NCADD: Alcohol Awareness Month is Coming
Press Release
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)
20 Exchange Place, Suite 2902
New York, NY 10005
www.ncadd.org
New York, NY - Each April, the National Council on Alcoholism sponsors a campaign to raise public awareness about alcoholism and other alcohol-related problems. "Recovery: It's a Family Affair -- and Everyone's Invited!" will be the theme of the annual campaign in April 2002. This grassroots campaign will encourage local communities to focus on the part that family plays in recovery from alcoholism.
Families need and want help. According to the Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, more than nine million children live with a parent dependent on alcohol and/or illicit drugs, and more than half of all adults have a family history of alcoholism or problem drinking. Alcoholism affects a wide circle of people close to the alcoholic: relatives, friends, neighbors, employers, co-workers, classmates, teachers, doctors, community workers, and is closely linked to many of America's most difficult social problems, including crime, homelessness, teen pregnancy and domestic violence.
Alcoholism is not an issue of morality or "will power," it is a public health issue, and while families and friends often suffer many of the same consequences of alcoholism as the alcoholic, they are often overlooked when it comes to recovery.
Led by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence since 1987, Alcohol Awareness Month begins with Alcohol-Free Weekend, which takes place in 2002 from Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7. Parents and other adults are asked to abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages for a 72-hour period to demonstrate that alcohol isn't necessary to have a good time and NCADD will focus on youth-planned and youth-run Alcohol-Free events. In addition, all family members are encouraged to take this opportunity to learn more about alcoholism and to investigate recovery throughout the month.
NCADD operates a toll-free Hope Line (800-NCA-CALL) for information and referral, and also coordinates a National Intervention Network (800-654-HOPE) to educate and assist the families and friends of addicted persons. NCADD also has a website with up-to-date information about alcoholism and a network of links to other agencies and organizations in the alcoholism field.
With offices in New York and Washington, and a nationwide network of Affiliates, NCADD provides education, information, help and hope to the public. Founded in 1944 by Marty Mann, the first woman to achieve long-term sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous, NCADD fights stigma and advocates prevention, intervention, and treatment. For more information, visit: www.ncadd.org.
For Further Information, contact:
Ames Sweet at (212) 269-7797, ext. 16
Date of Release: December 31, 2001
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