Alcohol

	Gloria Dump had a tree in her back yard where she hung whisky and beer bottles. These she said where to, "keep the ghosts away. . . The ghost of all the things I done wrong. . . I'm the one who drank what was in 'em. . . We get started and we can't get stopped."

Gloria learned how alcohol could hurt her life. She stopped drinking. "I don't drink nothing stronger than coffee." Read the fast facts below about alcohol.

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Fact 1

Alcohol related crimes account for

54 percent of murders and attempted murders

68 percent of manslaughters

52 percent of rape/sexual assaults

48 percent of robberies

Fact 2

According to the 1993 National Household Survey, 103 million people in the United States are current drinkers and 11 million are heavy drinkers.

Fact 3

$100 billion per year is lost in productivity and related health costs due to alcohol.

Fact 4

7 out of 10 adults drink alcohol.

Fact 5

One drink creates a feeling of relaxation.
Two and a half drinks in an hour affects a person's judgment.
Five drinks in two hours will raise the blood alcohol content to .1 0. (The legal limit is .8 to .10 depending on the state.)

Fact 6

When the blood alcohol content reaches .10 the average drinker will experience blurred vision, slurred speech, poor muscle coordination, and a lack of rational judgment.

Fact 7

It takes about one hour to eliminate one-half ounce of alcohol.