Rethinking Drinking

I came across this website from the National Institute of Health, Health and Human Services, and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Its called Rethinking Drinking, and its a website that educates on drinking, your risk of being a heavier drinker based on current drinking habits, and on education and tools and links to groups and organizations where you could get some additional information and help. There is a great PDF download that talks about the dangers of drinking and educates on what a 'standard' drink is, and patterns of risky drinking behavior. Their statistics come from a nationwide survey of adults 18 and older (yes, I know, the legal drinking age is 21, but that has not stopped younger folks from drinking). It is an excellent resource and one worth your time to look at and review. It might also be a good link to forward to your incoming college freshman, or retuning student. We can not have too much education in the field of alcohol and alcohol abuse. Here is the link: Rethinking Drinking