If You Think Alcohol Consumption is Not Harmful, Think Again! (Part 2)
Journal Title: Women's Health – Open Journal - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Ironically, when family and friends announce that one of their female members or a partnered couple is pregnant, the first thing that happens is that someone in a privileged position proposes that each member of the group fills a glass with champagne, or some fine wine that has been tabled, and lifts the glass high, with well-intentioned joyous praise for the happy couple. This scenario is in essence a commentary on a deeply embedded sociocultural tradition that is difficult to extirpate, as we shall see, even in the name of good health. Indeed, it is paradoxical that we toast the happy couple and their future offspring to good health, when what we nonchalantly pour into our glasses are the very alcoholic beverages which are among the most deleterious threats to a women’s health. Another problem is that such toasting-rituals extend far beyond the confines of wedding celebrations to a whole host of social events that have traditionally served to provide excuses for ‘ritualistic drinking’. For example, consider the fact that sporting competitions of many kinds, especially Elite Motorsport Car Competitions, end up with the successful drivers on the winners’ platform spraying and drenching each other with expensive Champagne. By reiterating these celebratory rituals, Motorsport Heroes in competitions across the globe implicitly legitimate such drinking behaviour, thereby encouraging their spectators to swallow as much liquor as they can as a vicarious way of celebrating these events. It is clear that we live in a society which laughs off educational advice about the problems alcohol causes not only to the drinkers themselves, but also to innocent adults and children who are infelicitously and all too often fatally impacted by someone else’s drunk driving.
Authors and Affiliations
Ronald S. Laura
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP554938
- DOI 10.17140/WHOJ-3-e010
- Views 121
- Downloads 0
What Impact for Sex Difference on Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura?
Despite the progress in medicine the impact of gender on many diseases remains unknown or unstudied. In this context, it seemed appropriate to us, with a bit of provocation, to study the impact of gender on Immune Thromb...
Promoting Mother-to-Baby Attachment to Prevent Postpartum Depression: An Intervention Study
Aim Weak attachment to the fetus during pregnancy has been linked to postpartum depression and child abuse. A longitudinal study was conducted to verify the hypothesis that postpartum depression decreases when bonding be...
Mixed Epithelial and Germ Cell Ovarian Cancer: A Case Report
Background: Cases of malignant ovarian tumors consisting of Clear Cell Carcinoma (CCC) and Yolk Sac Tumor (YST) are decidedly rare. Case: We herein report the case of a 58-year-old woman with an ovarian tumor, of which a...
Chronic Diseases during Pregnancy and Birth Outcome: A Study Based on Tertiary Hospital of Mumbai
Background/Objective: Chronic disease has emerged as one of the most serious public health problems while disease prevalence during pregnancy had a greater risk of premature death and long-term illness. However, it is an...
Towards Increasing Contraceptive Prevalence in Burkina Faso through Task Sharing
The prevalence of contraception in Burkina Faso (BF) has increased in the past 18 years from 5.8%1 in 1998 to 25%2 in 2016; an increase of 1% per year while population growth remains strong and stable at 3.1% per year. T...