Abuse Of Alcoholic Drink

Alcoholic beverage or drink is a drink that contains some quantity of ethanol which can affect the functioning of the body. Some medical practitioners claim that moderate intake of alcohol is good to human body. I have listened to people who claimed also that red wine is good to human heart.

With this, it becomes justifiable to take alcohol moderately. In Western world, people are served drinks in glasses at bars. I believe that this is a way of controlling the quantity people take.
However, in this part of the world, people drink in bottles. Alcohol taking is everyday business, usually in the evening after the business of the day. It is a sign of wealthiness. The rich drink more because they can pay the bill, while the poor do not or drink less.
Also, people compete over who drinks more. "You are a woman, the smell of alcohol can make you go stupor", they make jest of those who do not drink. "I can take 12 bottles (one carton) of bear in a day", some say. It is a thing to boast over.

ALCOHOL AND WEALTH

I came across a writeup one time on Facebook which indicated that people have drunk duplexes and most expensive cars. I did not take it seriously untill I took my time to brood over it.

At moment, a bottle of bear may be going for #250 ($0.98). At average, people drink 6 bottle everyday. We can do the mathematics to see what people drink in about 25 years of their active drinking.

6 bottles * 7days in a week= 42 bottles

42bottles * 30days in a month= 1260 bttle

1260bottles * 12month in a yr= 15120 bttle

15120bottles* 25 active yrs = 378000

378000 * #250 per bottle = #94,500,000
Equivalent to $262,500

That is huge, you can say. A huge bill to pay for alcoholic drinks only. Accommodation, light, water, and other bills will be attended to.

*What is so special about alcohol?

*Why is it that people don't take it moderately?

*Why is it that the rich cannot pay for your hospital bill, for your plate of meal, or a bottle of soft drink?

*Why do they find it easier to pay for 6 bottles of bear so long you will take it?

*Why is it that those who take soft drinks get satisfied with a bottle while alcoholics go for many bottles?

Long taking or over taking of alcohol results to abuse or alcoholism. Every abuse has a consequence. And alcoholism cannot be an exception. Stupendous wastage of resources indicated above is not the only consequence. Other areas of our life abuse of alcohol can affect negatively are as follow:

• Family and relationships

• Health

• Business/ work

• Religious life

My take:
If alcohol must be taken, it should be done moderately. If we must save our life, health, and family, we must be moderate in all we do.

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