Monday 4 May 2009

ALCOHOL


Most people think that alcohol is fairly harmless and just something to be enjoyed. Other than a few ill-effects the next day and maybe putting on a bit of extra weight, alcohol does not seem to have any long lasting effects.
But alcohol can cause harm. Each year in the UK 150,000 people are admitted to hospital and 22,000 people die prematurely due to alcohol related causes. That death toll works out as 400 people every day. The cost to society has been estimated at over £20 billion.

2 comments:

  1. as you have mentioned that it may not have long lasting affects, it is really about how much the perosn itlsef makes the decision of how much intake they take of alochol.
    pople need to consider this especially when they are going to drive after having a drink or a couple!!!

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  2. thats true taz, its all about how much a person is intaking. people do not actaully realise the long lasting affects that can occur, people dont even realise how muuch they drink, they still feel its less!

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