It's September - National Addiction Recovery Month!
- Dr. Sherilyn Marrow
- 7 hours ago
- 2 min read
While addiction is not a happy topic, we must examine the role it plays when developing satisfying relationships, re-inventing ourselves, and resilience – the purpose behind the Expressville Network.
There are many substances or behaviors associated with addiction; In this months post, I focus on alcoholism and their partners in problem-drinking relationships. Statistics surrounding the prevalence of alcoholism and alcoholic disorders vary but are uniformly grim.
In my book Pour Me a Divorce, (available on this website), the following stats are noted:
Roughly 1-8 American adults is an alcoholic and currently have Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Nearly 1 in 3 American adults (29%) will experience AUD at some point in their lives.
Gender: Men experience higher rates of AUD than women – 13% of adult males affected compared to 8% of adult females meet the AUD criteria.
Age Group: Young adults aged 18-25 have the highest single group rate, with about 14.4 % meeting the AUD criteria.
Social Drinking vs. Alcoholism:
So how much is too much? For healthy men in general, drinking more than four drinks on any day or 14 per week; and for healthy women, drinking more than three drinks on any day or seven per week is considered excessive or heavy drinking.
Do these statistics shock you? They did me, even though I lived them.
If your life is being affected by an addictive person or if you are a partner in a problem- drinking relationship, you may want to consider the Pour Me a Divorce book or downloadable Audiobook; The book will help you discover powerful life lessons learned from true stories of love, addiction, and resilience.
Additionally, there is the supplemental Pour Me a Divorce Self Care and Resilience Workbook that provides a personal roadmap for self-empowerment and change. These both can be ordered on the website.
May you experience the peace and happiness you so well deserve.
Pour Me a Divorce Pour Me a Divorce
With Love,
Dr. Sher
(Research from the National Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions; National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH); and the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse (NIAA)).
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