STATISTICS ON ALCOHOL USE
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports that per capita consumption of alcohol by Americans age 14 and older has dropped from 2.75 gallons in 1980 to 2.31 in 2007. Good news but consider the number who are addicted to drugs. Drug abuse continues to climb. Last year approximately 14 million Americans abused an illegal drug. Americans consume 2/3rds of the world’s illegal drugs, although we make up only 4% of the world’s population. Not only that, on any given day, 100 million Americans are popping antidepressants, tranquilizers, or painkillers.