April is Alcohol Awareness Month

Founded and sponsored by National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency (NCADD), Alcohol Awareness Month was established in 1987 to help reduce the stigma so often associated with alcoholism by encouraging communities to reach out to the American public each April with information about alcohol, alcoholism and recovery. Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive disease, genetically predisposed and fatal if untreated. However, people can and do recover. In fact, it is estimated that as many as 20 million individuals and family members are living lives in recovery!
Alcohol Awareness Month provides a focused opportunity across America to increase awareness and understanding of alcoholism, its causes, effective treatment and recovery. It is an opportunity to decrease stigma and misunderstandings in order to dismantle the barriers to treatment and recovery, and thus, make seeking help more readily available to those who suffer from this disease.

To read more on this article, go to the following link –
https://ncadd.org/about-ncadd/events-awards/alcohol-awareness-month

For information on available campus resources for Georgia State faculty, staff, eligible dependents and retirees, go to the following link –
http://employees.hr.gsu.edu/worklife-balance/faculty-and-staff-assistance/