Jez's Blog

I belief that everyone in the world knows about drinking is harmful for one's health. I've read this article called Children 'risking liver disease'. It has basically mentioned the fact that the amount of children in the UK who drinks is rising. Not only that doctors are seeing younger people with alcohol-related conditions, according to the new figure, 49 people died from alcohol-related conditions in their age of 20s in the year of 2006.

'We are sadly seeing young people in their 20s coming in with jaundice, with swollen bellies because their liver won;t process liquids.' Said Professor Ian Gilmour, of the Royal College of Physicians. 'These people didn't make a conscious decision to kill themselves.'

According to Ian's words, apparently that jaundice is one of the alcohol-related conditions, which may actually kill you when it becomes really serious. The other deadly alcohol-related conditions that are also mentioned in this article are liver disease, liver cancer, kidney failure and stomach rotting.

Stacey has passed away in her age of 24. Before she died, since she was 18, she drinkings every night, probably 5 liters, until she became totally drunk. The doctor had found most of the deadly alcohol-related conditions that I've mention previously, in her body. Stacey had liver diseases, kidney failure, and a hole in her stomach where the alcohol had rotten her stomach. These conditions, unfortunately, were all seriously enough to kill a 24-year-old young women like Stacey, and yet the doctor couldn't do anything about it.

I don't think there is any opinions in this article. This article is more like a reminder to people which reminds them to stop ignoring younger people having the issue of excessive drinking, in order to prevent death in younger ages.


- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7743265.stm
[Picture of drunk woman. Copied by Jez. 22nd of Nov. 2008]