According to a recent report by CNN, 28 people in Russia have drowned while being drunk. It is a fact that there is a drinking problem in Russia. However, because they have been having a heat wave many more people are drinking and now drowning because of it. Some people will use any excuse to drink alcohol.
What these people don’t realize is that drinking alcohol depletes your body of needed blood sugar can cause a hypoglycemic state. Drinking too much causes your body to become dehydrated, which, put simply is a loss of water in your body. That is why when skiers want to drink hot liquids like coffee with Kahlua, they are not doing themselves any favour because then they can also become dehydrated and lose blood sugar. If they drink too much they can also die, but they die on the slopes, or can also cause avalanches which then hurt other people.
Dehydration is a bad thing for most people. When you add it to the mix of bad weather and too much alcohol, it can mean death in a short amount of time.
To drink socially is one thing, to drink to become stupid is another, to drink responsibly is a socially accepted thing to do at least in the U.S. With so many graduations happening in the Uniited States in the next few weeks, drinking socially and responsibly is of paramount importance. In many states the drining age is 18, however in many more the drinking age is 21. The social example that parents set is a prime motivator for graduates on how to handle themselves during a life celebration.
