Global+Attitudes+about+Alcohol

__**Introduction:**__

Global Attitudes on Alcohol in other words is what the impact of alcohol is in the world. This page will explain them you.

__**Information:**__ Alcohol abuse is the most regular and excessive use of alcohol that is associated with physical, emotional, and social problems. During the 20th century, alcohol abuse emerged as a major problem with global health. __**Alcohol impact in Europe:**__ media type="youtube" key="6ZpDj9Slpic" width="425" height="350" __**Alcohol Impact in America:**__
 * Average consumption **in** central and **eastern** Europe is high with a relatively large proportion of unrecorded consumption rang**in**g from one liter **in** Czech Republic and Estonia to 10.5 l **in** Ukra**in**e. The proportion of heavy **a****lcohol** consumption (more than 40 g of pure **alcohol** per day) among men was the lowest **in** Bulgaria (25.8%) and the highest **in** Czech Republic (59.4%).
 * The population dr**in**k**in**g levels found **in** central and **eastern** Europe are linked with higher levels of detrimental health outcomes. Known effective and cost-effective programs to reduce levels of risky dr**in**k**in**g should, therefore, be implemented, which may, **in** turn, lead to a reduction of **alcohol**-attributable burden of disease.
 * In Westernized countries, more than 50% of adults can be classified as alcohol consumers. For most of these people, drinking is a safe, pleasurable experience with minimal health consequences. However, about 10% of alcohol consumers will at some point experience serious health problems related to their drinking habit.
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 * Through its history, the United States has had conflicting attitudes toward alcohol. To some the use of alcohol was a sign of freedom and power, to others it was a social evil.

__**Alcohol impact in Asia:**__

Now that you have read all this information in Asia it’s a completely different story.


 * In Korea, where people drink with others more often than alone and believe that alcohol-involved social gatherings (ex., drinking parties - SuI-Ja-Ri in Korean) produce positive outcomes such as group cohesion and improvement in interpersonal relationships.

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