Alcohol Abuse Awareness: Benefits Individuals and Strengthens Communities
How important is Alcohol Abuse Awareness to you and your family? It’s vital that we expand awareness to better meet the challenges of identifying and treating this disease. In fact, improving our alcohol abuse awareness helps us better understand the problem. What’s more, it helps us to know how and where to get the necessary resources and treatment directly to individuals and families suffering with this addiction. But make no mistake, addressing this issue also helps our community as a whole, reducing both the human and the financial toll that impacts so many. GrantWatch wants to draw attention to the challenges associated with these concerns, and offer help.
Toward this end, GrantWatch provides a list of grant opportunities for projects and programs that can provide some relief to individuals and communities in need of support. In addition, GrantWatch offers a list of over 200 current grants in its Substance Abuse grants listing category. It’s important to note that there are both national and international grant listings that are also available.
Alcohol Abuse Awareness – Key Facts
- The harmful use of alcohol is a causal factor in more than 200 disease and injury conditions.
- Worldwide, 3 million deaths every year result from harmful use of alcohol. This represents 5.3% of all deaths.
- Overall, 5.1% of the global burden of disease and injury is attributable to alcohol, as measured in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).
- Beyond health consequences, the harmful use of alcohol brings significant social and economic losses to individuals and society at large.
- Alcohol consumption causes death and disability early in life. In people aged 20-39 years, approximately 13.5% of total deaths are attributable to alcohol.
- There is a causal relationship between harmful use of alcohol and a range of mental and behavioral disorders, and other noncommunicable conditions and injuries. (who.int, “Alcohol“)
Basic Alcohol Abuse Awareness
The million-dollar question is when should you become more aware and mindful of your drinking habits? Couple this question with quiet reflection on the role that alcohol plays in your life, and you’re off to a good start. The answer to the question is NOW. If you imbibe, the time is now. Take stock and familiarize yourself with the signs and symptoms of alcohol addiction. After all, this is knowledge that could help you or a loved one. Alcohol is a problem when it negatively impacts your life.
If you’re unsure about whether your drinking has become unhealthy, ask yourself the following questions:
- Do you drink to feel better?
- Do you drink more, or longer, than you intend?
- Do you drink to cope with stress or other problems?
- Do you feel anxious or irritable without a drink?
- Is your personal or work life deteriorating because of your drinking? (cbp.gov, “Alcohol Awareness: Role of Alcohol in Your Life“)
Important Factors and Resources For Alcohol Awareness
- Alcohol and Stress. Many people use alcohol to cope with stress, but research shows that alcohol can actually exacerbated symptoms of stress. While alcohol may seem to provide short-term relief, heavy alcohol consumption can lead to medical problems and increased risk of alcohol-use disorders.
- Resources that can help you effectively deal with stress:
- Coping with Stress (CDC- Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Overview: Stress and Alcohol Use Disorders Revisited (NIH- National Institutes of Health)
- Interactive Resources. The National Institute on Alcohol abuse and Alcoholism offers the following interactive resources to help you examine your drinking patterns further:
- Find Your Way to Quality Alcohol Treatment
- Rethinking Drinking
- Thinking About a Change – Pros & Cons
- Understanding Alcohol Use Disorder
- Last Modified: Feb 20, 2024 (cbp.gov, “Alcohol Awareness: Role of Alcohol in Your Life“)
Below is a current list of grants related to both alcohol abuse awareness as well as the larger overall issues of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) which are addressed/dealt with through both research and treatment.
Grants for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Research and/or Treatment
- There are grants to eligible Native American and charitable organizations for programs benefitting Native-American communities. Funding expands or bolsters existing funding for a variety of community programs.
- Nonprofit organizations may apply for grants to enrich the quality of life in eligible communities. Funding supports organizational expenses and programs in the areas of arts and culture, social services, education, alcohol abuse, environment, and conservation.
- Grants to nonprofit and for-profit organizations, government agencies, tribal governments, school districts, and IHEs for research related to substance abuse education.
- There are grants to nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and local and federal government agencies for research projects leading to improved treatment therapeutics.
- Also, grants to nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, and agencies for child development research using existing hypotheses and preliminary data. Areas of interest include the identification of reliable biobehavioral signatures and biomarkers to predict risk or resilience to substance use, mental illness, and other health outcomes.
Additional Grants for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Research and Treatment
- Grants to nonprofit organizations and government units for programs that address community health and wellness concerns. Priorities for funding include substance abuse, health education for children and youth, and preventative health programs.
- Opportunity for public and private employers to participate in a rebate program to reduce substance use in the workplace. The program helps employers achieve long-range safety and cost-saving benefits.
- Grants to nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and special districts to address drug and alcohol use. Funding is for programs that respond to problem drug and alcohol use among children and youths under 18 years old.
- Cooperative agreement to a nonprofit and for-profit organization, IHE, research institute, or USA government agency to establish a consortium on alcohol and substance use.
- Grants to nonprofits for programs in the area of alcohol and substance abuse prevention and education. The purpose of funding is to support opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder prevention programs and activities.
The Bottom Line
To conclude, we hope this will help both you and your community have a greater understanding of this complex and difficult issue.
About GrantWatch
With close to 8,000 grants currently available, GrantWatch.com is the leading grant listing directory. Upgrade to a MemberPlus+ subscription to view the full grant details, including eligibility criteria and application information. For more information, you can also visit the GrantWatch FAQ page. To see the great value of all 20 of the top GrantWatch features, click here. To conclude, see the latest episode of GrantTalk, powered by GrantWatch, with host Libby Hikind. You don’t want to miss this. Visit us on YouTube weekly. Don’t forget to get your copy of The Queen of Grants: From Teacher to Grant Writer to CEO, by Libby Hikind.
Please Note: There is no guarantee of grant awards as a result of this information.