FREE Statewide Conference on Reducing College Drinking

The Maryland Collaborative to Reduce College Drinking is holding a statewide conference on "College Drinking in Maryland: What's Happening and What Works." This event will take place on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, University Center Ballroom. The topics to be covered will include: the nature and extent of the college drinking problem nationally and in Maryland; the best practices for campuses and community partners to reduce college drinking; implementation successes and challenges; how to create environments that support student and community health, safety, and success.

Date: May 8, 2013
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: Free
Place: University of Maryland Baltimore County, University Center Ballroom
           1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250

If participants are not already registered in the TRAMS system, you will be directed to register in the system first. After registering in the TRAMS system, you may then register for the conference. For all of the details and to register, click here.

Third Leading Cause of Preventable Death

April is Alcohol Awareness Month 

 

High-risk drinking is a widespread problem

with extensive consequences.

Each year, nearly 80,000 people die from alcohol-related causes, making it the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States.

Alcohol problems cost the U.S. $225 billion each year, primarily from lost productivity, but also from health care and property damage costs. These issues affect every American, regardless of whether they drink or not.

More than 30 percent of U.S. adults will meet the criteria for an alcohol use disorder at some point during their lives. The term “alcohol use disorder” includes both alcoholism and harmful drinking that has not reached the level of dependence.

Alcohol-related problems — which result from drinking too much, too fast, or too often — are among the most significant public health issues in the United States.

• An estimated 18 million Americans have an alcohol use disorder.
• One in four children grows up in a home with an adult who has a problem with alcohol, and
• Only one in four people with alcoholism ever receives treatment, which increases the likelihood of long-term recovery.

Globally, alcohol is the third leading risk factor for premature death and disability.

- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

 

 



Do you SOMETIMES drink to excess?

Did you know that most binge drinkers

are casual drinkers who

sometimes

drink to excess?

 

This IS a type of alcohol abuse:

a pattern of drinking that results in harm to one's health,

interpersonal relationships,

or ability to work.

 

 

Alcohol abuse can lead to alcohol dependency, also known as alcohol addiction or alcoholism. The CDC states that "alcoholism is a disease marked by strong craving for alcohol, an inability to limit drinking, and continued drinking despite repeated physical, psychological, or interpersonal problems."