April is Alcohol Awarenss Month

1.  Each year, excessive alcohol use causes approximately 95,000 deaths in the U.S. (CDC)

2.  16% of adults have reported binge drinking in the past 30 days. (CDC)

3.  Long-term alcohol use can cause serious health complications affecting every organ in your body, including your brain. Additionally, it can damage your emotional stability, finances, career, impact your family, friends and the people you work with. (NCAAD)

4.  Every day in 2019, 28 people died in drunk driving accidents. That’s 1 person every 52 minutes. (NHTSA)

5.  Excessive alcohol consumption increases aggression and, as a result, can increase the risk of physically assaulting another person. (CDC)

6.  414,000 adolescents between 12 and 17 suffered from alcohol use disorder in 2019. (NIH)

7.  Approximately 17 percent of men and 8 percent of women will be dependent on alcohol in their lifetime. (NIAAA)

8.  Half of all sexual assaults involve alcohol use by the perpetrator, the victim or both. (NIH)

9.  Approximately 1,159 college students suffer from alcohol related unintentional injuries every year. (NIAAA)

10.  People who drink alcohol before the age of 15 are 5 times more likely to develop an alcohol use disorder as an adult. (NIH)

11.  Alcohol use in teens can have harmful, lifelong effects. (NIH)

12.  25% of Federal prisoners report drinking alcohol when they committed their offense. (BJS)