HEALTH & WELLNESS
ENCOURAGING ONE ANOTHER
To Drink or
Not to Drink –
Is that Really
the Question?
by Mary Shaw-Ridley
A
mericans are living in an alcohol
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
and drug charged culture. Despite Dependence (NCADD). It is an incredible
the recent mass media news about advocacy organization that seeks to impact
the opioid epidemic, overcon-
the lives of those living with and/or affected
sumption of alco-
by alcohol. Well, that
hol has persisted
probably includes
for decades. April
most people living in
Now
both
Jesus
and
His
disciples
is recognized as
the U.S. and world-
were invited to the wedding. And
Alcohol Aware-
wide.
ness Month to
One very
when they ran out of wine, the
encourage and
important part of
mother
of
Jesus
said
to
Him,
“They
engage communi-
NCADD’s Alcohol
have no wine.”
ties, including the
Awareness Month
faith community,
is Alcohol-Free
to reach out to the
Weekend (A-FW),
John 2:2-3 (NKJV)
American public
which takes place
with information
the first weekend of
about alcohol, alcoholism, and the road
April. Can you imagine A-FW occurring at
to the recovery. Alcohol Awareness month
the height of spring break and leading into
was founded and sponsored in 1987 by the
Easter celebrations? The timing is perfect
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