Alcohol warning labels
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Alcohol warning labels
I went to the shop earlier to get the newspaper. My dad asked me to get two boxes of cigarettes for my uncle...he doesn't get out much these days.
I was looking at the back of the box. There was a picture of a diseased lung and a warning "Smoking causes cancer". I think I remember a time when it said "may cause cancer" but anyway...
I remember I did my sociology thesis on the power of alcohol advertising. Maybe bottles of alcohol should also come with some kind of warning?
There was a thread on another site I post on called "Ireland in 2002". Somebody posted about "Fat Frogs" and alcopops...those hideous neon drinks I used to drink in college...actually I'm amazed I still have all my own teeth
Since I quit the booze all of my "ailments" have more or less cleared up. No more seizures, jerks (my arm or leg would get a random jerk), nausea, shaking, sweating, tremors, headaches, vomiting. I am eating better, sleeping better, looking better and the awful anxiety has disappeared.
I went to the "Bodies" exhibition in Dublin a few years ago. At the end there was a container where people could dispose of their cigarette boxes if they wished. The container was almost full! I just feel that people could be more aware of the dangers of alcohol as well.
And I know that not everyone is an alcoholic. Maybe it could say "overconsumption of alcohol could lead to...xyz"
Slightly off topic...when I was in Spain last December I was chatting to some guy about smoking. He wanted to change to e-cigarettes. I asked him how many cigs do you smoke per day? He said "one at night"...I said "oh one box"...he said "no, one cigarette"
Like if a person smokes one cigarette a day is that bad? Is it better or worse than someone who drinks one glass of wine a day?
I was looking at the back of the box. There was a picture of a diseased lung and a warning "Smoking causes cancer". I think I remember a time when it said "may cause cancer" but anyway...
I remember I did my sociology thesis on the power of alcohol advertising. Maybe bottles of alcohol should also come with some kind of warning?
There was a thread on another site I post on called "Ireland in 2002". Somebody posted about "Fat Frogs" and alcopops...those hideous neon drinks I used to drink in college...actually I'm amazed I still have all my own teeth
Since I quit the booze all of my "ailments" have more or less cleared up. No more seizures, jerks (my arm or leg would get a random jerk), nausea, shaking, sweating, tremors, headaches, vomiting. I am eating better, sleeping better, looking better and the awful anxiety has disappeared.
I went to the "Bodies" exhibition in Dublin a few years ago. At the end there was a container where people could dispose of their cigarette boxes if they wished. The container was almost full! I just feel that people could be more aware of the dangers of alcohol as well.
And I know that not everyone is an alcoholic. Maybe it could say "overconsumption of alcohol could lead to...xyz"
Slightly off topic...when I was in Spain last December I was chatting to some guy about smoking. He wanted to change to e-cigarettes. I asked him how many cigs do you smoke per day? He said "one at night"...I said "oh one box"...he said "no, one cigarette"
Like if a person smokes one cigarette a day is that bad? Is it better or worse than someone who drinks one glass of wine a day?
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I've always wondered this too. I'm also sure if the government really wanted to curb underage drinking and minimise the effect alcohol is having on the health of middle aged drinkers they could do so easily by showing graphic television adverts depicting the true extent of the damage alcohol can do to someone, both through alcoholism and alcohol abuse. The reason they don't I'm sure is more economic than academic but I agree it would be nice for the general population to know that the health effects of excessive drinking can be horrendous if left untreated.
I've also heard the number of deaths recorded per year that are related to alcohol are grossly underestimate as alcohol is often not listed as the cause of death on a death certificate even if it was the most likely contributing factor to the death .
I've also heard the number of deaths recorded per year that are related to alcohol are grossly underestimate as alcohol is often not listed as the cause of death on a death certificate even if it was the most likely contributing factor to the death .
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