According to the UK's accident and emergency doctors ahead of student fresher’s weeks, it is necessary to ban happy hours and introduce strict limits on alcoholic drinks. The College of Emergency Medicine (CEM) claims that it is necessary to put an end to the sale of alcohol at petrol stations. It urges to a reduction in the drink-drive limit from 80mg per 100ml of blood to 50mg per 100ml. The doctors urge to take resolute action on alcohol-related problems before the freshers' weeks start.
Dr John Heyworth, CEM's president, noticed in his custom essay: "Our message is simple – let's all enjoy alcohol sensibly. We don't want to stop anyone from having fun, especially not during freshers' week, which is a time for making friends and social integration. But we want to reinforce the message that drinking in moderation will prevent a whole host of unwanted consequences, from health impacts to financial implications, and the heavy burden on our ambulance services and hard-pressed emergency departments."
CEM's president considers that happy hours made many teenagers drink too much alcohol in the evening. Due to this there were 945,469 admissions to the hospitals in the UK, according to recent NHS figures.The doctors also talk about the necessity for all door and bar staff to set up mandatory training in order to find out people who cannot continue drinking alcohol as they have already consumed too much of it.
Department of Health spokeswoman considers that those who have passed their driving test in the last five years should not be allowed to have more than 20mg of alcohol in their system if they are breathalyzed: "The government is committed to taking tough action to tackle problem drinking, which includes reviewing the price of alcohol, stopping supermarkets from selling alcohol below cost price and overhauling the licensing act to allow local communities to tackle problem premises".
