Alcoholism is a major public health leading to an approximate ninety fivethousand deaths each year.

Alcoholism is a major public health leading to an approximate ninety five
thousand deaths each year. Alcohol consumptions effects are short term and long
term. Short terms effects like lapse in judgment and poor control of one’s
activities can lead to serious life changing events. These events are: Drunk driving
can lead to serious accidents on the roads, dangerous fall, cases of drowning,
cases of violence, miscarriages and still birth in pregnant women. Long term
effects are detrimental to one’s health. Cases of stoke and liver diseases are
common, furthermore social relations are affected and this roots mental health
problems. Alcohol control policy act should be enacted with aim to address
drinking patterns, drinking environs requirement, and health services available
to treat heavy drinkers.
The First category of Policies should include age restriction and introduction of
units in syllabus on danger of alcohol consumption in learning institute. It should
state allegeable persons to drinking age. Heavy penalty should be invoked in
establishment serving minor alcohol with cancelation of liquor license. This will
be effective in cabbing underage drinking and also establishment would not risk
loss of business. When units of alcohol dangers are introduced to school, students
will be introduced to devastating impacts of alcohol consumption. This will give
them an insight and can deter most of them not to divulge in it.