2022 Alcohol Awareness Toolkit - #ProofIsInTheNumbers - Social media meme toolkit and weekly themes

Oct 1, 2026

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2022 Alcohol Awareness Toolkit #ProofIsInTheNumbers provides guidance and ready-to-use meme templates (GIF/PNG) for Alcohol Awareness Month. It includes customizable social posts for awareness and prevention, with suggested messages based on data and links to modify templates via Canva. The toolkit outlines weekly themes for April 1–30, covering harms to others and impaired driving/violence, increases in alcohol-related emergency room visits, alcohol’s role in the opioid epidemic, and alcohol and cancer, plus sample calls to action. Supporting sources are provided for key statistics and policy-related claims.

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APRIL IS ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH

General Information on National Alcohol Awareness Month

2022 Weekly Themes

Week 1: Harms to Others/Impaired Driving/Violence

Week 2: Increases in Alcohol-Related Emergency Room Visits

Week 3: Alcohol’s Role in The Opioid Epidemic

Week 4: Alcohol and Cancer

2022 Alcohol Awareness Toolkit: \#ProofIsInTheNumbers [GUIDANCE] Customize the Facebook memes with your own. In the toolkit you will find several memes in GIF and PNG file formats with a corresponding [link to modify the template at Canva.com](link to modify the template at Canva.com)[ ](link to modify the template at Canva.com)[for FREE](for FREE)! You will be prompted to create a user account if you do not have one. APRIL IS ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH General Information on National Alcohol Awareness Month Sample Post 1 APRIL IS NATIONAL ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH Join us as we: Raise awareness about alcohol-related harms and the importance of strong alcohol policies using social media memes, based on data. Educate decision makers about effective alcohol policies by providing easy-to-personalize, templated opinion editorials, letters to legislators and proclamations 2022 WEEKLY THEMES WEEK 1 (April 1-9): Harms to Others/Impaired Driving/Violence WEEK 2 (April 10-16): Increases in Alcohol-Related Emergency Room Visits WEEK 3 (April 17-23): Alcohol’s Role in The Opioid Epidemic WEEK 4 (April 24-30): Alcohol and Cancer (Add Your Call to Action Here) \#ProofIsInTheNumbers \#AlcoholAwarenessMonth Sample Post 2 APRIL IS NATIONAL ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH (Your Name) is excited to participate in Alcohol Awareness Month. We encourage our prevention partners to use the 2022 Alcohol Awareness Toolkit: \#ProofIsInTheNumbers materials to raise awareness during National Alcohol Awareness Month. (Add Your Call to Action Here) \#ProofIsInTheNumbers \#AlcoholAwarenessMonth Add Your Logo! Link to Template to Modify the Graphic in Canva (It’s FREE!): Click to edit the “Alcohol Awareness Month” meme template. WEEK 1: HARMS TO OTHERS/IMPAIRED DRIVING/VIOLENCE (APRIL 1-3) Impaired Driving Sample Post 1 1 American dies every 52 minutes because of alcohol-impaired driving. You’re less likely to be in a crash involving a drunk driver if you live in a state with more alcohol policy safeguards. \#ProofIsInTheNumbers \#AlcoholAwarenessMonth Sample Post 2 Every 2 minutes someone is injured in a drunk driving crash. You’re less likely to be in a crash involving a drunk driver if you live in a community with stronger alcohol policy safeguards. (Add Your Call to Action Here) \#ProofIsInTheNumbers \#AlcoholAwarenessMonth Add Your Logo! Link to Template to Modify the Graphic in Canva (It’s FREE!): Click to edit the "Impaired Driving" meme template. Sources: 1. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.“Traffic Safety Facts 2017: Alcohol-Impaired Driving.” Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2018 [https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812630/](https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812630/) 2. Naimi TS, Xuan Z, Sarda V, Hadland SE, Lira MC, Swahn MH, Voas RB, Heeren TC. Association of State Alcohol Policies With AlcoholRelated Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities Among US Adults. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Jul 1;178(7):894-901. doi: 10. 1001/jamainternmed.2018.1406. PMID: 29813162; PMCID: PMC6145714 . Increased Consumption and Female Death Rate Sample Post 1 Alcohol consumption is increasingly a woman’s issue. Alcohollinked death rates for women have gone up by 85% in the last decade. \#ProofIsInTheNumbers \#AlcoholAwarenessMonth Sample Post 2 Alcohol-linked death rates for women have gone up by 85% in the last decade. Dr. George Koob, director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, has called alcohol "a growing women's health issue." (Add Your Call to Action Here) \#ProofIsInTheNumbers \#AlcoholAwarenessMonth. March 2, 2020 Alcohol Is Increasingly a Women’s Health Issue Experts are seeing surges in alcohol-related problems for women, with the end result too often fatal. Add Your Logo! Link to Template to Modify the Graphic in Canva (It’s FREE!): Click to edit the "Increased Consumptio

FAQs

What is the 2022 Alcohol Awareness Toolkit #ProofIsInTheNumbers used for?

It helps prevention partners customize and share Alcohol Awareness Month social media memes to raise awareness about alcohol-related harms and effective alcohol policies.

How are the weekly themes in the toolkit organized?

The toolkit lists four weekly themes for April 1–30, covering harms to others/impairment and violence, emergency room visit increases, alcohol’s role in the opioid epidemic, and alcohol and cancer.

What types of meme files and customization steps does the toolkit provide?

It provides meme templates in GIF and PNG formats and instructs users to click to edit the Canva meme templates, including creating a user account if needed.

Oct 1, 2026

Uploaded by dabgoudw