Prayer Request for Victim of Drunk Driver

To my Prayer Warriors

Received news from someone I know whose driver was hit by a drunk driver. They are at the ER now and could use all the prayers, they can get.

I am angry that people still drink and drive!

I am angry that drunks injure, kill, and maim innocent people and they walk away without a scratch! 

I am angry that people don't recognize drinking and getting behind the wheel is dangerous! 

I am angry that innocent people pay the price for selfish sick people's bad behavior! 

I am angry that we have cars that drive without drivers but not cars that prevent drunks from driving!

I am angry that nobody stops a drunk from getting behind the wheel!

I am angry that so many people pay for the consequences & there is no entitlement for the victims!

I am angry that medical costs are so high and people with insurance get so little back!

I am angry that a large medical bill and an accident can ruin a person's life!

I am angry someone would be drinking and driving around noon time!

I am angry that alcoholism changes many lives!

I am angry that people can't control their drinking!

I am angry that alcoholism abuse is still prevalent in our society! 

I am angry, can you tell?

STATISTICS from NATIONAL INSTITUTE on ALCOHOL ABUSE and ALCOHOLISM

Alcohol-Related Deaths:

• An estimated 88,000⁹ people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women⁹) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States.¹⁰
• In 2014, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).¹¹

Economic Burden:

• In 2010, alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion.¹²
• Three-quarters of the total cost of alcohol misuse is related to binge drinking.¹²

Global Burden:

• In 2012, 3.3 million deaths, or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4.0 percent for women), were attributable to alcohol consumption.¹³
• In 2014, the World Health Organization reported that alcohol contributed to more than 200 diseases and injury-related health conditions, most notably DSM–IV alcohol dependence (see sidebar), liver cirrhosis, cancers, and injuries.¹⁴ In 2012, 5.1 percent of the burden of disease and injury worldwide (139 million disability-adjusted life-years) was attributable to alcohol consumption.¹³
• Globally, alcohol misuse is the fifth leading risk factor for premature death and disability; among people between the ages of 15 and 49, it is the first.¹⁵ In the age group 20–39 years, approximately 25 percent of the total deaths are alcohol attributable.¹⁶