As many as 40 percent of industrial fatalities and 47 percent of industrial injuries can be linked to alcohol consumption and alcoholism. Absenteeism among alcoholics and problem drinkers is 3.8 to 8.3 times greater than normal and up to 16 times greater among employees with both alcohol and other drug-related problems. Over 40 percent of corporate CEOs who responded to one survey estimated that the use of alcohol and other drugs costs them from 1 percent to 10 percent of their payroll. Other estimates compound the staggering cost of alcohol on our national economy. More than one-third of pedestrians killed by automobiles were legally drunk.
Alcohol abuse costs businesses twice as much as illegal drug use.
A clear relationship exists between alcohol use and grade point average among college students. Students with GPA's of D or F drink three times as much as those who earn As. Alcohol is a major negative economic factor in our nation. The economic costs of this drug are staggering and these costs are small compared to the personal, family, and spiritual destruction that alcohol brings. Rev. Allen B. Rice Il, Editor.