| How much do you really know about alcoholism? You | | | | although the truth is quite the opposite. The important |
| probably know that it is a very common problem, but | | | | thing though is not what we know, but how we |
| the truth is that alcoholism information doesn't reach | | | | address alcoholism and how we deal with this |
| people who are not in some way involved with this | | | | alcoholism information and facts. |
| disease. Thus, some of the facts and statistics might | | | | Knowing these alcoholism information and facts, we |
| surprise you a lot.o It is estimated that annually more | | | | make the first step in addressing the actual problem. It |
| than 100,000 deaths, just in the U.S., occur because of | | | | is really very important for parents to talk with their |
| alcoholism.o Almost half of the fatal car accidents are | | | | kids, especially when teens about alcohol in a friendly |
| alcohol-related.o An average adult alcoholic drinks | | | | and comprehensive way, because that is how they |
| approximately 2.18 gallons of alcohol per year.o The | | | | can persuade them to avoid this bad habit. Especially in |
| more educate and wealthy a person is, the more likely | | | | Northern America there are numerous resources |
| is to drink more.o Luxemburg is the country with the | | | | available, which can help treat and prevent alcohol |
| highest per capita consumption of alcohol. It is followed | | | | abuse. |
| by Hungary, Ireland, the Czech Republic, and Germany, | | | | Alcohol statistics and information is not just numbers; |
| while the U.S. comes 26th on this list.o Alcoholism | | | | they have to be a motivation and fundamentals for |
| costs the U.S. alone approximately 40 billion dollars per | | | | action. In fact the statistics, like the ones mentioned |
| year.o Teens who receive some kind of education at | | | | above, should be used as action steps for preventing |
| home related to alcoholism and learn from their | | | | several situations relate to alcoholism, such as driving |
| parents about the dangers of drinking alcohol, are less | | | | while drunk. If for instance parents discuss with their |
| likely to drink , in comparison with those whose parents | | | | kids about drunk driving telling them how dangerous it |
| avoid discussing the issue with them.o There are more | | | | is, kids are less likely to drink. |
| than 100,000 Alcoholics Anonymous groups worldwide. | | | | If someone is an alcoholic, then he should have full |
| These are some facts and statistics related to | | | | support from his family and friends; this is quite critical, |
| alcoholism that might astound you, because people | | | | as well. The good news is that treatment based on |
| usually think that the more uneducated and poor | | | | the alcoholism information and statistical knowledge is |
| someone is, the more likely is to become an alcoholic, | | | | most likely to be effective in a long term basis. |