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Alcohol Awareness Month

Alcohol Awareness Month is organized by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. Started in 1987 with the intention of targeting college-aged students who might be drinking too much as part of their newfound freedom, it has become a national movement to draw attention to the causes and effects of alcoholism on a whole.

Across the nation:

• 26.45% individuals 18 and older reported that they engaged in binge drinking in the past month (typically 4 drinks for women and 5 drinks for men in about 2 hours

• (An Estimated) 88,000 people die from alcohol-related causes annually

• alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounts for 31% of overall driving fatalities.