Alcohol is now an acceptable drug within society and is the most abused drug today. A drug is defined as a substance which alters the way the human mind and body functions.
Alcoholism is considered a disease.
Children are first hand witnesses to their parents arriving home after a hard day at work, only to pour themselves a drink. This becomes an acceptable behavior and often a way of life for families. Advertisers send a message to both adults and children that drinking alcoholic beverages is a way of being socially accepted. Because of this mixed message society sends to people, it often makes enforcement of alcohol related offenses difficult. The police encounter situations daily and spend a lot of time dealing with people who are abusing alcohol.