Prevention for Adults

Prevention is the best policy for adults, too. They should recognize alcohol for what it is: a beverage that can add a certain amount of enjoyment, but when abused, can turn into a deadly threat.

If you are hosting a social gathering, there is no need to feel that alcoholic beverages must be offered without limit. They should be offered in moderation, if you choose to offer them at all. Have some nonalcoholic beverages to offer also, and do not make a guest feel ill at ease if he chooses a soft drink. And if a guest does have a drink or two, a wise host will be careful not to continue offering drinks indefinitely. Do not try to force guests to drink, such as by filling their glasses whether they want another drink or not.

When you are a guest, do not feel that you must continue drinking just because alcoholic beverages continue to be served. If a host is too “pushy” with drinks, you can politely decline, including comments such as, That’s my limit,or, No more at this time.If, in spite of such a refusal, the host pours the drink anyway, you are under no obligation to drink it. Let your “No” mean “No.” The good host should acknowledge this.

Especially should caution be shown by a host later in the evening when guests must go home by automobile. Continuing to offer drinks late into the night, or giving a guest one more drink for the road, is no kindness. It can cost his life and the lives of innocent victims.

The number of people driving automobiles under the influence of alcohol increases late at night. So if you are driving at that time, proceed with extra caution. This is particularly the case during weekends or holidays, when people have a tendency to overdrink.

Also, when driving, do not insist on your technical right of way.People under the influence of alcohol often ignore the rules of the road. Remember, about half of those killed in automobile accidents were “in the right.They were not the guilty party in the accident. But they were killed anyway.

Regarding prevention, earlier this year an example of it on a large scale was adopted by the commanding General of American troops in Europe.You are well aware that alcohol abuse in the U.S. Army in Europe has reached such proportions that we must all join forces to meet this problem head on.” In order to “de-emphasize and de-glorify the use of alcohol,” the General ordered the “Happy Hour” observed at army clubs throughout Europe abolished. This was a period of about two hours in the early evening, one day a week, when drinks were sold at half price. His canceling of this was an attempt to discourage alcohol abuse.

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