Alcohol

Some reasons why people drink alcohol

• To change the way their body or mind functions.
• To help them create an image of themselves-Like smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol is another way of trying to show people that you are mature or grownup. Drinking certain types of alcohol, like champagne, is a way of showing your wealth or celebrating.
• Because of group pressures-this pressure is faced by most young people at some point in time. A person may feel the need to drink to show that they are a part of the group. Often non-drinkers will be pressured to join in and drink with he rest of the group.
• Out of curiosity -Many younger people have their first experience with alcohol to see what it tastes like and feel its effects. Older people who have developed a taste for certain alcoholic beverages like to try different types

Statistics about alcohol

The number of alcohol-related deaths in the United Kingdom has consistently increased since the early 1990s, rising from the lowest figure of 4,023 (6.7 per 100,000) in 1992 to the highest of 9,031 (13.6 per 100,000) in 2008. Although figures in recent years suggested that the trend was levelling out, alcohol-related deaths in males increased further in 2008. Female rates have remained stable.






There are more alcohol-related deaths in men than in women. The rate of male deaths has more than doubled over the period from 9.1 per 100,000 in 1991 to 18.7 per 100,000 in 2008.

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