Is binge drinking a serious problem in New Zealand? If so what, if anything, should be done about it?
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olivia
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Is Binge Drinking a serious problem in New Zealand? YES.
Binge drinking is when a person drinks so much that they get intoxicated and give up usual activities so that they can drink. It is usually caused by someone feeling peer pressure to do so and it usually happens to heavy drinkers. Binge drinking is a serious problem in New Zealand because it can harm you. Binge drinking can cause you to have both short and long term health problems. The short term effects include hangovers, Nausea, shakiness, memory loss and injury to you. The long term effects include becoming physically dependent on alcohol, injury to the brain and liver, risk of cancer to the mouth or throat, heart problems, risk of emotional problems developing such as depression and problems at school or work or with relationships. Binge drinking can also cause you to do things that you wouldn’t normally do such as feeling bad about yourself, embarrassed, loosing friends caused by your actions and loosing money caused by spending it all on alcohol.
The men should only drink four standard sized drinks a day on average and should have one or two alcohol-free days a week. For the ladies, it is different. They should only be drinking two standard sized drinks a day and should have one or two alcohol-free days a week. 50-60% of young people binge drink regularly, one in five New Zealanders is risking alcohol related brain damage from binge drinking. We are even more dangerous with our binge drinking here in NZ than Australia who is a bigger country than us. Alcohol is related to 70% of the hospital admissions and up to 90% of weekend crime.
So, I think that binge drinking is a very dangerous thing to do, some people say that the government shouldn’t be telling people to stop binge drinking, because they have already been told to stop to do other things alcohol related such as drink driving and are now telling them to stop drinking completely, but if you choose to binge drink, look what you could be suffering.
yes binge drinking is a big problem because if drink enough you can go into a alcohol induced coma. most 18 year olds sre not responsible enough to drink and drink lots the whole night
Is binge drinking a serious problem in new zealand??
YES!!
the people that drink to much and get drunk its there fault.. but to get behind the wheel of a vechile is putting the public in risk.. its harming the people that don't drink.. they crash there cars and could hert themselves.. then end up in hospital and have a risk of getting many effects on there bodys..
is binge drinking a serious issue in new zealand???? i say yes it is!!!! binge drinking is when you get really drunk and you can often get agresive.
heres why: well nearly 50% of night time crashs are caused by binge drinking and they mostly happen between 9pm at night and 6am in the morning.
Alcohol affects your brain. Drinking alcohol leads to a loss of coordination, poor judgment, slowed reflexes, distorted vision, memory lapses, and even blackouts.
Alcohol affects your self-control. Alcohol depresses your central nervous system, lowers your inhibitions, and impairs your judgment. Drinking can lead to risky behaviors, such as driving when you shouldn’t, or having unprotected sex.
Alcohol can kill you. Drinking large amounts of alcohol at one time or very rapidly can cause alcohol poisoning, which can lead to coma or even death. Driving and drinking also can be deadly. In 2003, 31 percent of drivers age 15 to 20 who died in traffic accidents had been drinking alcohol.
Alcohol can hurt you--even if you're not the one drinking. If you're around people who are drinking, you have an increased risk of being seriously injured, involved in car crashes, or affected by violence. At the very least, you may have to deal with people who are sick, out of control, or unable to take care of themselves
i really think that Binge Drinking is a big problem in new zealand! Research shows that 46 percent of heavy drinkers earn more than $50,000. And 65 percent of heavy drinkers are over 30 years old. Police are called out to alcohol related incidents every 8 minutes.Also one in 4 people admit they have let their family or children down when they get drunk. there are alot of affects on you if you binge drink so why would you want to anyway??
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Is Binge Drinking a serious problem in New Zealand? YES.
Binge drinking is when a person drinks so much that they get intoxicated and give up usual activities so that they can drink. It is usually caused by someone feeling peer pressure to do so and it usually happens to heavy drinkers. Binge drinking is a serious problem in New Zealand because it can harm you.
Binge drinking can cause you to have both short and long term health problems. The short term effects include hangovers, Nausea, shakiness, memory loss and injury to you.
The long term effects include becoming physically dependent on alcohol, injury to the brain and liver, risk of cancer to the mouth or throat, heart problems, risk of emotional problems developing such as depression and problems at school or work or with relationships.
Binge drinking can also cause you to do things that you wouldn’t normally do such as feeling bad about yourself, embarrassed, loosing friends caused by your actions and loosing money caused by spending it all on alcohol.
The men should only drink four standard sized drinks a day on average and should have one or two alcohol-free days a week.
For the ladies, it is different. They should only be drinking two standard sized drinks a day and should have one or two alcohol-free days a week.
50-60% of young people binge drink regularly, one in five New Zealanders is risking alcohol related brain damage from binge drinking. We are even more dangerous with our binge drinking here in NZ than Australia who is a bigger country than us. Alcohol is related to 70% of the hospital admissions and up to 90% of weekend crime.
So, I think that binge drinking is a very dangerous thing to do, some people say that the government shouldn’t be telling people to stop binge drinking, because they have already been told to stop to do other things alcohol related such as drink driving and are now telling them to stop drinking completely, but if you choose to binge drink, look what you could be suffering.
Olivia.
yes binge drinking is a big problem because if drink enough you can go into a alcohol induced coma. most 18 year olds sre not responsible enough to drink and drink lots the whole night
binge drinking should be made to 18 because they just get wasted and then they go get arested for vandalising beating up people and harasing people.
Is binge drinking a serious problem in new zealand??
YES!!
the people that drink to much and get drunk its there fault.. but to get behind the wheel of a vechile is putting the public in risk..
its harming the people that don't drink.. they crash there cars and could hert themselves.. then end up in hospital and have a risk of getting many effects on there bodys..
nicole
is binge drinking a serious issue in new zealand????
i say yes it is!!!!
binge drinking is when you get really drunk and you can often get agresive.
heres why:
well nearly 50% of night time crashs are caused by binge drinking and they mostly happen between 9pm at night and 6am in the morning.
Alcohol affects your brain. Drinking alcohol leads to a loss of coordination, poor judgment, slowed reflexes, distorted vision, memory lapses, and even blackouts.
Alcohol affects your self-control. Alcohol depresses your central nervous system, lowers your inhibitions, and impairs your judgment. Drinking can lead to risky behaviors, such as driving when you shouldn’t, or having unprotected sex.
Alcohol can kill you. Drinking large amounts of alcohol at one time or very rapidly can cause alcohol poisoning, which can lead to coma or even death. Driving and drinking also can be deadly. In 2003, 31 percent of drivers age 15 to 20 who died in traffic accidents had been drinking alcohol.
Alcohol can hurt you--even if you're not the one drinking. If you're around people who are drinking, you have an increased risk of being seriously injured, involved in car crashes, or affected by violence. At the very least, you may have to deal with people who are sick, out of control, or unable to take care of themselves
i got this from:
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/ph323/
i really think that Binge Drinking is a big problem in new zealand!
Research shows that 46 percent of heavy drinkers earn more than $50,000.
And 65 percent of heavy drinkers are over 30 years old.
Police are called out to alcohol related incidents every 8 minutes.Also one in 4 people admit they have let their family or children down when they get drunk.
there are alot of affects on you if you binge drink so why would you want to anyway??
brooke
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