Alcohol Dependence

By: Te’Allen Johnson

SymptomsBlackoutsLiver DiseaseTrouble with memoryNumbness in hands

and feet occasionallyRedness in the faceUpset stomachWeight lossIncrease risk of heart

disease, stroke and cancer

Statistics

Facts• Nearly 14 million people in

the United States--1 in every 13 adults--abuse alcohol and/or are alcoholic.

• 22% of American adults are former drinkers.

• Every day, more than 700,000 people in the U.S. receive treatment for alcoholism.

• 40% of children who start drinking before the age of 15 will become alcoholics at some point in their lives, compared with 25% for those who begin drinking at age 17, and about 10% for those who begin drinking at ages 21 and 22.

Facts• 65% of youth surveyed said that

they got the alcohol they drink from family and friends.

• Traffic crashes are the greatest single cause of death for persons aged 6–33. About 45% of these fatalities are in alcohol-related crashes.

• Alcohol kills 6½ times more youth than all other illicit

• Concerning the past 30 days, 50% of high school seniors report drinking, with 32% report being drunk at least once.2drugs combined.

Works Cited

• http://www.4therapy.com/consumer/conditions/item.php?uniqueid=5126&categoryid=534

• http://www.greenfacts.org/en/alcohol/index.htm

• http://www.about-alcohol-facts.com/Alcohol_Dependence.html