April is Alcohol Awareness Month – Focus on the Issues of Underage Drinking

This month, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) celebrates the 26th Anniversary of Alcohol Awareness Month with the theme, “Healthy Choices, Healthy Communities: Prevent Underage Drinking.”

NCADD President/CEO, Robert J. Lindsey said, “We chose a theme that will allow NCADD’s National Network of Affiliates and other NCADD Alcohol Awareness Month supporting organizations across the country to address this critically important public health issue through a broad range of media strategies, awareness campaigns, programs and events in their local communities.”

In addition to promoting and providing resources for Alcohol Awareness Month, NCADD offers a wide variety of information:

• Getting help
• Learn about alcohol
• Learn about drugs
• For parents
• For youth
• For people in recovery
• For friends and family