In today’s society, drinking has become a part of everyday life. ‘Get home, have a glass of wine…’ However, can it be deemed ‘bad behaviour’? It is bad for your health, so in that aspects it is bad behaviour because by drinking we are abusing our bodies and our immune systems. It has shown that extreme drinking can shrink brain size and cause damage to your liver and other major organs in the body and that 33,000 people die in the UK from an alcohol related incidents, which is more than that of people who die in traffic accidents.
In previous years the media has bombarded us with issues about drinking, celebrities make it look cool to drink and in films it looks like so much fun to go out ad get drunk with friends. It has been shown that 1 in 10 kids at the age of 10years have already tried alcohol.
“Contrary to what many people believe, alcohol is not a stimulant. It is a depressant. This is why drinking too much often leads to impaired judgement, slurring of the speech, a tendency to violent behaviour and loss of short-term memory.”
http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/facts/factsheets/alcohol-and-your-health
For men the recommended weekly allowance is 21 units and for women it is 14 units. However, many people do not follow this, and there are so many issues with drinking that damage your health. Short term issues include anxiety, nausea, vomiting, STIs from lack of judgement and many more. Long term issues include stomach ulcers, dementia, heart disease, cancer, infertility and many more.
Personally, I am not a big drinker, I will have the occasional drink when I go out with some friends, and I think that is ok. It only becomes a problem if it everyday, large quantities or if it becomes an addiction and controls ones life.
Excess drinking doesn’t just affect the individual who is drinking, it can affect families and tear them apart, it can affect individual’s work life, even resulting in loss of jobs and can cause issues like car accidents while drunk driving.
So I don’t really think that drinking is bad behaviour anymore, as long as it doesn’t affect anyone else and it is not in excessive amounts.
In previous years the media has bombarded us with issues about drinking, celebrities make it look cool to drink and in films it looks like so much fun to go out ad get drunk with friends. It has been shown that 1 in 10 kids at the age of 10years have already tried alcohol.
“Contrary to what many people believe, alcohol is not a stimulant. It is a depressant. This is why drinking too much often leads to impaired judgement, slurring of the speech, a tendency to violent behaviour and loss of short-term memory.”
http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/facts/factsheets/alcohol-and-your-health
For men the recommended weekly allowance is 21 units and for women it is 14 units. However, many people do not follow this, and there are so many issues with drinking that damage your health. Short term issues include anxiety, nausea, vomiting, STIs from lack of judgement and many more. Long term issues include stomach ulcers, dementia, heart disease, cancer, infertility and many more.
Personally, I am not a big drinker, I will have the occasional drink when I go out with some friends, and I think that is ok. It only becomes a problem if it everyday, large quantities or if it becomes an addiction and controls ones life.
Excess drinking doesn’t just affect the individual who is drinking, it can affect families and tear them apart, it can affect individual’s work life, even resulting in loss of jobs and can cause issues like car accidents while drunk driving.
So I don’t really think that drinking is bad behaviour anymore, as long as it doesn’t affect anyone else and it is not in excessive amounts.
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