ol are clearly shown each time an event occurs. That way there would be more red flags that pop up when situations arise that include alcohol. For instance, if the fact that, in 2002 one million violent crime victims in the US perceived that the offenders were drinking Alcohol abuse and dependency can be fostered through our lack of knowledge about the hidden facts on the consequences of alcohol use. While efforts to inform the public about the dangers of alcohol have been pointedly expressed by serious, determined, and informed individuals, statistics show that the facts about alcohol need to disseminate further. Many informative venues are used, yet they are not as successful as hoped, for a myriad of reasons. Most of the time the fact that alcohol was the main cause or part of the cause of an incident or tragic result is not explained to John Q Public. Some of the reasons for this would include our media, culture, education, and taboos. As Professor Michael Slater has said, “People’s perceptions of risk are strongly shaped by what they see in the media; so many people have distorted views about the risks of alcohol use.” He is a co-author of a study that found that the media rarely notes when alcohol plays a role in violent crimes and accidents.

Alcohol abuse and dependency may be minimized if the tragic affects of alcohol are clearly shown each time an event occurs. That way there would be more red flags that pop up when situations arise that include alcohol. For instance, if the fact that, in 2002 one million violent crime victims in the US perceived that the offenders were drinking a

iduals, statistics show that the facts about alcohol need to disseminate further. Many informative venues are used, yet they are not as successful as hoped, for a myriad of reasons. Most of the time the fact that alcohol was the main cause or part of the cause of an incident or tragic result is not explained to John Q Public. Some of the reasons for this would include our media, culture, education, and taboos. As Professor Michael Slater has said, “People’s perceptions of risk are strongly shaped by what they see in the media; so many people have distorted views about the risks of alcohol use.” He is a co-author of a study that found that the media rarely notes when alcohol plays a role in violent crimes and accidents.

Alcohol abuse and dependency may be minimized if the tragic affects of alcohol are clearly shown each time an event occurs. That way there would be more red flags that pop up when situations arise that include alcohol. For instance, if the fact that, in 2002 one million violent crime victims in the US perceived that the offenders were drinking

ident or tragic result is not explained to John Q Public. Some of the reasons for this would include our media, culture, education, and taboos. As Professor Michael Slater has said, “People’s perceptions of risk are strongly shaped by what they see in the media; so many people have distorted views about the risks of alcohol use.” He is a co-author of a study that found that the media rarely notes when alcohol plays a role in violent crimes and accidents.

Alcohol abuse and dependency may be minimized if the tragic affects of alcohol are clearly shown each time an event occurs. That way there would be more red flags that pop up when situations arise that include alcohol. For instance, if the fact that, in 2002 one million violent crime victims in the US perceived that the offenders were drinking

people have distorted views about the risks of alcohol use.” He is a co-author of a study that found that the media rarely notes when alcohol plays a role in violent crimes and accidents.

Alcohol abuse and dependency may be minimized if the tragic affects of alcohol are clearly shown each time an event occurs. That way there would be more red flags that pop up when situations arise that include alcohol. For instance, if the fact that, in 2002 one million violent crime victims in the US perceived that the offenders were drinking

ol are clearly shown each time an event occurs. That way there would be more red flags that pop up when situations arise that include alcohol. For instance, if the fact that, in 2002 one million violent crime victims in the US perceived that the offenders were drinking alcohol was as well known as, how to use a phone, then we may be able to curtail such an enormous amount of violent crimes that occur due to intoxication. Other people may be swayed to reduce their drinking, if they knew, that in one year over 20,000 people die from alcohol-induced deaths of which, 12,000 die from alcoholic liver disease. This does not include accidents, homicides and newborn deaths associated with maternal alcohol use.

Professor Slater’s study found that while estimates suggest that alcohol plays a role in 31 percent of homicides it is mentioned in only 2.6 percent of television reports. The study also found that while alcohol was linked to 34 percent of motor vehicle accidents television stories only mentioned the use of alcohol in 12.8 percent of their stories. Confounding the problem are our silly taboos and political correctness that does not allow us to speak openly about what is occurring in our day-to-day lives. For some reason when it comes to those who drink despite recurrent social, interpersonal, and legal problems and those with a