Christian Alcohol Treatment Centers

"Fetal alcohol syndrome is the leading known cause of mental retardation in the United States."

"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 has 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?"

"Alcoholism research has shown that in extreme instances, when the alcoholic's well-being and health become endangered, a professional intervention may be seen as the best chance to "reach" the alcohol dependent individual. Even with such good intentions of those who care and with professional guidance, however, such forms of intervention can backfire and cause more problems than they solve."

"When a person tries drinking alcohol once or twice out of curiosity, this is called experimental alcohol use."

"Alcoholics need to realize that treatment is difficult and sometimes painful, just as treatments are for other life-threatening diseases, such as cancer, but that treatment is the only hope for a cure."

"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."

"According to a 2007 Science Daily report, it is important to know why high school seniors drink so parents, teachers and high school counselors can pay special attention to the needs of the small but high-risk group of seniors who offer multiple reasons for drinking and who also have anger or frustration issues."

"According to a 2007 Science Daily report, both boys and girls who drank just to experiment with alcohol were also more likely to initiate drinking at a later age, compared to those who drank for other reasons."

"According to alcohol abuse and alcoholism research, alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a group of symptoms manifested by people who suddenly quit drinking alcohol after a pattern of continuous and excessive consumption. These symptoms can range from mild to moderate to severe and include both physical and psychological components."

"Research shows that up to 40% of industrial fatalities and 47% of injuries in the U.S. workplace are linked to alcohol consumption and alcoholism."

"According to drunk driving statistics, in 2001, more than half a million people were injured in crashes where police reported that alcohol was present, an average of one person injured approximately every two minutes."

"Friends may not easily accept the sober, perhaps more subdued, comrade. Close friends and even intimate partners may have difficulty in changing their responses to this newly sober person and, even worse, may encourage a return to drinking."

"Since alcohol blocks emotional pain, it is frequently resorted to as a cover up during times of temporary or ongoing stress or grief such as that experienced with the loss of a loved one or relationship, unresolved family tensions, and chronic work stress."

"The effects of many medications are strengthened by alcohol, while others are inhibited. Of particular importance is its reinforcing effect on anti-anxiety drugs, sedatives, antidepressants, and anti-psychotic medications."

"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."

"Research shows that cocaine affects your body. People who use cocaine often don't eat or sleep regularly. They can experience increased heart rate, muscle spasms, and convulsions. If they snort cocaine, they can also permanently damage their nasal tissue."

"In 2006, an estimated 13.3 percent of U.S. persons aged 12 or older drove under the influence of an illicit drug or alcohol at least once in the past year. This percentage has dropped since 2005, when it was 14.1 percent. The 2006 estimate corresponds to 31.7 million persons."

"According to U.S. alcoholism statistics, 65 people each day die on American highways due to alcohol abuse."

"Alcoholism researchers claim that chronic alcoholics who cannot maintain their sobriety should receive prescribed medications to treat alcohol withdrawal symptoms. By using prescribed drugs, alcoholics are less likely to experience possible seizures or brain damage."

"Many people only think of a 'skid-row bum' when they think of someone with an alcohol problem. This is the end stage of alcohol problems, when a person has lost his or her family, job and health because of alcohol abuse. You don't reach this stage overnight."

"If drinking alcohol can possibly interfere with your ability to have children and if drinking alcohol can lead to damaging health consequences to you and also to your unborn child, why not refrain from drinking alcohol while you are attempting to have a child, while the child is growing inside of you, and while you are breast feeding your child? Why not avoid all of these complications and traumatic possibilities by abstaining from alcohol during the periods of time outlined above?"

"Among Americans age 60 or older, 10 percent of those in the community--and 40 percent of those in nursing homes--fulfill criteria for alcohol abuse."

"Ironically, the abuser's ability to get 'high' from the alcohol or drug gradually decreases as his body adapts to the presence of foreign chemicals. This means that they must take more and more drugs or alcohol, not just to get an effect but often just to function at all."

"A national team of investigators led by psychiatric geneticists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression. This gene might be a susceptibility gene that puts a person at risk for developing both alcoholism and depression."

"According to U.S. research, alcohol is typically found in the offender, victim or both in about half of all homicides and serious assaults, as well as in a high percentage of sex-related crimes."

"Few family members or friends who have been affected by the disease of alcohol addiction realize that by protecting the alcoholic with lies and deceptions to the outside world, they have actually created a situation that makes it easier for the alcohol dependent person to continue and progress in his downward spiral. Rather than helping the alcohol addicted person and themselves, the friends and family members have actually enabled the alcoholic to get worse."

"The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that the 21-year-old minimum drinking age laws have saved 21,887 American lives since the mid-1970s."

"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."

"Research shows that alcohol abuse costs U.S. businesses twice as much as illegal drug use."