Bermuda Health-Abets
This is a podcast where we discuss everything from A to Z on healthy living. With a mission of empowering, informing and motivating Bermuda residents to live well. Our guests will be experts, community partners and residents with lived experience who focus on, work with or live with all aspects of health, including social determinants of health.
Bermuda Health-Abets
Alcohol Awareness: Understanding Alcohol Misuse, Providing Resources and Support
Dear Listeners,
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. This is a time to raise awareness of the impact of alcohol use on health, the impact of alcohol abuse on communities, to advocate for increased prevention education, prevention of alcohol use in teens, and advocate for resources and supports for those in our community who struggle with alcoholism. Many of us have heard the saying "Bermudians Love to Drink". This is a clear indicator of how influential alcohol is on our community. History outlines the influence of alcohol on society from prohibition to now. Wellspring Center for Prevention emphasizes that "most civilized societies around the world generally accept alcohol use, and the misuse of alcohol is fashionable within certain social situations. These trends make it difficult to notice when someone is having a dependence issue". Bermuda, consider how alcoholism has impacted you, those close to you and our community over all.
This episode of Bermuda Health-Abets, a podcast where we discuss everything from A to Z on healthy living, is focused on Alcohol Awareness: Understanding Alcohol Misuse, Providing Resources and Support. #empoweringinformingandmotivating Bermuda residents to live well.
Our guests this episode is Nicholas Darceuil, COO at Dignity House. Dignity House provides comprehensive rehabilitation services for individuals facing mental health and substance misuse challenges. During this episode, Nicholas talks about the history of alcohol use, how alcohol use can lead to alcohol misuse and dependency, the impact of alcohol dependency on individuals and their families and the resources available in the community to assist individuals. Listeners, as you tune into this episode think about how you can support alcohol awareness.
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