If you thought there was no hope for alcoholics and that rehabs were just a white-wash to make more money, you could find hope in this new initiative that involves Social Media. Stop Drinking 411 is a global recovery and prevention campaign launched by National Institute For Alcohol Recovery.
The website separates facts from myths regarding alcoholism, and provides information to alcoholics who are told old wives’ tales about how they could quit this perennial problem.
The research, facts and other material can be downloaded to iPods or an MP3 player to be listened later. NIFAR certainly has taken a step in the right direction by involving websites, social networking, facts and myths about alcoholism and also prevention plans in order to root out the Alcoholism problem faced by most societies.
Dr. Thomas Goldbaum, who also happens to be the Associate Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University, believes that this could indeed be a great way to help people overcome Alcoholism and at the same time respect their privacy. If you know someone who could be suffering from Alcoholism, do ensure they visit Stop Drinking 411 and hope that they visit it often. Moro ever, a person can quit or manage drinking only if he or she actually wants to.
Via: PR Web
