HUGE RISE IN ALCOHOL RELATED DEATHS
Posted by: dmorganitec on: June 2, 2009
The number of people who died from alcohol related causes soared in the last decade, according to a report. The study, by Alcohol Concern, found alcohol related deaths officially recorded by hospitals increased by a third, from around 3,000 in 1986 to approximately 5,000 in 1997. But the report claims the real number of all deaths with alcohol misuse is closer to 33,000.
Alcohol Concern estimates alcohol abuse is costing Britain £3.3bn a year. The biggest impact is on industry – £2.8bn is lost through sickness, unemployment and premature death. But the Alcohol Concern study also found it cost the NHS £200m to treat drink related illness.
Alcohol abuse is related to:
- 65% of suicide attempts
- 76,000 facial injuries a year
- 23% of child neglect calls to helplines
- 39% of fires
- 15% of drowning
- 60-70% of men who assault their partners are under the influence
- 41% of violent crimes are drink related
- The report also says alcohol abuse is a growing concern among children.
Among proposals Alcohol Concern wants to see adopted are:
- drink drive levels cut to 50mgs per 100mgs,
- police given wider breath testing limits,
- bans on the sale of bottles in pubs,
- high profile annual alcohol awareness campaign,
- better alcohol education for young people,
- more money for treatment and counselling.
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Where to drink in Swansea(a quick guide for fools)
Posted by: dmorganitec on: May 29, 2009
Swansea has been named Britains fittest town(!!!), but apart from all that rubbish, it also has its own drinking culture. Let me take you on a small but enjoyable journey. Lets start at the top of Wind Street at the Walkabout bar, followed by a little pub crawl down the road. When the road ends, just cross over the road and work your way back up to Yates’ bar. Phew, needed that! There are pubs and bars scattered all over the centre of Swansea like Eli Jenkins in Oxford Street, Monkey bar in High Street and The Potters Wheel on the Kingsway to mention but a few.
Or, if you’re of the greasy biker/rocker persuation, there are bars for you, like The Hanbury, Crowleys and if you’re desperate The Office, but be careful to wipe your feet on the way out of that one!!
Even the “Pink Brigade” are catered for, with Champers and The Kings Arms, both situated on the High Street (thanks for that bit of information Tiny, much appreciated).
There’s even free karaoke every night at Castle Gardens, just ask for Johnny ‘Special Brew’ Evans. Although he alone knows the words and half of them are rude!
I’m not going to mention any others at the moment as I’ve got to find my way home. So if you’re feeling adventurous and fancy a quick pint or several, then throw away your donor card and give it a go, see how many you can visit. But please inform family and close friends, you may be gone for some time.
GOOD LUCK AND CHEERS.
(information supplied by experience, hic!)
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UK survey
Posted by: rjenkinsitec on: May 28, 2009
Graph created by: Create a Facts About Alcoholic Poisoning
Posted by: dmorganitec on: May 26, 2009
Excessive drinking can be hazardous to everyone’s health. Some people laugh at other’s behaviour and think it even funnier when they pass out. But there’s nothing funny about the aspiration of vomit leading to asphyxiation, or the poisoning of the respiratory centre in the brain, both which can lead to death!
Critical signs for alcoholic poisoning:
- mental confusion, stupor, coma
- vomiting
- seizures
- slow/irregular breathing
- hypothermia, paleness, bluish skin
What’s your favorite drink
Posted by: rjenkinsitec on: May 26, 2009
Beer is good
Posted by: rjenkinsitec on: May 26, 2009
Here is a short, funny video about beer, I hope you enjoy, (please remember to drink sensibly)
Changes in pubs-good or bad?
Posted by: rjenkinsitec on: May 21, 2009
The Government is considering banning happy hours, forcing pubs and clubs to serve drinks in smaller glasses,and stopping off-licences and other retailers from displaying alcohol at checkouts.
Quote by darren.devine@walesonline.co.uk – Western Mail
In my opinion the pub trade is getting hit far too hard by the government and breweries alike the price of beer has sky rocketed in the last few years. I myself have worked in the pub trade for the last 15 years or so and will probably never own my own pub due to the rising costs, Darren Devine also quotes:
What is a hangover
Posted by: richard on: May 21, 2009
When you have had a few to many (and we have all done it), the next morning most of us if not all will have at some point woken up with the dreaded hangover. The classic symptoms of one being the pounding headache, the dry throat, the queasy stomach and the inability to get out of wherever you fell to sleep. But what causes this?
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It’s simple alcohol is a diuretic, and too much intake causes dehydration. It also makes the user urinate more which means losing even more liquid from the body. But it’s the dehydration of the brain which causes the headaches. This is because the brain shrinks slightly when dehydrated and moves away from the skull.
Like other drugs alcohol introduces toxins into the body, then the body has to produce enzymes to combat these. It’s how many toxins you put into your body that creates the hangover.
Pure alcohol is supposedly toxin free and experts say the toxins in the additives and preservatives added to the drink cause the harm.
Most people find it difficult to get a good night’s sleep after drinking. This is because the amount of alcohol drunk in theory drugs the brain preventing it from performing its normal sleep tasks, thus causing the unwillingness to get out of bed.
Also mixing your drinks may be a quick way of getting smashed but it also gives you the worst hangovers. When mixing your drinks you are also mixing the toxins introduced by them, if these react badly together they cause the monster hangovers. The liver has to then work mega hard causing more dehydration and the dodgy stomach feeling.
Hope this helps a bit. Until the next time enjoy.
Pros and cons
Posted by: rjenkinsitec on: May 21, 2009
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Alchol is great,it can turn you into the worlds best kareoke singer and the worlds greatest dancer,it can give you the confidence to make you belive that you are the worlds best lover,but you will be sorry in the morning.
Thats enough of that rubish now for the serious bit,
so PAY ATTENTION
Health benifits
- Reduce your risk of developing heart disease,peripheral vascular disease and intermitent claudication
- Reduce yor risk of dying of a heart attack
- Possibly reduce your risk of strokes,pariculary ischemic stokes
- Lower your risk of gallstones
- Possibly reduce your risk of diabetes
Health risks
- Cacer of the pancreas, mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus
- Sudden death in people with cardiovascular disease
- Stroke
- Brain atrophy(shrinkage)
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Miscarriage
- Suicide
Information supplied by cnn.com
You see there is good and evil in everything,dam just spilt me pint.
Advised alcohol consuption
Posted by: rjenkinsitec on: May 21, 2009
Here is the recommended alcohol units guide.
Information supplied by BBC news
|
1 unit |
1.5 units |
2 units |
3 units |
9 units |
30 units |
|
Normal beer Half pint (284ml) 4% |
Small glass of wine (125ml) 12.5% |
Strong beer Half pint (284ml)6.5% |
Strong beer Large bottle/can (440ml)6.5% |
Bottle of wine (750ml) 12.5% |
Bottle of spirits (750ml)40% |
| Single spirit shot(25ml)40% |
Alcopops bottle (275ml) 5% |
Normal beer large bottle/can (440ml)4.5% |
Large of wine (250ml)4.5% |
||
| Medium glass of wine (175ml)12.5% |
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