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·         Alcohol fact for  3/11/11:   Abuse of alcohol can cause damage to the brain tissue, heart, and sex organs in both males and females.

 

·         Alcohol Awareness fact for 2/10/11:

 

·         About 65 out of every 100 persons in the US will be in an alcohol-related crash at sometime in their life.

 

·         Alcohol awareness fact for 2-3-11:  Alcohol may cause the drinker’s blood pressure to rise, putting him or her at risk for heart attack and stroke.

 

·         Alcohol awareness fact for 1-7-11:  Alcohol can cause depression, anxiety, and antisocial personality disorders.

 

·         Alcohol awareness fact for 12-17-10:  Underage drinking costs the U.S. $58 Billion per year.

 

·         Alcohol awareness fact for 12-10-10: 28% of 15-20 year old drivers who were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2005 had been drinking.

 

·         Weekly alcohol awareness fact for 11-19-10:  Four in 10 criminal offenders report alcohol as a factor in violence. 

 

·         Weekly alcohol awareness fact for 11-8-10:  Young people who begin drinking before the age of 15 are 4 times more likely to develop alcoholism than those who began drinking at age 21.