Dangerous Levels of Drinking
According to figures released today by the NHS:
- 1 in 4 adults are drinking at hazardous levels,
- 1 in 10 men are on the verge of alcoholism,
- 1 in 6 women drink at levels sufficient to damage their liver or lead to depression,
- 1 in 10 men and 1 in 25 women are approaching alcohol dependence (admittedly rather vague terminology).
We have to ask ourselves why people in the UK seem to be developing more problems with alcohol, and what can be done about it. The cost to the health service alone is staggering – presently some £2.7 billion. That’s before we even consider the personal and social costs involved.
Hi ive been reading a lot about how people ‘want to but wont do’ on these pages im one of these people myself, im a rage drinker i get angry and just throw it down my neck, i recently had a 4 day binge that consisted of 9 bottles of wine over 25 cans of lager 2 75cl bottles of vodka. i have a daughter who is 16 months and not even the love i have for her seems to be enough does that make me a really horrible selfish person i think it does. why make it so accessable to us mere humans when the cost of the priory for a short stay is thousands of pounds surely the way to combat alcahol is to make it only acceptable to buy in small amounts and staff in shops should be given more power to stop people continuously abusing this drug which i may add is more powerful to stop than smack, no methadone cure for us though??