It is #AlcoholAwarenessMonth, and we want to remind you of Catholic Charities’ Helpline (856-342-4057) – A first line call support focused on helping family and individuals with alcohol use or other substance use disorders.

Why is Alcohol Awareness Month important?

Alcohol is the most used substance by youth and adults in the United States. According to the National Institute of Health’s 2020 Monitoring the Future Survey, 55.3% of high school seniors used alcohol in the past year. Results of the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), demonstrated that 85.6 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime; 69.5 percent reported that they drank in the past year; 54.9 percent reported that they drank in the past month. In 2019, 25.8 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they engaged in binge drinking in the past month; 6.3 percent reported that they engaged in heavy alcohol use in the past month. Alcohol is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States. About 95,000 Americans die from alcohol-related causes each year.

Catholic Charities’ Addictions Healing Services embrace the seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching as foundational to meeting the challenges of addiction through education, awareness and supportive services for those whose suffer physiologically, psychologically, and spiritually with compassion and mercy.