Alcohol addiction treatment in Prince Edward Island

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  • Alcohol counseling
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Alcohol addiction information and situation in Prince Edward Island

According to a study made in 2002, Prince Edward Island was said to have a percentage of 2.8 to be at risk of becoming dependent on alcohol. According to surveys, it would seem that 8.2 per cent of the population of Prince Edward Island are into drinking heavily. Heavy alcohol consumption can lead to serious adverse effects on both the mind and the body. Actually, heavy drinking can lead to alcohol addiction in a swift fashion. Alcohol addiction is very harmful and very hard to quit. There are many consequences that can come out of both alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse. There are certain things that can go wrong, such as liver failure, cancer, blackouts, etc. Those are all things that can affect a person who drinks too much alcohol too often. But there are also things that can go wrong with your social life. Sometimes families have been destroyed by one of the people being an alcoholic. That is why the family members must be aware of the signs related to alcoholism and get those people help in an alcohol addiction treatment program.

There have been a lot of people who were affected by alcohol abuse. A lot of people were affected by drunk drivers. In 2003, there were 17 people that died on the roads of Prince Edward Island. There were 82.4 per cent of those cases that were related to alcohol and there were 64.3 per cent of them that were caused directly by alcohol consumption behind the wheel. There were 32.9 per cent of the injuries on the roads that were caused by alcohol abuse. There were 8.4 per cent of the population of Prince Edward Island that admitted to having been behind the wheel while under the influence of alcohol. This goes to show that alcohol behind the wheel can cause a lot of problems for many different people. That’s why it is important to be aware of drunk driving so that we can curb drunk driving.

The DUI laws in Prince Edward Island help curb drunk driving and so make the province’s roads a safer place for the population. Prince Edward Island authorities have a say on the fine that the offenders will have to pay on each sentence. But there is a fixed fine for people that are 19 years old or younger. They have to pay 500 dollars if they have a
BAC
of .01 or greater. This is what they call the zero tolerance law for young drivers; they are not allowed any kind of alcohol behind the wheel. There is a 24 hour roadside suspension if a person has a BAC of over .05. There is also a 90 days suspension of his license that will happen. If the driver is under 19 years old and with any amount of alcohol in their system, their license will get suspended for three months and there will also be the fine mentioned earlier. If the incident involved a Criminal Code offense, the first time will cost the offender a year of license suspension. If a young driver gets caught with alcohol in their system for the second time, they will get a six months license suspension. And if an offender gets caught committing a Criminal Code offense within five years of the first offense, they will get a two years suspension. And if there is a third criminal offense, the license suspension will go up to 3 years and this can be reduced. There is also a possibility of the person having to go through a DWI course to get educated, an there could be a need for treatment. Plus, the offender will have to pay every fee for the courses and treatments and such.

In order to curb drunk driving, it is important to help those who have a problem with alcohol so that they don't take this problem out on the street. Those people need to get help in alcohol addiction treatment programs if they cannot get over their addiction on their own.

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