Blog 13 - Abstaining from alcohol for two days is a sign of not having a drink problem, says adviser

Source

Bowater, D. (2012, Jan. 9). The Telegraph. Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9001868/Abstaining-from-alcohol-for-two-days-is-a-sign-of-not-having-a-drink-problem-says-adviser.html

 No more beer in the weekend?

Summary

There is a lot of confusion about the government’s guidelines on alcohol. The confusion is even so big that people believe that having a few pints of beer every day will not cause any harm. According to Sir Ian Gilmore, chair of The Alcohol Health Alliance, there are 1.5 million drinkers in the UK who drink every day. To warn and advice people about alcohol, he and a couple MPs suggest that people should have two ‘dry’ days a week. It would be a very good indicator to find out if someone is addicted to alcohol or not. They presume that the government should review its guidelines to face the British alcohol problem.

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A lot of people are addicted in some way. Not only alcohol or drugs, but also food, games, work, etcetera, can become someone’s addiction. In this current situation I believe that the major problem is not the addiction itself, but that people have no idea how they can handle it. The government should not introduce ‘dry’ days to face the British alcohol problem, but it should introduce better advice and information programmes. Also professional facilities should be more accessible for the addicts. When alcoholics want a drink, they always find a way to get one. What they really need is professional help.