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Penalty - The police can now stop people under 18 if they think they may be carrying alcohol. If you are stopped and you're carrying alcohol, the police can confiscate it. It's also an offence to be regularly found in possession of alcohol.
Is advertising a problem?
WKD e.g.
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Binge drinking culture, ‘pre-lash’ Drinking heavily in a short space of time to get drunk or feel the effects of alcohol Drinks deals (e.g. 2 for 1, happy hour), cheapness of alcohol Peer pressure Drinking culture Advertising
In groups discuss the following task:
You are working for the Department of Health and need to reduce the size and frequency of alcoholrelated problems in the UK Come up with ways to do this, you might want to consider:
Drinking age
◦ 16 or 17 – can buy (or be bought) beer or cider with a meal, not in a bar ◦ Under 18 – against the law for anyone under 18 to buy alcohol in a pub, off-license or supermarket. It's also illegal to buy alcohol in a pub for someone who's not 18. ◦ Over 18 - can buy and drink alcohol legally in licensed premises in Britain.
One drink has 3 units, one has 2 units and one has 1 unit – which are they?
Include cancers, heart problems, high blood pressure, stroke, liver disease, and falls and other accidents
Challenge 21/25/30 - don’t have proof of your age they will refuse to sell you alcohol. Drinking and driving
◦ Legal limit in the UK: 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, 35mcg per 100ml of breath or 107mg per 100ml of urine.
Drink driving campaigns
Only gave guidance for underage drinking for the first time in 2009 Superman advert, Talk to Frank campaign
Drugs are classed into 3 main categories: Class A, B or C, with A attracting the most serious punishments and fines. Alcohol not included, HOWEVER, evidence suggests it is the most harmful drug (to users and others) that is available in the UK
Alcohol contributes to all kinds of problems in Britain, from violent crime to domestic violence to car-related deaths to missing work and unemployment.
Responsible for at least 33,000 deaths in the UK each year, around 2,000 drink driving accidents
UK has one of the highest rates of binge drinking in Europe 1.1 million people are alcohol dependent in UK
Now set up the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs
Drinkaware NHS website (government help) Alcoholics Anonymous …don’t forget government campaigns too (earlier slide)
Poster campaigns
Cost to the NHS is in the millions – see health problems 40% of patients admitted to Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) are diagnosed with alcoholrelated injuries or illnesses
Among 35 European countries, the UK has the third-highest proportion of 15 year olds who report having been drunk 10 times or more in the past year Number of youths drinking has decreased but amount of alcohol consumed per person has increased
The recommended daily allowance is • men shouldn’t regularly drink more than 3-4 units a day • women shouldn’t regularly drink more than 2-3 units a day Under a third of men (31%) and one in five women (20%) drink more than the advised weekly limits of 21 and 14 units a week respectively. Some 8% of men and 2% of women drink more than the levels regarded as harmful
Alcohol: the legal, health and social issues in the UK
Introduction Alcohol and the law Alcohol consumption Health issues Social issues Government stance on alcohol Group task
How many people drink alcohol in the UK? Is it the same for men and women? What is the daily recommended amount? What is the legal drinking age in the UK? What health problems are associated with drinking alcohol? What social problems are associated with drinking alcohol?
63% of adults drink at least once a week 71% men and 56% women drink at least once a week Daily recommended amount is measured in units The legal drinking age is 18 Health problems see later… Social problems see later… Alcohol aka: bevvy, booze, lash, social lubricant, plonk, bubbly, loopy juice, drink…can lead to… Being drunk aka: fucked, battered, wasted, hammered, hooned, slaughtered, bladdered, shitfaced, tipsy, boozed up, twated, smashed, merry, trollied, plastered, sozzled, wonky, wankered, gone…
