April is Alcohol Awareness Month
Founded and sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (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, go to the following link –
https://www.ncadd.org/about-ncadd/events-awards/alcohol-awareness-month
To obtain information on campus resources at Georgia State University for faculty, staff, retirees and eligible dependents, go to the following link-
http://employees.hr.gsu.edu/worklife-balance/faculty-and-staff-assistance/