Alcohol: A Drink for Fun or for Pain

A report, which was launched in January by Health Secretary Donna Shalala and published in the Globe magazine, states that 44 % of adults age 18 and over consumed 12 or more drinks in the past year. Of that 44% of adults, 46 % of them report having been drunk during the year while 4% report having been drunk weekly. Nearly 10 % of current drinkers (about 8 million persons) meet diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence. An additional 7 % (more than 5.6 million persons) meet diagnostic criteria for alcohol abuse (par 2).
If 10 % is equal to 8 million, think of how many people are alcohol drinkers in America. Drinking excessively is very hazardous to one's body to the people around him and society.
Alcohol drinkers are not limited to those who are trying to have a "good time" like most college students, but also those who drink because they are stressed, depressed or have nothing else to do. …