Alcohol Use Suspected

Have you ever read this headline? “Man wins Nobel Prize, Alcohol use suspected” I guessing not. Because any time you read an article that says something about alcohol use suspected it is usually it a tragedy, a crime or some foolish and dangerous action. Statics bear this out. Alcohol abuse was a factor in forty percent of violent crimes committed in the U.S.  Alcohol is implicated in more than 100,000 deaths annually. Forty percent of convicted rape and sexual assault offenders said that they were drinking at the time of their crime. Alcohol plays a part in up to half of water-related fatalities of adolescents and adults each year.   It is no wonder the Bible speaks it against it. Proverbs 20:1 tells us what statics have borne out “Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.”