Just a few things to add this morning...
I guess that makes me a nerd as well Pauly lol. We're usually in bed by around 9pm.
LC, congrats on not caving! You wouldn't be celebrating a milestone today if you would have! :thumbsup:
I thought long and hard about Empy's link, and decided that it wouldn't matter if the booze companies were forced to put warnings on the labels, it wouldn't make much difference to the average drinker. I don't know about the US, but in Canada we have pictures and warnings on our cigarette packages warning about the health hazards associated with smoking, but I still smoke. Granted, having warnings on labels and packages may prevent someone from starting drinking or smoking, but I think more time and money should be spent on education at the school level.
Cigarette commercials have been banned in Canada, and stores that sell cigarettes have to keep them covered so that no one can see them. I'm not sure how you would do that with alcohol though. Every major sporting event is sponsored by a booze company of one sort or another. Let's face it, alcohol is a big business. What I would like to see is the breweries and distillers be forced to list all the possible side effects of drinking just like we see on any other drug commercial. And not just some tiny print at the bottom of the ad, but narrated out loud just like the pharmaceutical companies are forced to do. Education, education, education, that's where it should begin. As they say, an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure!
I guess that makes me a nerd as well Pauly lol. We're usually in bed by around 9pm.
LC, congrats on not caving! You wouldn't be celebrating a milestone today if you would have! :thumbsup:
I thought long and hard about Empy's link, and decided that it wouldn't matter if the booze companies were forced to put warnings on the labels, it wouldn't make much difference to the average drinker. I don't know about the US, but in Canada we have pictures and warnings on our cigarette packages warning about the health hazards associated with smoking, but I still smoke. Granted, having warnings on labels and packages may prevent someone from starting drinking or smoking, but I think more time and money should be spent on education at the school level.
Cigarette commercials have been banned in Canada, and stores that sell cigarettes have to keep them covered so that no one can see them. I'm not sure how you would do that with alcohol though. Every major sporting event is sponsored by a booze company of one sort or another. Let's face it, alcohol is a big business. What I would like to see is the breweries and distillers be forced to list all the possible side effects of drinking just like we see on any other drug commercial. And not just some tiny print at the bottom of the ad, but narrated out loud just like the pharmaceutical companies are forced to do. Education, education, education, that's where it should begin. As they say, an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure!
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