Wednesday 30 April 2008

Smoking VS Alcohol




I think that alcohol should be a topic introduced into the Being Bad module. As a none-smoker, I disagree with smoking, but at the same time, I also think that drinking is a habit/addiction much worse than smoking. Drinking not only causes deaths, but it causes anti-social behaviour. In relation to the smoking ban, many smokers feel that it takes away their liberties and freedom, and infringes on their rights. Smokers feel marginalised, and criminalised, even though it is still legal to smoke. The smoking ban has created a stigma for smokers, which seems disproportionate compared with other social habits for example, drinking and recreational drug taking, are more accepted by society. Not only does drinking damage the body, it also kills thousands a year, in drink driving. Night life for clubbers becomes intolerable, when a drunken brute of a man (or woman) wants to cause a fight. To top this off, the majority of domestic violence stems from alcoholism. Definitely a topic to consider adding to this module!!!

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