Alcohol Abuse

Alcohol Related Side Effects

Alcohol kills more teens annually than all other drugs combined. It is a factor in the three leading causes of death in the 15-24 age group in the US: accidents, homicides and suicides. Binge drinking and chronic alcohol use are also associated with many health problems.

With alcohol comes different degrees of abuse. There's the over-the-top, body-dependent must-have-alcohol alcoholic; the binge drinker; the social alcoholic; and the closet drinker who hides their alcohol in order to get through the stress of the day. There are more degrees in-between of course.  An alcohol treatment center maybe necessary,

The debate on whether this is a disease will continue for years to come; however, stripping people of their freedom of choice to overcome an addiction and sentence one to a lifetime of "alcoholism" seems outright cruel. If it can be proven that addiction could be overcome, and the cravings for alcohol can subside, then the debate would be over, no? Yet institute after institute subscribe to the disease theory and thus failure to overcome is rationalized and more money is pumped into programs that teach the disease concept. The Baldwin Research Institute in 2003 released their findings on these "conventional" treatment programs and found that their methods had a 3% success rate after five years; however, programs which teach choice and not the "disease" theory had a 86% success rate after five year and even ten years.

Fill out the online form to the left and we will contact you at your convenience for a free confidential consultation to answer all your questions regarding drug and alcohol rehab treatment options.

The CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) explains that alcohol affects every organ in the body. It is a central nervous system depressant that is rapidly absorbed from the stomach and small intestine into the bloodstream. Alcohol is metabolized in the liver by enzymes; however, the liver can only metabolize a small amount of alcohol at a time, leaving the excess alcohol to circulate throughout the body. The intensity of the effect of alcohol on the body is directly related to the amount consumed.

The National Substance Abuse Index reports that while teenage girls are 50% more likely to be depressed, they also use more marijuana, cigarettes, pain relievers and drink alcohol more than boys.

The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking that brings a person's blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 grams percent of above. This typically happens when men consume 5 or more drinks and women 4 or more, in about 2 hours.

Binge drinking breaks down this way in a national survey reported by the CDC:  92% of adults who drink excessively report binge drinking in the past 30 days. 70% of those of binge drink are over the age of 25 years although college students are commonly known to do so. Men tend to binge drink 2 times more than women. 90% of the alcohol consumed by youth under 21 in the US is in the form of binge drinking.

There are many different health problems associated with binge drinking which includes unintentional injuries (drunk driving accidents. calls, burns, drowning); intentional juries (firearms, sexual assault, domestic violence); alcohol poisoning; unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases; liver disease; poor control of diabetes; children born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome disorders; neurological damage, and more.

If you are here for yourself, you clearly know that help is needed. If you are here for someone you know and then you would like to help them.  In either case, we're available for no cost no obligation consultation.  Fill out the form to the upper right side and we will contact you during the time you specify.  It is never best to put off getting help.  Especially when lives are at risk, be it the drinker, or their potential victims in a drunk driving incident.

To further assist us, we have provide a more in-depth online assessment - also at no cost or obligation - so we have a better understanding of the current situation with the user.  All information is kept confidential.

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Alcohol Related Statistics

▪On average someone is killed by a drunk driver every 45 minutes. In 2008, an estimated 11,773 people died in drunk driving related crashes.

▪More than 100,000 U.S. deaths are caused by excessive alcohol consumption each year. Direct and indirect causes of death

▪Fifty to 75 percent of drunk drivers whose licenses are suspended continue to drive.

▪Over 1.46 million drivers were arrested in 2006 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. This is an arrest rate of 1 for every 139 licensed drivers in the United States.

▪65% of youth surveyed said that they got the alcohol they drink from family and friends

▪Alcohol kills 6½ times more youth than all other illicit drugs combined

Alcohol Rehab Help

Questions about whether one has an alcohol problem or not? Drug and Alcohol Rehab Reference Center is here to help answer your questions. Our no cost no obligation consultations are completely confidential with trained counselors. Fill out the form at the upper right side of the page and we will contact you.  For more understanding, it would be helpful to fill out our online assessment as well.

Alcohol Stats and Trends

In 2008, 51.6% of Americans age 12 and older had used alcohol at least once in the 30 days prior to being surveyed

National Institute on Drug Abuse