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Often when potential students call asking to take an alcohol awareness class, they aren’t sure the length of course they should enroll in. Our alcohol awareness classes, for example, come in 8 hour, 16 hour and 24 hour lengths. They are also called our Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 classes.

How to choose the right class

If you are a student who is coming because of a specific hour or session alcohol awareness class requirement… let’s say from your work or from a judge, then you should find out from them what the requirement is. That makes your option very easy

But if you are taking an alcohol class that has no specific hour or session requirement or taking the course for a personal reason, then hopefully I can help you select the perfect alcohol class length.

At the very least you should look at a course which is eight hours long. This is the minimum class that will really give you a sufficient comprehension of the issues surrounding alcohol and it’s impact on you, your friends and relatives and society as a whole. A class like this can really cover all the important subjects including:

• Issues and patterns of alcohol abuse
• Learning about how alcohol works
• Learning about how specific drugs work
• Legal vs. illegal drugs
• Impact of DUI on you and society
• Ideas for how to end dependence
• And many others

Once you begin your study of alcohol awareness, you’ll learn there’s a great deal more to it than just studying about the basics of Blood Alcohol Content (BAC). So an 8 hour alcohol class will give you a pretty good look of all the topics. By the same token it’s mainly a survey of these subjects and won’t give you the full in-depth look that the long classes will.

Sixteen Hour Class – Getting into the Meat of the Matter

With the 16 hour alcohol awareness class you really increase in the depth of the subject matter. There are not more topics, but a deeper study at each topic. Plus there are a lot more examples and case studies. In some sense this class is easier because the examples and stories make the study a lot more relaxing. as an alternative of having to learn subject later on subject in the eight hour format, you can see lots of different examples of each subject matter. For example in our sixteen hour course, we have more personal interviews with the victims of drunk driving, so you can really learn more about the personal effect a DWI has on the community.

Twenty-Four Hour Class

The 24 hour alcohol awareness class goes even further than the 16 hour alcohol class Like the 16 hour course in comparison to the eight hour alcohol class there are more examples, more diagrams and more in-depth understanding of the subject matter. Taking this Level 3 alcohol awareness class means you will really come away with a deeper understanding of the subject matter. Sure it’s a big time commitment, but of you’ve had a serious problem with drinking or maybe are a repeat offender, then this is the best course for you.

Still Unsure?

If you are undecided as to which class to take, we recommend contacting Online Alcohol Class for a free evaluation.

Alcohol Awareness Month is this month, January 2011. But what can you do this month to help yourself become more healthy in relation to drinking. Well obviously if you are suffering bad health effects from drinking alcohol or think you might have bad health effects in the future, alcohol awareness month is the perfect time to get those problems under control.

I teach alcohol awareness classes for a living. A lot of people who end up there have no idea how they got to the point where they got a DUI or Wet Reckless citation and now have to face these 8 to 24 hours of alcohol education.

I tell them that the biggest problem is that people are not really aware of how much they are drinking. They don’t really count the number of beers or glasses of wine that they consume on a daily or weekly basis. Maybe they thought they had 3 beers when they really had 6 one night. Or maybe they though they drank 15 drinks during the week but they really had 40.

So one thing that anybody can do during alcohol awareness month is to count the number of drinks they consume every day. They can do this with a little notebook or for the really tech savvy record the numbers on their phone.

It’s a rare person who calculates that they drink less than they think they do. 90% of the time it’s more. And once you know what your real consumption is you can take steps to lessen your drinking and stay healther and out of trouble.

Surprisingly, many people have difficulty finding an alcohol class to meet their needs. There are many reasons people might be looking for this sort of class. One reason is that they know they are having issues with drinking alcohol and need some guidance as to how to reduce their consumption. Other people have a requirement which may have been dictated by their employer, school, or even a court order.

Under these frustrating circumstances, surprisingly, you can’t just look in the phonebook for a suitable educational class. There are lots of treatment programs listed (which may work for some people) but rarely are these types of courses easy to find. If you have a court referral often they will give you a partial list, but sometimes you want to be able to have more options.

A great resource is this state alcohol awareness class guide. Using this simple guide, you can just click on your state and see the alcohol class options there. For example if you want to find a California Alcohol Awareness Class, just click on California on the map.

Often when I teach alcohol awareness classes, students come up to me and ask , “Is drinking all that unhealthy for me?” I usually answer, “of course!” I then tell the student that not only are there physical benefits, but there are mental benefits as well from stopping the boozing.

It’s not that you’re going to hear too many arguments in favor of drinking alcohol. There are some studies will say a small bit is good for the heart and cardiovascular system. There’s also been some research that a single glass of red wine every day or so makes for a healthy heart and increases longevity. But the research is not totally conclusive that there are lasting medicinal effects of alcohol. Some even say that eating grapes has the same benefit as drinking wine.

Being aware of the medical benefits of alcohol is important if you are a drinker. There are countless proven good effects when one stops drinking. There are numerous studies that prove how no longer drinking alcohol improves your physical and mental health. Non-drinkers have far less chance of liver disease, pancreas damage, and many forms of cancer. Alcohol dehydrates the human body. After you stop drinking, one of the first positive physical effects you will notice is that you skin will become clearer, more vibrant and younger This happens after the first few days of stopping drinking. It’s incredible what being hydrated will do for your appearance. An increase in energy is another effect that should be felt in the first week of quitting.