The rum soaked reality of Dipsomania

Where have the days gone where alcohol was consumed for the hard hitting taste and used moderately in social settings? How many people remember a night out in the city where everyone left with their dignity intact, without stumbling about pathetically or spitting out slurred sentences? Recalling such an occasion would be very difficult. Now remember the last time you heard about an alcohol fueled incident? Several such events will spring to mind straight away. Anyone wanting to defend this childish drunken behavior occurring all to often, should speak with the highest levels of contrition. The dangerous reality is that the binge drinking pretense is seen as socially acceptable and often encouraged. Truthfully, the side affects of uncontrolled drinking leave families ruined, bodies wrecked (no you're not invincible Mr. Cool), and noisome people walking the street with complete disregard for their actions.



In Britain today, parents allegedly "understand that society has changed and that it is not the end of the world if their teenager experiments with alcohol." A politically way of saying "they get drunk earlier and have a good chance of carrying this nasty habit on for longer." http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/05/parents-open-alcohol-drugs-sex. However ignorant the kids may be about the topic of alcohol, no justice is done if parents fail to warn them about the dangers of their actions. Underage binge drinking is becoming an increasingly big problem and yet the very people who are entrusted with educating the world's future leaders and citizens, are losing interest in their child coming home from parties drunk. In Australia, these sorts of teenagers were behind careless looting of a Recycling lot, with the manager Cameron Holmes baffled at their intentions. "There is absolutely no reason for this." http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/local/news/general/drunk-teenagers-trash-wodonga-shed/2139544.aspx.




New Zealand has sought to campaign against people smoking by graphically showing the damaging effects of tobacco in TV commercials. The beginning of each video message is "every cigarette is doing you damage." http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1052512/every_cigarette_is_doing_you_damage/. Advertisements of this kind would be of great benefit to anybody who believes they are young, tough, able to handle it and therefore immune from the negative side effects associated with excess alcohol consumption. Guess what..."Every big drinking session is doing you damage." An Australian website "Natural Therapy" has listed both short and long term damage which arises when one drink just isn't enough. These rather inglorious symptoms include "reduced concentration" and "aggressive behaviour" in the short term and "liver damage" and "high blood pressure" in the long term. http://www.naturaltherapypages.com.au/article/the_effects_of_alcohol Alcohol abusers be not proud of inflicting such abuse upon your body body for the sake of "a good time," "to fit in," or "because I need it."




The abject danger of binge drinking is rolling over into society. Streets, oozing with Rummies flout around city centres after a long night out, looking for trouble, starting trouble, acting childishly, waste police time and in the moment, are quite proud of doing so. Society, as a result has to put up with the careless behaviour of these alcohol abusers because rather than learn their lesson the first time round, a return is made to booze up and push one's luck. In November 2011 , All Black Zac Guilford was running around naked in Rarotonga, assaulting patrons in a Bar, including triathlete Kelly Pick. Rather than receiving sympathy and support for being harassed, Ms Pick was vilified, and one person had the audacity to blame her for Guilford's actions saying "your jogging attire may have contributed to the verbal onslaught." http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/5991075/Guildford-drama-Rarotonga-triathlete-vilified. Law abiding citizens have had enough of people acting like Zac Guilford did in Rarotonga and rightfully so. The negative externalities of drunk people such as abuse, puerile behaviour, crude jeering and drink driving need to be given some serious attention.



Moderate alcohol consumption for enjoyment, health benefits or to enjoy a social occasion has never been dangerous. Drinking sensible amounts of alcohol doesn't make one go off. The cheap Sherry smell of the West's drinking woes can be fixed. The question remains. How long until the alcohol abusers become smart, moderate users?