Alcoholism

Drinking alcohol is not good for our health. People are affected by diseases because of the over use of alcohol. Large number of people in Kerala are addicted to alcohol. They are not bothered about their family. They spend large amount of money for drinking liquor and fail to fulfill the need of their family members. At last, when they fall in diseases, they need to spend huge amount for treatment. Some people sell their property for treatment and thus they become a homeless people. This is the reason why the government of Kerala took action to control alcoholism.  

I uphold the Apex court decision to limit the sale of liquor to Five star Hotels in one way. Because all cannot afford to go to Five star hotels. But, if you see the Statistics, Kerala's share was 14.9 percent of the total  consumption of Liquor in the country. It means Kerala Alcohol consumers are consuming alcohol  worth Rs,30 crores per day.

Of course health of the consumer takes a big beat. Hence it is necessary Alcoholism has to be should be banned, except for Medical uses in the Country.

Alcohol has been there from time immemorial. Its consumption just can;t be eliminated. On TV we see leading stars promoting different brands under guise of CD's, books, soda etc when the logos are of liqour brands. The poorer sections of the society are hit the most as they spend a sizeable sum on it and thus dprive their families of basics esp food. Violence is also common among them esp the women get beaten. Unfortunately prohibition does not work. It is there since 1947 in Gujarat, but those interested know how to get it at a premium. Why SC has allowed liqour to be served in five star hotels is surprising. A ban should be for all. Kerala has the dubious record of maximum per capita consumption of alcohol. Building awareness and strong family values can perhaps help control its consumption.

Limiting sale of alcohol to 5 star hotel will not stop people to drink, the adverse effect will people start black marketing of acohol.

I agree with you. There are Arrack shops in every street corner.It's not sold in Black market. It's openly sold. And these Arrack shops provide place to drink along with the food.

It appears that limiting the sale of liquors in 5 star hotels, the Apex Court might have thought about the affordability too. Only riches would be able to have this addiction. Some controls will have to be there on the repeat visitors. Further, it depends upon the State Government how to implement this order so that none be able to sell the liquors otherwise. Those who are addicted would have to reconsider about their addiction for the sake of the welfare of their own as well as their dependents. If they do not do, law would take care for the social peace. We should not spare the rod to spoil the child.

An Alcoholic addict goes to the extent of taking loans and even sell the Mangal Sutra of his wife.I know many cases of Alcohol addicts dying a miserable death. We should not forget that liquor sales bring  quite a big chunk of revenue to the Government. That's why, Prohibition has become ineffective.

Well, restricting sale of liquor only to five star hotels would mean rise in production of illegal hooch which is far, far more dangerous than regular alcohol products sold in licensed shops. These illegal hooch liquor is made from really noxious and poisonous stuffs and kills hundreds, so many hooch tragedies have occurred through out the country. Prohibition increases attraction and also temptation, so instead of prohibiting it completely it should be sold legally in controlled conditions.

t is a classic case of protecting the interests of the rich and not sparing the rod for the poor. Do only rich have the right to drink and do associated activities. Either have full prohibition or no prohibition.

Every body has the right to drink. If They are  prepared to die

Just as all holy men do not go to heaven so also all those who drink do not untimely die. Have a heart.

rambabu wrote:

I uphold the Apex court decision to limit the sale of liquor to Five star Hotels in one way. Because all cannot afford to go to Five star hotels. But, if you see the Statistics, Kerala's share was 14.9 percent of the total  consumption of Liquor in the country. It means Kerala Alcohol consumers are consuming alcohol  worth Rs,30 crores per day.

Of course health of the consumer takes a big beat. Hence it is necessary Alcoholism has to be should be banned, except for Medical uses in the Country.

Banned of alcohol is not possible. It is banned in Gujrat. But Gujrat alcohol mafia smuggling it from Punjab and Haryana.

 

 

anil wrote:

rambabu wrote:

I uphold the Apex court decision to limit the sale of liquor to Five star Hotels in one way. Because all cannot afford to go to Five star hotels. But, if you see the Statistics, Kerala's share was 14.9 percent of the total  consumption of Liquor in the country. It means Kerala Alcohol consumers are consuming alcohol  worth Rs,30 crores per day.

Of course health of the consumer takes a big beat. Hence it is necessary Alcoholism has to be should be banned, except for Medical uses in the Country.

Banned of alcohol is not possible. It is banned in Gujrat. But Gujrat alcohol mafia smuggling it from Punjab and Haryana.

 Banning Alcohol is not possible in any state. Because it adds revenue to the Government's exchequer.

 

 

yes alcohol is not good for health and whatever the court is doing is right for the human begin and it increase the life cycle of human begin also 

Alcohol is banned in Gujarat since 1947. But it is liberally available. Supplies come in trains/trucks from Mumbai and Rajasthan among other sources. However there is one noticeable difference. One rarely sees drunk persons on the roads. It is not a custom to offer alcohol to visiting guests, nor is it served openly in marriage receptions and parties.To that extent it is not visible and thus does not act as an attractant for a lot many persons who otherwise may get tempted. But yes those who want to drink will get it at a higher price and risk of being caught is also there. Liqour mafias are controlling the trade with alleged cooperation of law enforcing agencies.  To that extent it is not working.

Everything is a political drama.  There are now 27 five-star bars and 33 licensed clubs where liquor is allowed to serve. In addition, all the bars below 5-star category which were closed were given license to operate as Beer-Wine parlour. As such there are more than 800 beer-wine parlours in Kerala in place of low class bars. Beer and wine are also alcoholic, but with less alcoholic content. Besides, there are more than 300 retail sale outlets with extra sale counters, where liquor is sold to all class and the drunkards need not depend on any black market. So where is the ban? Only the costumes are changed; the actor remains the same.

You are right it is a sham ban. A ban should be uniform and not selective. Could there be a lobby trying to garner the drinkers to itself.

Banning Alcoholism cannot be done as they are the major generators of revenue to the State Governments .In AP and Telangana may be in other states Prohibition is simply an eye wash.

Alcohole, tobacco, opium. arrack, fenny, hashish etc. - all are the products which are injurious to health if they are taken as addiction. People are there to use these in spite of the warnings. The governments know it and permit their sales legally or someone sells them covertly. Earlier, we used to understand that the people used them because they did not know the harms. But still the literate people use them today. Somewhere, alcohole of some branded kind becomes a sign of status too. After use, a poor person thinks himself to have become rich but the consequences have to be faced by the dependents. If the Apex Court has upheld the decision, that is in social interest and that is required to be implemented strictly for social welfare. For this, we may create social awareness too against the use.

Limiting the sale of alcohol will have many side effects. The people who are addict of drinking will do anything to get it. They will go to any extent to get it. This decision will result in increase of crime. I think government should make people aware of benefits of not drinking alcohol. If the government really want to have control on alcohol then it should work on root cause of it, only limiting to 5 star hotel may not help.