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UNITS
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23 May 2008 00:15by geovil
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23 May 2008 06:29by KarenH
i do understand your frustration geovil, and i doubt anyone takes any notice of the government warnings, but i work for the nhs, and over the last 2 years i have to say we have seen more cases of mouth cancer on the over 30's than ever before, all seem to have one thing in commen, they drink spirits,
and we have to employ police to stand at the doors on a friday and sat night at the front of A&E,
for me, its been tackled the wrong way.....
karen
Posted:
23 May 2008 10:54by reesy1959
I didnt know the mouth cancer was linked to drinking alcohol. That is a bit scary.
I must confess to enjoying a tipple or 5 of vodka.
Mary
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23 May 2008 12:27by geovil
Hi Karen I do sympathise with you I worked in the hospitals 30 years ago when they were hospitals not business's there was no need for police on the doors and casualty was just that a casualty department not like today a war zone,it sickens me the way the health service workers are treated and I don't just mean by the public also by the government as to mouth cancer being caused by drink I have never heard of it but you have got to remember a lot of the drinks today were unheard of years ago look at Absinth supposed to be banned what happened.
Geovil
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23 May 2008 14:30by geovil
geovil wrote:Hi Karen I do sympathise with you I worked in the hospitals 30 years ago when they were hospitals not business's there was no need for police on the doors and casualty was just that a casualty department not like today a war zone,it sickens me the way the health service workers are treated and I don't just mean by the public also by the government as to mouth cancer being caused by drink I have never heard of it but you have got to remember a lot of the drinks today were unheard of years ago look at After Shock and worse at Absinth supposed to be banned what happened.
Geovil
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23 May 2008 14:45by KarenH
i had never heard of it either, but the max fax ( facial) consultant had been doing a study for a few years, and there was a link between young men mainly drinking spirits , in large amounts i might add, and mouth cancer....
as i dont work in that bit anymore i dont know what else came about.....
i only have the odd drink at home, but on holiday i dont think about units, i just drink when i want.......
and its true, hospitals are turning into war zones on fri and sat nights.......well, where i work they do
Posted:
23 May 2008 14:47by salford_steve
I've just completed a temp assinment with the NHS, we were trying to promote the affects of binge drinking. Personally I think they had the wrong person for the job, coz I like a good drink jus as much as the next person.
Steve
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23 May 2008 14:49by KarenH
its sad, we had a 13ry old , ended up in intensive care, just cos they has drunk that much.........
karen
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23 May 2008 14:56by salford_steve
That's sad to hear Richard.
I allways say though you can only educate people to the dangers, but the general public don't like people told what to do by the government etc, if we listened to every single bit of research we'd have to give up most types of food, and most of lifes little luxuries, because just about everything is bad for us apparently.
Steve
Posted:
23 May 2008 15:37by Erik The Viking
It dont matter what you eat, drink, wear or say...some day your gonna die, so enjoy life while you can.
Units
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23 May 2008 19:55by Jozzyd
Too right I went for a job at a comprehensive school yesterday which was more like a prison camp then a school. Kids are shut in isolation looking at 3 walls literally! The room is called Think Tank. What does that achieve. Glad I didn't get the job, th enurses and doctors have something to put up with, my sister is a nurse and the stories are scary when they are alcohol related.
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24 May 2008 06:19by KarenH
for me, the money should be spent in schools educating the children, not in newspaper adverts etc..
kids just take no notice unless, and i think its the teen binge drinking that needs the most help.....
karen
