Alcohol Facts
CADA has compiled the most current and accurate information available to date on alcohol. We encourage responsible alcohol behaviour.
Facts about alcohol
Fact: Those who begin drinking before the age of 15 are 4 times more likely to develop alcohol dependence (alcoholism) than those who wait until the age of 21.
Facts about alcoholism
Fact: Alcoholism is characterized by, among other things, the drinkers loss of control over his or her drinking, and continued drinking despite major negative consequences. Frequent intoxication is a symptom of alcoholism.
Why Adults Need to Talk with Young People about Alcohol
The 2012 Survey of Students Knowledge and Attitudes of Drugs and Health released by the DNDC, where 2,060 9 to 11 year olds were surveyed showed the following:
Average age for first trying alcohol, even a sip, but not including wine at church, 8 years old
Facts about enabling
Fact: Enabling is when you don’t allow another person to face the consequences of their actions.
Facts about drinking and driving
Fact: The legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for driving in Bermuda is 0.08
How you can help the alcoholic - Part 1
Does someone you know drink too much? Would you like to know how to help them? Here’s how…
How you can help the alcoholic - Part 2
THE AL-ANON MEMBER SPEAKS:
“The suffering I am trying to ease may be the very thing needed to bring the alcoholic to a realization of the seriousness of the situation…