•    Drunkenness is listed as one of the works of the flesh (Gal. 5:21)… the undisciplined, indiscriminate use of alcohol.
•    Jesus warned his followers not to be drunk (Luke 21:34).
•    The apostle Paul told the Corinthian church to “put away from among yourselves”—to have no fellowship—with a person who cannot control his or her drinking (1 Cor. 5:11-13).
•    The Bible says that drunkards will not enter the kingdom of God (1 Cor. 6:9-10, Gal. 5:21).
•    No one who abuses alcohol should be ordained an elder in the ministry of Jesus Christ (1 Tim. 3:3, 8, Tit. 1:7).
•    Throughout the Bible, God criticizes those who are “mighty to drink” (Isa. 5:22).
•    Excessive drinkers are committing an evil (Prov. 23:20-21, Isa. 28:1-8).
•    The improper use of wine makes wine a mocker and deceiver (Prov. 20:1).
•    Those who “tarry long over wine” and spend a great deal of time in drinking will find all kinds of woe, sorrow and trouble (Prov. 23:29-30).

Another proof that the early Christians used oinos, fermented wine, is the fact that the apostle Paul said, “Be not drunk with wine [oinos]” (Eph. 5:18). Paul obviously did not mean to avoid getting drunk on grape juice.

Paul also instructed Timothy, “Drink no longer water, but use a little wine [oinos] for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities” (1 Tim. 5:23).

In a nutshell, the French Paradox is that red wine consumed on a regular basis may decrease coronary heart disease (CHD). And as anyone who has ever eaten a flaky, melt-in-your-mouth Parisian croissant can attest, the French don't skimp on their butter and they have never found a sauce that couldn't use a tad more of it. As obese as Americans are known to be, the slimmer French consume a significantly higher amount of butter, cheese, and other foods with saturated fats than Americans. Logically, the Gallic folks should be clutching their chests and dropping like flies. Yet statistically, the French have a significantly lower incidence of heart disease fatalities. This noted paradox supposed that the mitigating factor in reducing heart disease was the imbibement of red wine.

• Alcohol is the number one drug of choice for teenagers.
• Alcohol-related car crashes are the number one killer of teenagers in the United States.
• In fact, alcohol is the number one drug problem in America.
• View:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Lp0CIgOGs 
  

• •    Alcoholism statistics tell us that about 43% of US adults or 76 million people have been exposed to alcohol dependence in the family. They grew up with or married a compulsive drinker or had a blood relative who was a problem drinker.
• •    Alcohol abuse statistics also tell us that a total of 23 million Americans suffer from substance abuse addiction, and 18 million is alcohol related.
• •    View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA1gDo4OXp4

•    Alcohol abuse statistics tell us that untreated addiction costs the U.S. $400 billion per year.

o    Untreated addiction is more expensive than three of the nation's top 10 killers.
o    It is six times more expensive than heart disease, which costs $133.2 billion a year, and diabetes, which costs $130 billion a year.
o    It is four times more expensive than cancer which is $96.1 billion a year.
o    Every American adult pays nearly $1,000 per year for the damages of addiction.

•    Shortfalls in productivity and employment among individuals with alcohol or other drug-related problems cost the American economy $80.9 billion in 1992, of which $66.7 billion is attributed to alcohol and $14.2 billion to other drugs.
Alcoholism Statistics for Children and Youth
•    More than nine million children live with a parent dependent on alcohol.
•    62% of high school seniors report that they have been drunk;

o    31% say that have had five or more drinks in a row during the last two weeks.

•    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the leading known cause of mental retardation – and the most preventable of all birth defects.
•    Alcohol abuse statistics tell us that alcohol use by minors is estimated to cost $58 billion per year.

o    This includes traffic crashes, violent crime, burns, drowning, alcohol poisonings, suicide attempts, and treatment.

•    A survey of female college students found a significant relationship between the amount of alcohol the women reported drinking each week and their experiences of sexual victimization.
Alcohol Abuse Statistics on Treatment

• Women comprise 34% of the Alcoholics Anonymous membership.

•    Surveys indicate that up to 11 percent of elderly patients admitted to hospitals exhibit symptoms of alcohol dependence, as do 20 percent of elderly patients in psychiatric wards.
•    Between 20 and 30 per cent of male psychiatric admissions are alcohol dependent or have alcohol-related problems.

•    Alcohol contributes to 100,000 deaths annually, making it the third leading cause of preventable mortality in the US.

o    46 percent of all traffic fatalities are alcohol related.
o    Between 48% and 64% of people who die in fires have blood alcohol levels indicating intoxication.

•    Alcohol has been involved in violence caused by

o    86 percent of homicide offenders,
o    37 percent of assault offenders,
o    60 percent of sexual offenders,
o    57 percent of men and 27 percent of women involved in marital violence,
o    and 13 percent of child abusers.

•    Based on victim reports, each year

o    183,000 (37%) rapes and sexual assaults involve alcohol use by the offender,
o    as do just over 197,000 (15%) robberies,
o    about 661,000 (27%) aggravated assaults,
o    and nearly 1.7 million (25%) simple assaults.

•    Studies of suicide victims in the general population show that about 20% of such suicide victims are alcohol dependent.
•    And One-quarter of all emergency room admissions,

• more than half of all homicides and incidents of domestic violence are alcohol-related.

You might be interested in this test that determines if one is an alcoholic? 
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/tests/l/blquiz_alcohol.htm