2. The World Health Organization or the WHO
released its Global Status report on Alcohol
and Health. According to the report, about
38.3 percent of the world’s population is
reported to consume alcohol regularly. On an
average an individual consumption amounts
to 6.2 litres of alcohol each year. The report
only considers individuals over 15 years of
age.
3. According to an Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) report
released in May 2015, alcoholism increased
by about 55 percent between 1992 and 2012.
It is a quickly rising concern among the youth
of the country
4. Most Indian states and Union Territories observe
Dry Days – days when the sale of alcohol is
banned. Consumption of alcohol in public
restaurants and eateries is prohibited while
people may drink in the privacy of their homes.
Republic Day (January 26), Independence Day
(August 15), and Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) are
commonly observed Dry Days across the country.
Apart from these, major festival days of the state
are usually Dry Days. A number of states also
observe regular Dry Days such as the first day of
the month etc. The days preceding or following
the state/national election are also usually Dry
Days.
5. On 26 November 2015, Bihar Chief
Minister Nitish Kumar announced that alcohol
would be banned in the state from 1 April
2016.[21] Kumar officially declared the total
ban on 5 April 2016, and said in a press
conference, "All type of liquor will be banned
in the state from today. Sale [and
consumption] of any type of alcohol in hotels,
bars, clubs and any other place will be illegal
from today onwards.
6.
7. Feelings of helplessness, anger, shame,
depression, anxiety, loneliness and guilt
Domestic violence – the person with problem
alcohol use may abuse or beat up his children
or spouse
Exhaustion
Need to protect the family’s name or hide the
problem from society to avoid social stigma
Financial problems
8. Nitish Kumar has got huge majority given by
people of Bihar. He made various promises to
Bihar in elections and now its his turn to
fulfill them. He made a promise to women of
Bihar to ban Alcohol because In Bihar many
family are destroyed due to alcohol problems
especially Youth.
9.
10. Drinking alcohol is a great evil. It ruins the
individual physically and mentally. Many
families have been ruined by drinking alcohol
. A drink-addict loses his sense of propriety
and decency. He drinks even if his children go
without food and clothes
