The number one drug of choice, alcohol, rarely makes the headlines because it is so commonly used in our world. Beer and wine may be purchased at grocery and convenience stores in many states. Slick advertising in major magazines and newspapers encourage people to believe that drinking is sophisticated and sociable. Yet our society will not own up to the facts of reduced economic productivity, abused wives and children, a downward spiral of living standards, and highway deaths all caused by the abuse of alcohol and other drugs. There are approximately ten million alcohol addicts in the United States alone.
Studies indicate that many children try alcohol even before they enter junior high school.
Expectant mothers who consume any amount of alcohol put their babies at risk of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and other birth defects. Drug abuse finds its origin in the sinful rebellion of human beings. And ultimately, rather than finding the true freedom offered in Christ, some are ensnared in the slavery of drug abuse. The good news is that there is freedom from drug abuse. Prevention is the first line of defense.