{"id":46912,"date":"2002-03-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2002-03-26T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2002\/03\/26\/national-alcohol-screening-day-program-in-north-omahaon-april-11\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T10:48:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T15:48:36","slug":"national-alcohol-screening-day-program-in-north-omahaon-april-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2002\/03\/26\/national-alcohol-screening-day-program-in-north-omahaon-april-11\/","title":{"rendered":"National Alcohol Screening Day Program in North Omaha\n\non April 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

For all the news about Americas war against drugs, the fact remains<\/p>\n

that alcohol is still the most widely abused substance in the U.S. and<\/p>\n

the most damaging.<\/p>\n

On April 11, the Center for Holistic Development, in partnership with<\/p>\n

the American Red Cross North Branch and the Heartland Counseling and Consulting<\/p>\n

Center, will sponsor a workshop in North Omaha honoring National Alcohol<\/p>\n

Screening Day (NASD).  The program is open to the public and will<\/p>\n

be held at the Red Cross office, 5032 Ames Ave., from noon to 7:30 p.m. <\/p>\n

At 12:30 p.m. and again at 6:30 p.m., there will be short information presentations<\/p>\n

that will address a range of drinking behaviors.<\/p>\n

A diagnosis of an alcohol problem can only be determined after a full<\/p>\n

examination by a health professional. The examination may include a behavioral<\/p>\n

and\/or a medical evaluation. The NASD screening form available on April<\/p>\n

11 is a simple means by which people quickly can see if alcohol use is<\/p>\n

putting them or a loved one at risk. With the growing alcohol consumption<\/p>\n

in North Omaha, the NASD offers an excellent opportunity to reacquaint<\/p>\n

the community with just how much alcohol is too much and where to draw<\/p>\n

the line.<\/p>\n

This years focus will include more medical information about at-risk<\/p>\n

drinking and alcohols effect on general health and mental health issues<\/p>\n

involved with abuse and dependency behaviors, diagnosis and therapy. Doris<\/p>\n

Moore, director of the Center for Holistic Development, will be the moderator.<\/p>\n

Moore holds a masters degree in community counseling and is a licensed<\/p>\n

mental health practitioner.<\/p>\n

Guest speakers will include medical and mental health professionals.<\/p>\n

They include: Jeffrey Baldwin, Pharm.D, is associate professor at the University<\/p>\n

of Nebraska Medical Center department of pharmacy practice. He is the College<\/p>\n

of Pharmacys primary instructor and course coordinator for substance abuse<\/p>\n

and recovering from addictions courses. Dr. Baldwins research has been<\/p>\n

primarily in the area of characterization of substance abuse attitudes<\/p>\n

and behaviors in health<\/p>\n

professionals. Additional scholarly activities include development<\/p>\n

of standards of addiction assistance for pharmacy colleges and professionals,<\/p>\n

development of guidelines for addiction education in pharmacy, and promotion<\/p>\n

of professional and public education about addiction.<\/p>\n

Betty Nelum is a national board certified counselor, a certified drug<\/p>\n

and alcohol therapist and a licensed mental health practitioner. <\/p>\n

She holds a masters degree in guidance counseling and has designed a Bi-racial<\/p>\n

Chemical Dependency Therapy workshop that was approved and accredited for<\/p>\n

six hours of continuing education by the State of Nebraska.  Nelum<\/p>\n

was a contracted consultant for Region VI and Greater Omaha Community Action<\/p>\n

(GOCA) to assist in continuous development of the North Omaha Alcohol Counseling<\/p>\n

program.  She also was a consultant for the South Omaha Alcohol Program.<\/p>\n

Approximately 14 million Americans 7.4 percent of the population <\/p>\n

meet the diagnostic criteria for alcohol abuse or alcoholism. More than<\/p>\n

18 percent of Americans experience alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence<\/p>\n

at some time in their lives. Approximately 43 percent of U.S. adults (76<\/p>\n

million people) have been exposed to alcoholism in the family they grew<\/p>\n

up with, married an alcoholic or problem drinker, or had a blood relative<\/p>\n

who was an alcoholic or problem drinker.<\/p>\n

Heavy drinking raises the risk the high blood pressure, heart disease,<\/p>\n

certain cancers, accidents, violence, suicides, birth defects and overall<\/p>\n

mortality and now costs society about $185 billion each year, according<\/p>\n

to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.<\/p>\n

In addition to the speakers, there will be testimonials from former<\/p>\n

alcohol abusers, video presentations, educational handouts, and most importantly,<\/p>\n

the NASD screening form and a friend and family questionnaire available<\/p>\n

for those concerned with the alcohol usage of somebody else.  It is<\/p>\n

hoped that all participants will fill out one of the confidential surveys.<\/p>\n

Moore said that there are eight indications that alcohol usage may be<\/p>\n

a problem:<\/p>\n

· Drinking to calm nerves, forget worries or to boost a sad<\/p>\n

mood;<\/p>\n

· Guilt about drinking<\/p>\n

· Unsuccessful attempts to cut down\/stop drinking<\/p>\n

· Lying about or hiding drinking habits<\/p>\n

· Causing harm to oneself or someone else as a result of drinking<\/p>\n

· Needing to drink increasingly greater amounts in order to<\/p>\n

achieve desired effect<\/p>\n

· Feeling irritable, resentful or unreasonable when not drinking<\/p>\n

· Medical, social, family or financial problems caused by drinking.<\/p>\n

For more information about the National Alcohol Screening Day program<\/p>\n

in North Omaha, contact Moore at 502-9788.<\/p>\nxqO QtJ gQyelIGHc PT Ye<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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