Providenciales, 5 Nov 2014 – For those who do, the Department of Mental Health & Substance Dependence is asking if you can you go three days without Drinking alcohol? In celebration of Alcohol Awareness month, the department is calling on residents to observe November 7-9, that’s this weekend as alcohol free days! The organizers say: “The goals are to raise awareness around alcohol-related diseases, and promote healthy lifestyle choices.”
Other activities on the calendar for Alcohol Awareness Month are screenings and counseling sessions which will be available at hospitals from November 6; an essay, rap and poster competition on November 22nd at the Gus Lightbourne Gym and school drug prevention programs with this year’s global theme, “Help for Today, Hope for Tomorrow”. In the US, 80,000 people die each year in the US from alcohol related diseases.
