Sergeant Friday, from the Dragnet series, was careful not to get derailed in getting to the bottom of a case. He was only interested the facts. So, here are just a few facts – see if you can figure out the identity, of the offender. The facts were recently released in a World Health Organization report.
Here are the clues. What is it?
- The world’s third largest cause of disease and disability
- The cause of almost two and a half million deaths per year
- The cause of over one in five cancer deaths
- The leading cause of death in men from age 15 to 59
- The cause of 30% of deaths from injuries
This offender can make you permanently stupid, or in medical jargon cause
neuropsychiatric dysfunction.
Have you guessed yet? The cause of this destruction and a real poison to our health, is the abuse of alcohol.
Is it a growing problem? In AZ it is. Newsweek recently reported that binge drinking is up 74% in AZ, in the last decade.
However, because alcohol is addicting and getting smashed is somehow cool, such facts alone are unlikely to change risky behavior. But there comes a time when people decide enough is enough.
So if alcohol is disrupting your life or the health of your relationships, there is no better time than now to begin the process back to normal. Call 866-407-4380, to assist you in getting started, whether for you, your family, or a friend.
Healthy Yuma 2011 is a year for the citizens of Yuma County to join together to get healthier, a time to pitch in, to make a better community. What do you plan to do?
This is Dr. Carl Myers for Healthy Yuma 2011.
