#SaludTues Tweetchat 4/14/15: Latinos and Alcohol Awareness and Prevention

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Latinos are less likely to drink alcohol at all than non-Latinos.

That’s the good news.

The bad news?

Latinos who choose to drink are more likely to consume higher volumes of alcohol than non-Latinos, and about 8.3% of Latinos needed treatment for alcohol problems in the past year, federal statistics show.

For Alcohol Awareness Month (April), let’s use #SaludTues on April 14, 2015, to tweet information, resources, and tips that can help reduce alcohol abuse among Latinos:

• WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Alcohol Awareness and Latinos”
• DATE: Tuesday, April 14, 2015
• TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
• WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
• HOST: @SaludToday
• CO-HOSTS: National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (@NCADDnational), Institute for Research, Education, and Training in Addiction (@IRETApgh)

We’ll open the floor to your stories and experiences as we explore:

• The state of Latino alcohol consumption and binge drinking
• What elements, such as acculturation, impact Latino alcohol consumption
• The consequences of alcohol abuse
• Resources to get help for alcohol issues, and help Latino parents talk to teens about drinking

Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter and share your strategies, stories, and resources that can make Latinos aware of the problems of alcohol.

#SaludTues is a weekly Tweetchat about Latino health at 12p CST/1p ET every Tuesday and hosted by @SaludToday, the Latino health social media campaign for the team at Salud America! and the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.