Last.Damn.Call

Have any skeletons in your closet? I do. Not as many I used to. I want to help you mold all those bones into one BIG-ASS scary skeleton. Now, take a tiny bone. Maybe a pinky finger. Make your peace, confess a wrong, admit a fault, apologize to someone, ask for forgiveness. Give that bone a proper burial. Say all the things you need to say. Wish it well. Say a prayer. Lay it to rest. Don’t try to bury the whole damn thing at once. That’s too much. Too overwhelming. My name is Lindsey Cox, and I am a recovering alcoholic. Through my life experiences, exploration of trauma, a boat load of excuses for my past behaviors, and lots of research, I want to help you bury all those nasty bones that haunt you on a daily basis. Maybe on an hourly basis. The intention of this blog is to help you heal from whatever Boogeyman lurks in the darkest corners of your life. From your past. From your present. Haunts your dreams. We can be grave diggers together down a dark, murky path, where there is indeed light peeking through at the other end.

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Some Sobering Statistics

(Now keep in mind, these are people and entities reporting, so there’s no real way to tell what the actual numbers are)

  • Over 10% of kids in the US live with a parent that has alcohol issues. (NIAAA)
  • Globally, alcohol abuse was the fifth major risk factor in 2010 for disability and premature death. (Movendi International)
  • 33.1% of 15-year-olds report having had at least one drink so far in their lifetime. (NIAAA)
  • Drinking and driving accounts for over 30% of all driving deaths a year. (Talbott Recovery)
  • More than 15 million individuals in the US struggle with alcohol use. (Addiction Center)
  • Teen alcohol use kills 4,700 individuals annually. (HuffPost)
  • More than 5.3 million adult women have an alcohol use disorder. (Talbott Recovery)
  • About 1 in 2 females of childbearing age drink. (CDC)
  • The fetal alcohol syndrome facts indicate that 3 children out of 10,000 have this condition, according to a study focusing on children aged 7 to 9 years. (CDC)
  • Alcohol-related deaths among women rose 76% from 2000 to 2018. (CDC)
  • About 20% of the adult population in the US drinks alcohol as a way to fall asleep. (PsychCentral)
  • The collective risk of obstructive sleep apnea in individuals who consume alcohol increased by 25%. (NCBI)
  • Patients in alcohol therapy reported insomnia rates of 25%–72%. (NCBI)
  • 7% of people with insomnia report alcohol abuse. (NCBI)
  • The statistics about alcohol indicate that 40% of US citizens with PTSD have symptoms of an alcohol use disorder (AUD). (Alcohol Rehab Guide)

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