Hangxiety?

Ansiedade derivada das figuras do dia anterior à mistura com a ressaca:
https://www.inverse.com/article/51569-is-hang-over-anxiety-or-guilt-real

Citando:
"Going forward, Marsh will try to find a way to test her theory about alcohol’s effects on post-event processing. But the key to a good experiment, she says, is to try to replicate all the aspects of drinking — from the actual alcohol consumption to the social dynamics at play. Only then might we one day find a hangover cure that deals with the emotional struggles as well as the physical ones."

NHS está a pensar recomendar exame ao fígado para prevenir cirrose

A cirrose quando apresenta sintomas já está em estado adiantado. O SNS do RU está em vias de recomendar um exame médico que detecte alterações precocemente (não invasivo, alternativa a biópsia):
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-38364331
Citando:
"Dr Andrew Fowell, liver expert at the Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "Identifying people who are at risk of liver disease and offering them non-invasive testing to diagnose cirrhosis is key to ensuring they are given the treatment and support they need early enough to prevent serious complications.
"Ten years ago diagnosis of cirrhosis would often require a liver biopsy, but now with advances in non-invasive testing it is much easier for patients and health professionals to make a diagnosis."
The draft quality standard from NICE recommends a non-invasive scan called transient elastography which uses ultrasound and low-frequency elastic waves to check the liver. A consultation on the draft document is open until February 2017."


Sobre os limites: 5 garrafas de vinho/semana (50 volumes) ou 3,5 para as senhoras.
Citando:
"Women who regularly drink more than three-and-a-half bottles of wine a week should get their livers checked, says new draft advice for England.
For men, the threshold is five bottles of wine a week or 50 units of alcohol, says the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
The organisation says GPs should refer "harmful" drinkers for liver scans.
Cirrhosis can be silent until the damage becomes so extensive it stops the liver working."
@2016-12-21: info sobre limites semanais.

Sintomas de que se está a beber (ou bebeu) demais

Como se fosse preciso, fica aqui o resumo:
"Symptoms of drinking too much
While all drinking has elements of long- and short-term risk, consistent drinking can lead to dependence and other alcohol-related problems. If you find it hard to stop drinking after you have started, you do things that are not normally expected of you because of your drinking, or you feel you sometimes need a drink in the morning, you may be showing signs of dependence and should consult your GP or a health practitioner.
Another sign of dependence is that, over time, greater amounts of alcohol are required to achieve intoxication. Persistent use and being preoccupied with your consumption, despite evidence of harm, is another sign your drinking might be unhealthily habitual.
If you feel guilty after drinking, have injured someone because of your drinking, or someone has suggested you reduce your drinking, you should also consider talking to someone about your alcohol consumption."




Fonte (com dicas de como parar, nomeadamente começando por ter um ou dois dias sem álcool por semana):
http://m.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/how-tell-if-you-drink-too-much/3092105/

Lucros da indústria do álcool (RU e Austrália)

Um estudo revela o que informalmente se suspeitava (números de RU e Austrália) - a falácia do "Beba Responsavelmente":
https://www.rt.com/news/329932-alcohol-profits-problem-drinkers/


Só no Reino Unido são 54 mil milhões de dólares (2013). Citando:


"Alcohol industry giants like Diageo, Anheuser-Busch InBev, and MillerCoors claim they promote responsible drinking, but a new study from the UK reveals the "dirty little secret" that most of their profits come from "harmful" and "hazardous" customers.

Of the estimated £37.8 billion ($54bn) profit reaped by English alcohol sales in 2013, £23.7 billion came from what health professionals call "harmful" and "hazardous" drinkers who risk their health and cause lethal damage, according to the Guardian.


“Hazardous” drinkers consume more than 14 'units' per week, equal to about seven pints, whereas "harmful", or "risky", drinkers consume more than 50 units per week for men, or 35 for women.
This can lead to liver problems, cancer, and anti-social problems like domestic abuse, drunk driving, and other forms of violence.
Looking at data from the Health Survey for England, researchers from Southampton University were able to calculate how this translates in financial terms, concluding that £14.4 billion ($20bn) worth of sales came from "hazardous" drinkers and £9.3 billion ($13bn) from "harmful" drinkers.
Official figures from England's Health & Social Care Information Centre show the fatal repercussions of consumption are 6,592 alcohol-related deaths in 2013, a ten percent increase in just ten years.
This echoes a new report from Australia this week which was also shows the alcohol industry’s heavy reliance on risky drinkers.
(...)"

The shocking extent of middle-class drinking revealed | Daily Mail Online

The shocking extent of middle-class drinking revealed | Daily Mail Online

Resumidamente:
Os números (muito interessantes) do consumo de álcool no Reino Unido.

Citando:
"High-earning men are FIVE times more likely to consume harmful levels of alcohol each week than those with lowest income:
- 27% of men and 23% of women on high incomes drink harmful levels
- This compares to 5% of men and 12% of women who earn the least
- More people on low incomes had not drank any alcohol in the last year
- 5% of men admitting drinking over 50 units a week - more than double the recommended levels"