Alcopops Questions by Vikki, Suzanne and Kelsae https://padlet.com/kelsaemasson/opzyescmp7zg group work questions en-us 2017-04-27 14:52:31 UTC 2017-05-31 09:20:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Drinkingmed.png Kelsae - question 4 kelsaemasson https://padlet.com/kelsaemasson/opzyescmp7zg/wish/168656941 Pros
Likely to discourage younger people from drinking due to price.
Discourage those who drink heavily from drinking so much. Heavy drinkers tend to drink the cheapest alcohol due to the quantity they drink.
Increases alcohol companies’ profits which they may mean they spend more on their publicity resulting in more people drinking the product.
Diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease rates will drop.
It would result in 2,900 less premature deaths a year.
CONS
May result in people drinking ‘home brews’ which can be very dangerous due to unknown ingredients and unknown concentration.
Those who are addicted will do anything to get the alcohol and with the increase in price this may increase petty crime rates.
This will have an unfair impact responsible drinkers who are already on a tight budget.
It will drop the number of cases of chronic illness by 41,000. 
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8582993.stm
https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/about-us/viewpoints/should-minimum-unit-pricing-be-introduced-in-the-uk/


]]> 2017-04-27 14:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kelsaemasson/opzyescmp7zg/wish/168656941 Kelsae - question 6 kelsaemasson https://padlet.com/kelsaemasson/opzyescmp7zg/wish/168658721 Caffeine mixed with alcohol has many health concerns, some of those are that caffeine affects the body for up to six hours which may encourage drinkers to drink more as they feel awake and full of energy. Caffeine also tricks people into thinking they aren’t as drunk as they actually are due to the ‘buzz’ that caffeine gives the body. Some other side effects of mixing alcohol and caffeine are heart palpitations, feeling agitated or unsettled and problems sleeping.

https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/alcohol-facts/health-effects-of-alcohol/effects-on-the-body/alcohol-and-energy-drinks/
]]> 2017-04-27 15:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kelsaemasson/opzyescmp7zg/wish/168658721 Thanks for adding me - good start. Helen hjordan6 https://padlet.com/kelsaemasson/opzyescmp7zg/wish/169086952 2017-04-30 22:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kelsaemasson/opzyescmp7zg/wish/169086952 Vikki Chambers Question 3 vikkichambers19 https://padlet.com/kelsaemasson/opzyescmp7zg/wish/169187020 the evidence shows that there are risk factors to children drinking alcopops under the appropriate age of consent  which may increase the risk of problematic drinking in adolescence as well as  behavioural patterns of alcohol consumption of parents, grandparents and siblings , early behaviour problems in children, which may place them at especially high risk of alcohol problems, particularly if there is a family history of alcohol problems antisocial behaviour and inter-personal problems in pre-adolescent children, which may be predictive of substance use disorders. 
  ]]> 2017-05-01 14:46:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kelsaemasson/opzyescmp7zg/wish/169187020 Suzanne - Question 2 suzannestuart1982 https://padlet.com/kelsaemasson/opzyescmp7zg/wish/169386836 In 2008, the Australian government introduced a seventy percent tax increase on alcopops, from $AUD39.36 to $AUD66. 67 per litre of alcohol in an attempt to reduce binge drinking. An independent study was carried out after the introduction of the alcopops tax which showed that hospital A&E departments in New South Wales experienced a significantly reduced number of young people presenting with alcohol related health issues. Between 2008 and 2011, there was a reduction in approximately 1350 A&E attendances among 18-24-year olds. Alcopops sales declined by 29% between May 2008 and January 2009, which equated to a reduction of 310 million standard drinks.  Research has shown that with the introduction of the tax increase on alcopops there has been a reduction in alcohol related health issues and not just a decrease in levels of alcohol consumed. 
http://www.ias.org.uk/What-we-do/Publication-archive/The-Globe/Issue-1-2009/Australian-Tax-on-Alcopops.aspx
http://drinktank.org.au/2015/06/did-the-alcopops-tax-do-the-trick/

]]> 2017-05-02 11:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kelsaemasson/opzyescmp7zg/wish/169386836 Suzanne - Question 1 suzannestuart1982 https://padlet.com/kelsaemasson/opzyescmp7zg/wish/169475143 Sugar is added to alcopops to make them sweeter and more appealing to younger people, the sweet flavour masks the taste of alcohol and appears like an innocent soft drink which can then lead onto heavier drinking habits. Of a survey taken only 69% of teenagers thought the alcopops contained alcohol. Underage drinking has led to public concern because of the health risks and implications excessive drinking of alcopops can bring, development of the brain can be affected resulting in a number of cognitive issues, social development may be affected making it harder to form new relationships. Obesity, diabetes and dental decay are also of grave concern. Teenagers often drink alcohol just to get drunk, seeing it as a fun and cool way to try and fit in with friends or to help with symptoms of anxiety, depression. Drinking alcopops doesn’t only just risk a person’s health, but also affects the ability to overcome personal problems. Ultimately there is a big problem if teenagers drinking the high sugar alcopops don’t fully understand they contain alcohol in the first place. 
http://alcoholrehab.com/alcoholism/alcopops/
https://cspinet.org/new/200403181.html
https://www.choice.com.au/food-and-drink/drinks/alcohol/articles/alcopops

]]> 2017-05-02 16:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kelsaemasson/opzyescmp7zg/wish/169475143 Victoria Chambers Question 5 vikkichambers19 https://padlet.com/kelsaemasson/opzyescmp7zg/wish/169622393 beer lager stout
ordinary strength (4% abv)
bottle(330ml) 1.3
can (440ml) 1.8
pint (568ml) 2.3
premium strength (5% abv)
bottle(330ml) 1.7
can(440ml) 2.2
pint (568ml) 2.8


ABV means alcohol by volume measures percentage of pure alcohol against the volume of liquid in a drink strength (ABV) *volume (ml)/1000 =units
330ml*1.3  /1000 =0.429
In the UK daily and weekly guide lines for woman and men.
men should not drink more than 14 units of alcohol this should be spread over 3 days. this was lowered from 21 for men and 14 for woman
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