Alcohol Misuse
We've partnered with No Booze Branding to bring awareness to and encouragement to our local ranches to trade their coolers full of beer at brandings to host a sober branding and make a donation to the non-profit. Also, if there will be alcohol, we encourage the coolers be locked to reduce access to minors.
It's easy to lose track of how much we actually drink. If you are ready to get some tips and encouragement to help you drink less, start with this quiz
Are you a restaurant or bar owner that serves alcohol? The Be Well Coalition is here to support you and your staff by providing Responsible Beverage Server Training [aka TIPS] to you at no cost. Getting your staff TIPS trained helps with insurance premiums as well as giving you and your staff the piece of mind to know what appropriate consumption is. There are more benefits too, check out the site and contact katie@bewellcoalition.com if you would like to get passes for your staff to take online classes.
Alcohol is an intoxicating substance that depresses the central nervous system which means brain activity is slowed down, our coordination is impaired along with judgement and memories when consumed in excess. It is legal for anyone over 21 to purchase and consume.
Alcohol Use Disorder is a pattern of alcohol use that involves problems controlling your drinking, being preoccupied with alcohol or continuing to use alcohol even when it causes problems. This disorder also involves having to drink more to get the same effect or having withdrawal symptoms when you rapidly decrease or stop drinking. Alcohol use disorder includes a level of drinking that's sometimes called alcoholism.
The legal age to consume alcohol in the United States is 21 years of age, yet 27% of people ages 12 to 20 reported drinking in the past year (Source: NIAAA). Here in Crook County, our youth are making healthy decisions and are not drinking. According to the Prevention Needs Assessment, 87.5% of our students from 6ht-12th grade, have not had alcohol in the past 30 days. This trend has improved over the past ten years with 2024 showing an all-time report of no use.
