April is Alcohol Awareness Month

It seems like lately, there is a special titled day for literally every day in the year, even awareness weeks and months. Well April is also know as Alcohol Awareness Month. Alcohol Awareness Month is meant for individuals to take the time and realize who negatively alcohol can effect you or your loved ones. Alcohol abuse does not just effect one person. Multiple people are effected by this disease everyday. Whether you know someone that suffers from alcoholism or someone who was hit by a drunk driver, alcohol related problems are everywhere. Even if you choose not to drink, that does not mean alcohol will not effect your life sadly. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) released a very moving ad with a sad child that stated a very alarming fact, “10 percent of U.S. children live with a parent with alcohol problems.” This ads really puts things into perspective now just how much alcohol can effect people not even choosing to drink or who do not even know what alcohol abuse is yet.
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