Barry used to boast to his drinking friends how he could keep a demanding and fulltime job and get inebriated just about every night. Regrettably, after involving himself in this destructive lifestyle for nearly two-and-a-half years, he started to have a variety of alcohol related issues.
How many individuals face major problems in their lives because they received a “driving under the influence” conviction? On an annual basis, how many alcoholics fail to get the professional alcohol treatment they need? How many junior high, high school, and college students lose their lives every year due to an alcohol overdose? How many people experience alcohol related depression? How many individuals die each year from a condition that is totally preventable, such as alcohol poisoning? How many individuals get injured or lose their lives in alcohol related traffic accidents every year? How many people are the victims of alcohol related crime or violence each and every year? How many individuals lose their lives every year because of drinking problems? How many children are born each year with fetal alcohol syndrome? How many people’s lives are cut short due to abusive and excessive drinking?
Stanley began drinking excessively when he was a junior in college. Fortunately for him, even though he drank excessively when he was a teen and a young adult, when he got beyond the age of twenty-five he almost always drank in moderation.
Barry used to boast to his drinking friends how he could keep a demanding and fulltime job and get inebriated just about every night. Regrettably, after involving himself in this destructive lifestyle for nearly two-and-a-half years, he started to have a variety of alcohol related issues.
Work was becoming too hectic for a young police officer named Gary. Although he had only been on the police force for three-and-a-half years, he was already known as a hard worker who almost never turned down working overtime. In reality, he was now working twenty to twenty-five hours of overtime each week and, as a result, he felt like he was losing his handle on his personal life. What complicated the situation was the fact that Gary started going out drinking with a group of fellow officers after his shift.