April is Alcohol Awareness Month – Educate Yourself and Others
Does it seem like every month of the year is dedicated to awareness to some cause? That’s probably because it’s pretty much true. While this may seem like an obvious deduction, there is a reason for this – It helps! It works! It’s another chance to make a difference in your life or the life of a loved one! And this month we dedicate our focus to alcohol awareness and the encouragement to others to focus on the prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery of alcohol-related problems.
What is Alcohol Awareness Month?
What began in April 1987, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) sponsors Alcohol Awareness Month to increase awareness and understanding to those who struggle with alcoholism. It is also about reducing the stigma and negativity surrounded around being called an alcoholic (because let’s face it, it hurts, especially when the name caller doesn’t even begin to understand what the struggle actually is like) and doing so by encouraging local communities to focus on alcoholism and alcohol-related issues. This April, NCADD highlights the important public health issue of underage drinking, a problem with devastating individual, family, and community consequences.
Whether you’re currently struggling with an alcohol use disorder, newly sober, a friend or family member of an individual struggling with alcohol use disorder, or just want to do what you can to raise awareness, what better time to start than right now. While some of us may be aware that drinking too much increases risks of injuries, violence, diseases and some types of cancer, others may not be as informed and may not be aware of all of the vast resources out there to help aid in treatment recovery. Get involved. Get educated. After all, whether you realize it or not, the risks associated with consuming too much alcohol directly impacts individuals as well as local communities.
Does it seem like every month of the year is dedicated to awareness to some cause? That’s probably because it’s pretty much true. While this may seem like an obvious deduction, there is a reason for this – It helps! It works! It’s another chance to make a difference in your life or the life of a loved one! And this month we dedicate our focus to alcohol awareness and the encouragement to others to focus on the prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery of alcohol-related problems.
What is Alcohol Awareness Month?
What began in April 1987, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) sponsors Alcohol Awareness Month to increase awareness and understanding to those who struggle with alcoholism. It is also about reducing the stigma and negativity surrounded around being called an alcoholic (because let’s face it, it hurts, especially when the name caller doesn’t even begin to understand what the struggle actually is like) and doing so by encouraging local communities to focus on alcoholism and alcohol-related issues. This April, NCADD highlights the important public health issue of underage drinking, a problem with devastating individual, family, and community consequences.
Whether you’re currently struggling with an alcohol use disorder, newly sober, a friend or family member of an individual struggling with alcohol use disorder, or just want to do what you can to raise awareness, what better time to start than right now. While some of us may be aware that drinking too much increases risks of injuries, violence, diseases and some types of cancer, others may not be as informed and may not be aware of all of the vast resources out there to help aid in treatment recovery. Get involved. Get educated. After all, whether you realize it or not, the risks associated with consuming too much alcohol directly impacts individuals as well as local communities.
