Binge Drinking

Binge Drinking

According to the 2011/12 CSEW, there were 917,000 violent incidents

where the victim
believed the offender(s) to be under the influence of alcohol,
accounting for 47% of violent
offences committed that year

But alcohol is a poison and can sometimes have lethal

consequences. Your body can only process one unit of alcohol an
hour. Drink a lot in a short space of time and the amount of alcohol
in the blood can stop the body from working properly. It can:

Binge Drinking
Binge Drinking

More than 36,200 people were admitted to hospital

because of the toxic effect of alcohol in England in

slow down your brain functions so you lose your sense of balance.

2011/13 (16,600 men and 19,600 women) thats

irritate the stomach which causes vomiting and it stops your gag reflex

nearly 700 every week (1).

from working properly you can choke on, or inhale, your own vomit into

360 people died from accidental alcohol poisoning in

your lungs.

England in 2011 (2).

From 2007-2010, 20,000 under 18s were admitted to

hospital in England as a result of drinking alcohol (3).

affect the nerves that control your breathing and heartbeat, it can stop
both.

dehydrate you, which can cause permanent brain damage.

lower the bodys temperature, which can lead to hypothermia.

lower your blood sugar levels, so you could suffer seizures .

Binge Drinking

Binge Drinking

Alcohol is a poison and can sometimes have

lethal consequences. What are some of the
effects of Binge Drinking?

Alcohol-related crime and social disorder is

estimated to cost UK taxpayers 11bn per
year, at 2010/11 prices. How do you think this
is perceived by the public? (Knowing that
alcohol is gradually being seen as one of the
major causes of crime in urban Britain today)

Binge Drinking
Binge Drinking

Is it true that excessive drinking is more

harmful than heroin or crack when the overall
dangers to the individual and society are
considered?

From 2007-2010, 20,000 under 18s were

admitted to hospital in England as a result of
drinking alcohol. How do the under 18s have
access to Alcohol?