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Written by: Ma Weijie
2021-02-01 06:00
Last update date: 2021-02-01 06:00
The Hong Kong Alcohol Control Alliance (HKAAAA) stated that there is an upward trend in the consumption of alcohol among young people in Hong Kong. Among them, the proportion of women drinking more than men. The alliance also noticed that false information about alcohol was flooded on social platforms during the COVID-19 period, causing the public to underestimate the harm of alcohol. , And even think that it can protect health.
The alliance calls on the government to take effective policies and actions to reduce the harm of alcohol.
According to the survey, the proportion of girls who drink alcohol is 57.6%.
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Drinking among young people is on the rise
Cheng Zhuoduan, the duty secretary of the Hong Kong Alcohol Control Alliance, pointed out that according to the survey results of the "Students' Drug Use Survey" by the Narcotics Division of the Security Bureau, the rate of alcohol consumption among students aged 10-21 is on the rise. The rate of alcohol consumption has increased from 56.2% in 2014/15. Increased to 56.7% in 2017/18; and the percentage of alcohol consumed within 30 days rose from 20.2% to 21.1%.
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The ratio of female students drinking alcohol exceeds that of male students
The survey also found that female students also had an upward trend in drinking alcoholic beverages, even more than male students.
The report pointed out that the proportion of female students who had drunk alcohol rose from 56.6% to 57.6%; alcohol consumption rose from 41.6% to 43.7% within one year; alcohol consumption rose from 19.2% to 21.3% within 30 days.
Compared with male respondents, there are more three items of data than male respondents.
The Alcohol Control Alliance pointed out that the situation is worrying. Drinking alcohol has a huge impact on the growth of young people, especially women.
Cheng Zhuoduan pointed out that due to body structure, women are poor in decomposing acetaldehyde and decomposing alcohol, which will cause more damage to the body.
False information circulation social platform citizens underestimate the harm of alcohol
In addition, the Alcohol Control Alliance also pointed out that the spread of different types of misinformation on social media has caused the public to underestimate the health effects of alcohol. In addition to the great influence of young people, it also has a huge impact on people with high education levels.
Lin Daqing, Chair Professor of Social Medicine at the School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong, pointed out that people with high levels of education often feel that they have independent thinking, and they are more inclined to believe in misinformation such as "drinking to prevent heart disease." Support his wrong behavior and justify himself."
The Hong Kong Alcohol Control Alliance (HKAAAA) submitted a position statement to the WHO, calling for effective policies and actions to reduce alcohol harm.
From left: Lin Daqing, Chair Professor of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Hong Kong University; Cheng Zhuoduan, Secretary of the Hong Kong Alcohol Control Alliance; Dr. Mai Qianping, Convener of the Hong Kong Alcohol Control Alliance; Professor Huang Zhisheng, Editor-in-Chief of the Hong Kong Journal of Medicine.
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In addition, it has been spread earlier that "alcohol disinfection" means that drinking alcohol can prevent new coronary pneumonia.
Lin Daqing explained, "Drinking alcohol will not directly attack the virus when drinking alcohol." There is no scientific basis for drinking alcohol to increase immunity.
The Alcohol Control Alliance recommends that non-alcoholics should not come into contact with alcoholic beverages. Alcoholics should drink less or even stop drinking.
The alliance also called on the authorities to take action, including strengthening education, to instill correct information about alcohol for young people and all walks of life to prevent being misled by false news.
The coalition also suggested that the authorities can increase the price of alcohol and restrict the supply, making it more difficult for the public, especially young people, to buy alcoholic beverages. At the same time, all types of alcohol advertisements should be restricted to prevent young people from being misled into "drinking good style and good in."
The World Health Organization issued a working document in 2020, calling for the development of a global action plan to reduce drinking and alcohol-related harm, as well as the resulting social consequences.
The Hong Kong Alcohol Control Alliance calls on the Hong Kong government to adopt effective policies and actions to reduce the harm of alcohol.
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