Does that sound a little dramatic? Maybe, but the sweeping statement put out last year by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that “no level of alcohol consumption is safe when it comes to human health” isn’t good for its future.
Let me be clear: there’s no doubt that heavy consumption of alcohol is bad for you. It starkly increases your risks of developing a raft of diseases and will most likely lead to premature death. This isn’t even including the impact that it can have on the lives around you, as well as wider society, due (in part) to the grievous strain it puts on our healthcare services.
There absolutely needs to be greater support for people who have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol – stigmas need to be removed, access to help made readily available and education about safe alcohol usage ingrained in future generations.
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