Alcohol, England 2015: A Case Study

According to a survey executed regarding the alcohol and drugs consumption in schools revealed that some of the student after tax enhancement using these product at major extent. However, AIC, (2013) revealed that excise data commencing the earliest time subsequent to the tax approached keen on consequence demonstrated an additional 30% decrease in RTD deals. In addition, about 1.5% declines were noticed in the alcohol consumption in Australia. Furthermore, the taxes increments were one of the options for the less consumption of alcohol beverages in the teen agers. However, NIA, (2015) elucidated that emphasising on the pricing strategies for the purpose, the cost-effective measure as the inclusive accommodated volumetric alcohol taxation and excise arrangement can be used. The non-pricing strategy could be focused that means the execution of other channels for the exclusion of use excessive alcohol; form the youth. The use educational programs, promotional campaigns and other strategies for the awareness creation should be

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The Globe and Mail’s article, “Why Canada needs a new alcohol strategy,” discusses the imposing threat alcohol has on Canadians. Marijuana and its harmful effect continue to be the topic of discussion amongst Canadians when in fact alcohol attracts the largest number of youth. Alcohol is a harmful substance that poses a greater threat to young Canadians than the likes of marijuana, prescription drugs and cigarettes. According to a 2012-13 Health Canada survey, 41 percent of grade 7 to grade 12 students said they drank alcohol at least once in the previous year, compared with 19 per cent who had tried marijuana and 13 per cent who had smoked a cigarette. Of the students who drank, 30 per cent had binged. Binge drinking is defined as five or more drinks at a single sitting. There are many risks alcohol poses, but the major ones include, drunk driving, increased risk of alcoholism, learning and memory impairment, sexual assault/abuse and suicide. Adults are drinking harmful amounts of alcohol, putting them at high risks of health. According to stats Canada, nearly 20 per cent of Canadians are heavy drinkers. One in four Canadians exceeds national safety drinking guidelines. Many Canadians don’t realize we drink unsafe amounts of alcohol and its increasing chances of harm that comes with it. Majority of Canada’s citizens don’t realize there is a drinking guideline. Most cases regarding alcohol are turned a blind eye and only receive attention in the media when there is a

For two generations, Americans have needed to be 21 – or own an ID that states as such – to legally purchase and consume alcohol (Griggs, 1). According to The World Health Organization “the U.S. [is] one of only a handful of developed countries –Iceland, Japan, South Korea and Thailand are others – with a minimum drinking age over 18” (Griggs, 1). When Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984, its goal was to reduce less-mature adults from consuming alcohol and performing reckless acts (Cary, 1). However, despite the current drinking age, 17.5 percent of consumer spending for alcohol in 2013 was under the age of 21. It is estimated that “90 percent of underage drinking is consumed via binge drinking…with alcohol abuse becoming more prevalent among the country’s youth” (Aguirre, 1).

Legal alcohol consumption has drastically increased in recent years, especially by women. From 2002 to 2013, the percentage of women who have reported binge drinking increased 13%. Men who have reported binge drinking has dropped 2% and all people from 18-29 who have reported binge drinking has dropped 4%. However, people over the age of 30 have all increased their levels of binge drinking dramatically. People 30-49 have increased by 10%, 50-74 by 24%, and 65+ by 23%. This could be due to increased tensions from a state of war since 9/11 as well as tax changes and price increases of health insurance (Glaser). College students have also increased their drinking habits over recent years. Compared to other people in the same age brackets as college students, students have consumed substantially larger amounts of alcohol. “58.0 percent of full-time college students ages 18–22 drank alcohol in the past month compared with 48.2 percent of other persons of the same age” (NIAAA study). They also binge drinking 5% more and have heavy alcohol use 4% more. There are many risks involving this increased alcohol consumption by college

The term alcohol is such a casual term in America. Few people think twice about it. We Americans think we know everything about it, but do we really? The truth is, alcohol is in fact a drug. It is not one to take lightly either. Whenever an American sees a couple of guys drinking beers at a bar or a couple in love having a glass of wine, those people are really just doing drugs and trying to get a high. But few people see it like that; how it truthfully is. Alcohol has a lot of the same characteristics and attributes as many illegal drugs that people consider so dire. Alcohol kills people, ruins relationships,

Since 1991, alcohol taxes have come down to 37%, and there is a chance that this figure may decrease to 9% by 2019. Because the taxes of alcohol are based on volume not pricing, for example, a $4 glass of wine will have same tax as of $6 glass of wine as they both have same volume. The impact of alcoholism is high, and the effect of alcohol abuse is associated

There are obvious benefits to having a voluntary agreement with the alcohol industry as they are in a position of influence regarding consumer habits, they have a marketing reach exceeding that of the Government and other organisations and they also have the expertise to manufacture products that are safer (2010 to 2015 government policy: Harmful drinking, 2015). However, there is also substantial controversy surrounding this strategy. Moodie et al (2013) raise concerns over whether the industry’s primary objective of profit can ever be reconciled with public health’s aim of reducing consumption and subsequent harm, and Katherine Brown, director of the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) states in her British Medical Journal (BMJ) blog that voluntary agreements with industry represent an inherent conflict of interest (Brown,

The question is whether it is feasible for controlled drinking to be a realistic treatment goal when an individual has dependence on alcohol. One of the methods of treatment is self- help groups like AA this is the dominant position among US treatment professionals, as well as Alcoholics Anonymous who’s belief is that this disorder is a disease. A more controversial approach is moderate drinking or controlled drinking. According to the American Medical Association alcohol dependence is a disorder disease. The traditional route of treatment has been abstinence however the new thinking is controlled drinking, (Maisto, Galizio, & Connors, 2015, p231). Science most likely can provide the most evidence as to which approach can be successful.

Alcohol abuse is a problem striking the people of America. There are more than twelve million alcoholics in America, and the numbers only continue to increase. All Americans spend a total of about one hundred ninety-seven million dollars on alcohol in one day! It has gotten so bad that now even adolescents as young as thirteen begin to drink. Disconcertingly, every thirty minutes a person dies from an alcohol related incident. Alcohol has become the number one drug problem in all of America. In fact many causes of alcohol abuse are problems that everyday teens face such as abuse, stress, school, or just a regular problem they need to cope with. After the first drink, people are never the same as their brain changes, chemicals in the brain start to cause you to drink more, and addiction occurs. Since alcohol is available and teens have various ways to obtain it, underage drinking has increased. In fact most teens are aware of the side effects of prevalent alcohol consumption. However they don 't care, which shocks many researchers. Alcohol abuse has side effects, and there are many causes for teens like your to fall under the curse that is alcohol abuse. Alcoholism is habit that can take months, even years to get over. However with the right people and with enough effort, overcoming alcoholism is not so hard. With the right treatment people can effectively lift the curse that is alcoholism.

Association of public health in addressing issues of health inequalities and the empowerment of the wider community (APHO, 2007). The rate of admission to hospitals for alcohol specific condition is nearly double in England average; approximately 5.7% of the adult population in LBHF has an alcohol dependency. This translates to 6,400 people compared to England which estimated that total annual healthcare cost alone related to alcohol misuse add up to £1.7 billion per year. The bulk of these costs are borne

Drinking more than you should can even increase the risk of developing certain kinds of cancers like cancer of the mouth, the esophagus, the throat, the liver and the breast.

The governments implementation of pricing strategies on alcohol delay the impluse to drink, slows young individual’s progression towards drinking large quantities and reduces alcohol abuse particularly in the case of young people (Anderson, Chisholm, & Fuhr, 2009).

The serious social and health implications behind the widespread of binge drinking have led to a crucial concern. Due to the recent Feminist Movement and other gender-based campaigns, young female drinkers have become more and more common than male drinkers. Under this situation, it’s important to understand how the alcohol consumption may lead to serious consequences for young males and females.

The drive against drunken driving and binge drinking has helped shift sales from the 'on-trade' (beer consumed on the premises, as in pubs or restaurants) to the off -trade (retail). Worldwide, the off-trade increased from 63 per cent of volume in 2000 to 66 per cent in 2005. The off-trade is increasingly dominated by large supermarket chains