors are associated."

"According to the research literature, in the U.S., alcohol is linked with an estimated 5,000 deaths in people under age 21 each year. This is more deaths than from all the illegal drugs combined."

"U.S. alcohol abuse researchers have discovered that children learn their attitudes about drinking from those around them, especially from their friends, their parents, and from other adults."

"According to a recent research study, people trying to quit drinking who become involved in both Alcoholics Anonymous and professional treatment programs fare much better than those who only go to treatment or only go to Alcoholics Anonymous."

"Alcoholism statistics in the United States remain staggering. There are approximately 14 million people in the country addicted to alcohol and millions more who display symptoms of abuse, including binge drinking. Sadly, a reported 2.6 million binge drinkers in 2002 were between the ages of 12 and 17."

"A clear relationship exists between alcohol use and grade point average (GPA) among U.S. college students. For instance, students with GPAs of D or F drink three times as much as those who earn As."

"Research shows that a 160-pound person drinking two beers within an hour would probably have a blood alcohol concentration of 0.04, well below the legal limits of driving under the influence, but 1.4 times more likely to have an accident than someone who is sober."

"The findings of the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse and Addiction demonstrated that, while millions of Americans habitually drink alcohol, swallow prescription drugs, smoke pot, and snort cocaine, a number of drug users who meet or exceed the standards that indicate that they need professional treatment do not realize or accept the fact that they have a drug abuse problem."

"Alcohol abuse and alcoholism research demonstrates the fact that if you consume alcoholic beverages, it's important to know whether your drinking patterns are safe, risky or harmful. Answering these questions will take only a few minutes, and will generate personalized results based on your age, gender and drinking patterns."

"The findings of the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse and Addiction demonstrated that, while millions of Americans habitually drink alcohol, swallow prescription drugs, smoke pot, and snort cocaine, a number of drug users who meet or exceed the standards that indicate that they need professional treatment do not realize or accept the fact that they have a drug or an alcohol abuse problem."

"Your success in treatment for alcohol abuse and alcoholism is strongly linked to admitting that you have a drinking problem and your desire to quit drinking. Supportive treatments, such as counseling, won't be very successful if you continue to drink in an abusive manner."

"There is no absolute number of drinks per day that indicates a person has alcoholism, although alcoholics do eventually develop a tolerance for alcohol."

"It is common for alcohol dependence to remain undetected for years. Both the availability of alcohol and the way it is used (the social patterns) appear to be major factors in influencing the likelihood of a person becoming alcohol dependent."

"Today, substance abuse is the number one debilitating force among Alaska Natives. More specifically, the suicide rate for Alaska Natives is four times more than the national average and almost 80% of all Alaska Native deaths are related to alcoholism or to alcohol abuse."

"As per the research literature, during the third stage of alcohol addiction, the drinker frequently makes half-hearted attempts at seeking medical aid. Due to the fact that drinkers in this stage rarely, if ever, admit the extent of their drinking, however, they seldom receive any lasting medical treatment."

"According to the substance abuse research literature, more than 67% of teens who start drinking before the age of 15 will try an illicit drug. Not only this, but the research shows that children who drink are 7.5 times more likely to use any illicit drug, 50 times more likely to use cocaine, and more than 22 times more likely to use marijuana than children who never drank. The moral of the story is this: the alcohol prevention and education programs need to heavily target adolescents and children who are younger than 15 years old."

"Studies have shown that inpatient detoxification programs are more effective and longer lasting than outpatient detox programs. The important issue here, however, is the following: the more severe the alcohol-related withdrawal symptoms, the more likely that inpatient detox programs should be used."

"Research shows that to succeed, alcohol abuse prevention and reduction efforts must take into account the dynamic developmental processes of adolescence, the influence of an adolescent's environment, and the role of individual characteristics in the adolescent's decision to drink."

"Ninety-two percent of American adults are familiar with the designated driver concept, and 148 million have either been a designated driver or been driven home by one."