Cancer Control Month

No matter who you are or why you need to know about cancer, The American Cancer Society offers extensive support. Visit their website at www.cancer.org to find:

• medical information
• treatment decision tools
• news updates
• support resources
• survivors' experiences
• hope and inspiration
• ways to get involved in your community

This site allows you to enter your zip code so you can discover cancer-related events and news from the Northeast Ohio area.

Alcohol Awareness Month
Give Children a Chance - End Underage Drinking

Alcohol Awareness Month, sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence since 1987, encourages local communities to focus on alcoholism and alcohol-related issues. Alcohol Awareness Month began as a way of reaching the American public with information about the disease of alcoholism - that it is a treatable disease, not a moral weakness, and that alcoholics are capable of recovery. A primary focus of Alcohol Awareness Month over the years has been Underage Drinking and the devastating effects it can have on our youth.

An integral part of Alcohol Awareness Month has been Alcohol-Free Weekend, which takes place on the first weekend of April (April 4-6, 2003). Alcohol-Free Weekend is designed to raise public awareness about the use of alcohol and how it may be affecting individuals, families, and businesses. During Alcohol-Free Weekend, NCADD extends an open invitation to all Americans to engage in three alcohol-free days. Those who experience difficulty or discomfort in this 72-hour experiment are urged to contact local NCADD affiliates, Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon to learn more about alcoholism and its early symptoms. Essentially, it is a community consciousness-raising effort about alcoholism and health related issues and may serve as a trigger to recovery.

For more information about awareness, advocacy and intervention, including specific information relating to children and alcohol visit the website of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence at www.ncadd.org.