Younger Drinkers More Responsible Than Older Ones, United Kingdom
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Article Date: 20 Dec 2007 - 12:00 PDT
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It seems that boozers in their twenties are better able to stay within their drinking limits compared to drinkers over thirty - the worst age appears to be people in their thirties and forties, according to a new survey carried out by YouGov. This poll was commissioned by the government as part of a Christmas period campaign to encourage drinkers to be sensible - the campaign is called Know Your Limits.
According to the National Health Service (NHS), 75,000 people aged 35-49 were admitted to hospital for alcohol-related reasons in 2005/2006, compared to 50,000 in 2002/2003.
Approximately one third of those aged 30-50 said that at least one night out had been ruined for them as a result of excessive drinking during the previous twelve months. 44% of 30-50 year-olds said they still had problems sticking to their drinking limits (keeping to within the number of recommended drinks), compared to 40% of 18-29 year-olds. About one half of those aged 30-50 said they had experienced such a bad hangover that during the day after their drinking session they could not function properly.
It is a fact that the older you get the more severe and unpleasant the hangovers can be.
www.knowyourlimits.gov.uk
Written by - Christian Nordqvist
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Tolerance Or Limits?
posted by Peter O'Loughlin on 21 Dec 2007 at 2:01 amGiven that the liver is the only organ in thebody that metabolises alcohol, and that its efficacy in doing so deteriorates with regular and, or excessive drinking, this news comes as no surprise.
The fact that older drinkers indicate that they have trouble sticking to what are described as 'safe limits' is a clear indication that tolerance is in decline, and that which might be regarded as safe, is no longer so. The difficulty s that alcohol, in common with other psycho active drugs, as tolerance increases, more is required to produce the same effect; the paradox is as that more is consumed, tolerance declines.
It is as the latter stage develops, that alcohol related problems social, and physical start to occur, which unless addressed by a reduction in the amount consumed, will continue to occur, together with mild psychological problems. At that stage the drinker will find it more diffuclt to reduce consumption, but unless he or she does so, they are in danger of developing alcoholism, with all the problems of that condition, including mental and physical comorbidity.
Unfortunately the Government's strategy on 'safe drinking' fails to convey the stark reality of the highly addictive nature of the nation's favourite drug.
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