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This 3 page paper discusses alcohol abuse and why it can be considered a public health issue. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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impact of alcohol abuse on public health. Discussion The problem is that alcohol, in excess, leads to drunkenness, which can in turn exacerbate other problems. It is often a factor
in traffic accidents, violent encounters, and domestic violence. So called "social" drinking is not the problem (this is thought of as drinking in moderation in company with friends, and only
occasionally); abusing alcohol to the point of becoming incapacitated is something else entirely. The background is well-known. Alcohol is a drug, because it affects the body and changes behavior dramatically,
but it is a legal substance. The problem is that alcohol use "is the leading cause of disability in men" in developed nations; and the "fourth largest cause of disability
in men" in developing nations (Time for coordinated action on alcohol, 2004). In women in developed nations, alcohol is the tenth largest cause of disability (Time for coordinated action on
alcohol, 2004). The stakeholders with regard to alcohol abuse are literally everyone in the world: "overwhelmingly, data show its [alcohols] high contribution to the global burden of disease through
its damaging effects across all sectors of society as the direct or underlying cause of many illnesses and accidents, violence and impaired health" (Time for coordinated action on alcohol, 2004).
It is particularly dangerous to young people, who are more likely than anyone else to abuse it (Time for coordinated action on alcohol, 2004). Issue statement: The World Health Organization
(WHO) among others is convinced that its time to take alcohol abuse seriously. In England, the "Prime Ministers Strategy Unit" released what it calls its "Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for
England" (Time for coordinated action on alcohol, 2004). Young people who are binge drinkers (defined either as someone who drinks to get drunk, or someone who drinks "more than double
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