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Port Perry Star, 14 Nov 1989, p. 11

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A ------ Ai, Addiction Awareness Week PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, November 14, 1989 -- 11 63 per cent of Canadians drink alcohol By: Kelly Storry Informing the public of dan- gers of addictions, and provid- ng information on sources of treatment, are two main rea- sons for Addiction Awareness Week(Nov19-265). though no surveys have been done on Durham Region, Ontario , along with British Co- lumbia lead for having the Siena proportion of current inkersin Canada, According to Statistics Cana- da, 63% of Canadians drink al- cohglic beverages once a week, while only 19% report drinking seven days per week. Those people considered cur- rent drinkers are most likely in the 20-24 age group, which is where the heaviest volume of drinking is also found. The Addiction Research Foundation lists warning signs for a drinker to watch for as a person missing meals, or ap- Joinpnenis, getting into fights, lackouts, skaky hands, acci- dents at home while drinking, drinking too much when there is an important reason to stay sober, being told to leave a place because of your drinking, or being told by your doctor that drinking is affecting your health. According to Elizabeth Gil- bert, public liason officer for Pinewood Centre, people drink for self-esteem, for experimen- tation, to cope with stress, bore- dom, or for rebellion, or pleas- ure. In 1981, the actual number of deaths caused by alcohol was 3,672, of these 76% died of cir- rhosis of the liver, the remain- der to alcohol dependency syn- drome, and overdoses. Addiction Awareness Week is not only focusing on alcohol abuse. (Turn to page 12) 11] (24 bought 9 ~ Idalo Capuccitti was so impressed with Subaru that € SOS » 9 1 Subaru announces the Grand Opening of the new C&C Motors. Idalo Capuccitti had to be pretty impressed with Subaru to buy 18 of them, along with a new building to put them in. Not to mention Oshawa and is open at 160 Simcoe Street South in for servicing only.) | [# \ : ~ Sodrop in to the new C&C Motors this Saturday for Idalo' little get-together. Bring the kids, have a doughnut, a coffee and take a look show them off to his customers, friends and neighbours. Mind you, at Idalo's new cars. And if you take one of his 9 new Legacys out for he does have a good reason. He just opened a brand new Subaru dealership in Whitby. Like his old dealership, its called C&C Motors. But now it's located at 1705 Dundas Street West just east of Durham Road 23. (The old C&C Motors is still located that he's having a special get together on Saturday, November 18, to a test-drive, between November 15 and December 15,1989, you just might win the use of it for a full year. Ask Idalo for all the details. SUBARU C&C Motors, 1705 Dundas St. West Whitby; Telephone 430-6666 and a new building toputthemin. LE ¢ Td TH oq |

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