DANGERS OF ALCOHOL

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May 14 at 8:22 AM  · DANGERS OF ALCOHOL

James L. Melton

The first mention of alcohol in the Bible is found in Genesis 9:20-25 where Noah became intoxicated. Though it seems that this wasn’t intentional, it still led to an act of sexual perversion and a curse. So, alcohol’s first mention is not at all good.

Thirteen chapters later the daughters of Lot use fermented wine to intoxicate their father and commit incest (Gen. 19:32-28). This produced two bastard sons, from whom would come two enemies of Israel, the Ammonites and the Moabites.

In II Samuel 13:28-29, Amnon was killed while drinking, as was Elah in I Kings 16:8-10, Benhadad’s men in I Kings 20:13-21 and Belshazzar in Daniel 5:1-2, 30.

The city of Nineveh fell while many of its inhabitants were drunk (Nah. 1:10).

Alexander the Great died a drunkard at only 33 years of age.

Alcohol killed musicians Bon Scott, Gary Moore, Jim Morrison, Hank Williams, Keith Whitley, John Bonham, David Byron, Michael Clarke, Lester Young, Townes Van Zandt, Jani Lane, Brian Connolly, Jeff Hanneman, Billie Holiday, Ron McKernan, Clyde Lensley McPhatter, Amy Winehouse and others.

The list of actors and actresses whose lives were taken by alcohol include John Barrymore, Oliver Reed, Barbara Payton, Veronica Lake, William Holden, Errol Flynn, W. C. Fields and Richard Burton.

War heroes Ira Hayes and Leonard Chadwick died from the effects of alcohol, as did athletes George Best, Mickey Mantle, and David Woodley, politicians Joe McCarthy, Charles Kennedy, and writers Truman Capote, Brendan Behan, Raymond Chandler, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dylan Thomas, James Thurber, and O. Henry. The list goes on.

Nearly 88,000 Americans die annually from alcohol-related causes.

Over 1,000,000 drunk drivers are arrested in America each year. Around 10,000 people are killed annually due to alcohol-impaired driving, which amounts to over 30% of all traffic deaths. This means that 25-30 people die from drunk driving every day, or one person per hour.

Alcohol contributes to some 200 diseases and injury-related health conditions.

Over 30% of violent crimes occur under the influence of alcohol.

Over ten percent of American children live with a parent with alcohol problems.

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) affects nearly 700,000 teenagers, and an estimated 50,000-60,000 teens receive specialized treatment annually.

About 60% of full-time college students drink alcohol in any given month, nearly 40% are binge drinkers, and over 10% are classified as heavy drinkers. About 25% of college students suffer academically due to alcoholic influence. There are 1800 unintentional alcohol-related deaths among college students annually (ages 18-24), nearly 700,000 alcohol-related assaults, and over 90,000 students report alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape.

Alcohol abuse costs the United States in excess of 200 billion dollars annually.

The reader can see these stats and many more for himself by running a simple Internet search. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is a good place to start. The facts are indisputable: alcohol hurts and kills people, and society would be far better off without it. This is why the word of God sounds such strong warnings against it. “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.” (Pro. 20:1)

https://biblebaptistpublications.org/alcohol.html

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