For the Fellows:
Drinking Facts for the Guys

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"In general, though, more men than women are alcohol dependent
or have  alcohol problems"
-www.niaaa.nih.gov (alcohol alert)

  1. Alcohol Related Liver Disease (Cirrhosis, Hepatitis C virus, Inflammation of the liver)
  2. Heart Disease
  3. Cancer of the esophagus, mouth, throat and voice box
  4. Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas leading to severe or chronic abdominal pain, diarrhea and weight loss.             This can be fatal!) 
  5. Osteoporosis (yes.... in men!)
  6. Sexual disfunction
  1. Inadequate functioning of the testes
  2. Hormonal deficiency
  3. Sexual disfunction
  4. Infertility
  5. "Alcohol is directly toxic to the testes, causing reduced testosterone levels in men.Prolonged testosterone deficiency may contribute to a feminization of male characteristics, for example breast enlargement."
  6. Alcohol can interfere with normal sperm structure and movement due to the inability to metabolize Vitamin A, essential for sperm development

  1. Three million violent crimes occur each year in which the offender was percieved to have been drinking.
  2. two-thirds of individuals victimized by their spouse, boyfriend/girlfriend, reported that alcohol was a factor.
  3. One in five violent victimizations involved percieved alcohol use by the offender.
  4. In 1996, 1,467,300 arrests for driving under the influence (DUI) were made.
  5. In 1996, 17,126 alcohol related traffic fatalities accounted for 40% of all traffic fatalities.
  6. 36% (about 2 million) of convicted offenders in 1996, were said to be drinking at the time they committed their crime.
  7. "Among violent offenders, 41% of probationers, 41% of those in local jails, 38% of those in State prisons and 20% of those in Federal prisons were estimated to have been drinking at the time they committed the crime."
  8. Four in ten convicted murders reported alcohol as a factor in their crimes.

  1. Arguements or seperation from a spouse or family members
  2. Strained relationships with coworkers
  3. Absence or Tardiness to work with increasing frequency
  4. Loss of employment due to decreases in productivity
  5. Committing or being a victim of a crime.
For more information or to request free literature contact C.A.D.I.C:
474-2384 or 474-2417

For more information about men's health and alcohol check out the following sources:
www.drugwarfacts.org/alcohol.htm
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/ac.pdf
www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa26.htm
www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa23.htm
Alcohol: What you don't know can harm you. U.S. Department of Health and Human services
National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. NIH Publication No. 99-4323. (2002)