Thursday, April 2, 2009

April is Alcohol Awareness Month


Just some facts!
Nationally:
  • Nearly one fourth of Americans (more than 20 million) abuse alcohol or are alcohol dependent according to a federal survey.

  • Slightly more than half of Americans aged 12 or older are current drinkers.

  • More than 1/5 of Americans 12 or older participated in binge drinking during the past 30 days.

(Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2007)

In West Virginia:
  • Alcohol sales exceed 44 million gallons of alcohol a year. That's 30 gallons per year per West Virginian age 14 and older. (Source: National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism)

  • Nearly 300,000 WV adults report binge drinking within the last month. (Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health)

  • More than 70,000 underage youth in WV drink each year. (Source: Pacific Institute for Research and Develpment)
The Cost: $1.8 Billion to the state of West Virginia!


Funding

The Ohio County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (OCSAPC) is funded by a federal Drug Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Youth Services System, Inc. (YSS) serves as the coalition's fiscal and administrative agent.

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