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april, 2018

01apr12:00 am30(apr 30)12:00 pmAlcohol Awareness Month

Event Details

April is Alcohol Awareness Month. It is important to share awareness as drinking too much alcohol increases people’s risk of injuries, violence, drowning, liver disease, and some types of cancer. This April, during Alcohol Awareness Month, the Mitchell-Yancey Substance Abuse Task Force encourages you to educate yourself and your loved ones about the dangers of drinking too much.

To spread the word and prevent alcohol abuse,the Task Force is joining other organizations across the country to honor Alcohol Awareness Month.

If you are drinking too much, you can improve your health by cutting back or quitting. Here are some strategies to help you cut back or stop drinking:

  • Limit your drinking to no more than 1 drink a day for women or 2 drinks a day for men.
  • Keep track of how much you drink.
  • Choose a day each week when you will not drink.
  • Don’t drink when you are upset.
  • Limit the amount of alcohol you keep at home.
  • Avoid places where people drink a lot.
  • Make a list of reasons not to drink.

If you are concerned about someone else’s drinking, offer to help. Below are a list of resources available in our area to assist with alcohol addiction.

Celebrate Recovery  provides large-group worship for addicts, alcoholics and their loved ones at 7 p.m. on Thursdays at Bear Creek Baptist Church in Bakersville followed by the small-group meeting 8-9 p.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous
N.C. Mountain Central Office – (828) 254-8539 – http://aancmco.org/

www.alcoholdrughelp.org

Time

1 (Sunday) 12:00 am - 30 (Monday) 12:00 pm

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