Alcohol consumption is a ubiquitous staple at almost every social gathering. This centuries old tradition has become a social normality, despite numerous public health implications of moderate and heavy alcohol consumption. Alcohol consumption rates across Canada are often stated alongside illicit drug use rates, yet alcohol does not suffer from the same social stigma. Conversely to illegal drugs, which are used in private settings and generally not discussed in public, alcohol is celebrated, consumed in public places, and thought of not as a problem, but as a luxury. Alcohol consumption may be one of the biggest public health concerns in Canada, due to the unrelenting prevalence and its ability to negatively affect multiple facets of individuals’ lives. There have been many attempts at reducing alcohol consumption, but per capita alcohol consumption remains at 65% higher than the global average (1). This suggests a need for a new, more effective and multifaceted, intervention program. …show more content…
It is not only implicated in the development of cirrhosis of the liver, but also a variety of cancers; these cancers include oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal, breast, colorectal, esophageal, and pancreatic cancers (2). In addition to direct health effects, an assortment of adverse behavioural outcomes following alcohol consumption has led to increased mortality. Some are obvious, such as drinking and driving, which has been a target of numerous campaigns over many years, but others are not as obvious. Unintentional alcohol poisoning, homicide, suicide, alcohol induced psychoses, and alcohol dependence are among the others (2). With the substantial quantity of negative outcomes from alcohol use and abuse, it is staggering that a recent survey indicated 91% of Canadians are lifetime alcohol users (3); this remains despite a multitude of policies and intervention
Gender, age and socioeconomic status are predisposing factors to regular binge drinking, and the burden of alcohol abuse is approximately six times higher in males (World Health Organization, 2003). Charles, Valenti & Miller (2011) discovered in a sample of adults aged 19 years and over, 15% of participants were regular binge drinkers and almost one-third of patients aged 18-24 years were regular binge drinkers. Patients from an English speaking background were twice as likely to binge drink regularly as those from non-English speaking backgrounds (Charles, Valenti, & Miller, 2011). Remote populations were more likely to be binge drinkers than those from major cities or regional areas (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2008). The percentage of Australians who reported consuming risky levels of alcohol has increased from 8% in 1995 to 13% in 2004-05 (Teesson et al., 2010). This demonstrates that there has been an increase in the percentage of binge drinking over time, or ...
For teens, the weekend is a fun time for them to let loose and enjoy a short break from the demands of school. While some partake in harmless activities during this free time, many will indulge in the harms of binge drinking. Middlesex-London Health Unit states that "Researchers have defined binge drinking as 4 or more standard drinks of alcohol for women and 5 or more standard drinks of alcohol for men." This is the universal definition of binge drinking backed up by scientific proof. Drinking relates to the 3 main reasons why young people die which are unintentional injury, homicide, and suicide (Binge Drinking and Associated Health Risk Behaviors Among High School
Around the world, alcohol is used in many different ways: consuption, disinfectent,in religion and is also used for havin a good time. Consuming large amounts of alcohol can leave you in a drunk state and too much alcohol can kill you. This is why there is a legal driking age in Canada. However in certain parts of Europe, there is not a drinking age and even with no drinking age, there are less alcohol involved accidents per year. We should eliminate the drinking age in Canada because it will reduce the amount of accidents caused involving alcohol, will prevent fewer people from becoming alcoholics and will lower the amount of crimes committed.
This article is aimed towards a large study to estimate the global burden of disease attributable to alcohol. The article tries to identify the relationships between average volume consumption, patterns of drinking, disease, and injury outcomes. The article also gives many numbers to back up its points.
The Federal surveys in America depict that there is a decline in the overall alcohol consumption amongst the members of a certain age group, whereas at the same time, the concentration of high numbers of alcohol abusers are associated with a certain age group. The total number of individuals aged below 65 who abuse alcoholic beverages in America has seen a drastic reduction in the last few years. However, the number of people between the age of 16 and 30 has been rising and has induced a significant short term and long-term effects especially on the health and productivity of the victims. The federal surveys indicate that there is an increased number of people who have been affected by the long-term effects associated with alcohol abuse the since 2009 (Yoshida, 2006).
Jody was born biologically with male genitals and he was brought up as a boy. Unlike his more gender-typical older brother, Jody’s childhood behavior was considered “sissy”. Jody genetically preferred the company of girls compared to boys during childhood. Jody considered herself a bisexual male until the age of 19. At 19 years of age, she became involved with a man, and her identity would be transgender, meaning that Jody was unhappy with her gender of birth and seeks a change from male to female. It would seem that there was some late-onset dissatisfaction, and late-onset is linked to attraction to women; in comparison to early childhood-onset, which are attracted to men. Jody identified herself as bisexual. The relationship with the man ended; nevertheless, Jody’s desire to become a woman consumed her, and Jody feels that’s he was born in the
Mary C. Dufour, "Twenty-five Years of Alcohol Epidemiology: Trends, Techniques, and Transitions," Alcohol Research and Health Spring 1995: 77-84.
Drinking alcohol is associated with many adverse health problems in the short and long-term. These include cancer, stroke, heart disease, miscarriage, premature birth and unintentional injuries. Despite the fact that alcohol brings many negative impacts, many people still choose to drink and do not overcome their drinking habit. They have been successfully seduced by alcohol until drinking has become their addiction. However, some of them try to quit drinking, but they still cannot break the addiction. Basically, quitting alcohol is difficult and almost impossible for them because of brain-craving, lack of belief and support, and weak willpower.
In terms of society, an age restriction should be passed down in Canada when it comes to the act of alcohol consumption. For one, it may prevent the risk of death or suicide accidents from prevailing in terms of reducing impaired driving. Second, alcohol, in general can be linked to chronic health related issues ultimately causing damage towards an individual’s body, both, physically and emotionally through a certain period of time. Thirdly, for certain individuals who come from a variety of different cultures, for some, it is not socially accepted for them to drink in the eyes of society. These are the three main reasons why restrictions should be established in place because when it comes to the law
The labelling of national wine products is viewed as the primary non-tariff trade barrier in the global wine trade. This type of regulation and promotion of domestic wines is a practice in many countries, including the US, Argentina and the EU markets. The labelling practice is found to be the primary non-tariff barrier to very negatively affect the global wine trade as they raise the average transaction costs incurred by exporters. However, trade costs are still considered the most influential global wine trade factor. The Canadian practice of labelling premium wines with VQA is thus a significant global marketing re-positioning for the quality recognition of Canadian premium wines.
It is unfortunate that many people within our society and worldwide suffers from the affects of alcohol addiction. There are many issues associated with this addiction and many times it’s not only the victim that deals with the addiction but also the people in close association with the individual. Alcohol addiction can afflict anyone and knows no limits of its damage that it can do to a person’s life or the people in their lives. Most importantly are the ones whom seek help for their addiction as it becomes a lifelong healing period for them. It has become clear that constant consumption of alcohol leads to addiction. It has also become clearer with the laws and policies that have been drawn up to combat drunk drivers that it is not a normal thing to do anymore as was thought to be normal in the late 60’s and early 70’s. This is not normal behaviour and it becomes clearer as the laws for drinking and driving is enforced by law enforcement officers. It is a duty for addiction workers to help in the aid of these problems and its laws and policies that help in putting a stop to some of the problems that arise from this addiction.
Health problem and drunk driving hit the list. Alcohol interferes with the brain’s communication pathways, and can affect the way the brain looks and works. In addition, alcohol causes the pancreas to produce toxic substances that can eventually lead to pancreatitis, a dangerous inflammation and swelling of the blood vessels in the pancreas that prevents proper digestion [3]. Not only that, alcohol can also increase the risk of developing certain cancer. But almost every drinker knows these horrible diseases above, then why they never stop drinking? The point is, a short-term alcohol consumption does tiny harm to human’s body, only long-term alcohol consumption can impair the body badly. Nevertheless, the contradiction is apparent to find out: when a drinker finds that there is something wrong with their health, it is too late. And in a drinker’s early life, they can not completely realize which kind of damage that alcohol consumption can lead because they were healthy at that time——at least on the surface. Alcohol just like a chronic disease, making drinkers less vigilant, and brings on severe health consequences in the end.
been left for States to decide for themselves on how much they want to control
Alcohol abuse is the most common problem, nowadays. In fact, majority of people drink alcohol repeatedly to the point where they have difficulty to stop. Statistics show that, as much as, “40% of college students report drinking five or more drinks in one episode” (Walters & Baer, 2006). Alcohol has become more popular over the years as advertisements, simultaneously with commercials of it, filled the media. It also is easily accessible and cheap in comparison to other psychoactive substances. On the other hand, alcohol safety awareness programs are barely noticeable. My research will present how alcohol and its abuse gets into people’s lives and how it influences their physical and mental health, as well as, social existence.
..., cancer, liver and pancreas disease etc. There are many factors why do people drink, such as: make friends, forget problems, to feel happy, to relax, to feel less anxious, to feel confident and the genes, in my opinion play the key role in this problem. Some people don’t realize that this is a big deal, the big problem until it’s late. Once someone tried alcohol and become dependent it is hard to realize that person needs help to stop it. Also drinking alcohol is closely linked with use of other drugs, legal and illegal. Smoking, drinking and drug taking often co-exist. I chose this article to review because I think it has good examples to show people what causes alcohol dependence and what conditions one can get if drinking alcohol often. People need to remember that we live ones and it is important to keep ourselves healthy and none of bad habits worth our life.