I have read the article, which is taken from a British
national daily newspaper “ Daily Telegraph”. The title of the article is "Middle-aged mothers are Britain's worst "hidden drinkers. The subtitle is "Two-fifths admit drinking as much or more than their grown-up children". The author of the article is Camilla Turner. This article is devoted to the problem of health and drinking alcohol.
The author starts by telling the reader about the women who drink alcohol in large quantities because their children have left home. It is very important to understand the causes of drinking alcohol. The statistics says that survey of 500 mothers over 45 whose children had left home found that 28 per cent admitted they drank more than their children, while 14 per cent said they drank about as much.
A quarter said they had been drinking more since their children left home. The research was funded by drugs firm Lundbeck, which makes medication that reduces the desire for alcohol. The author of the article writes that The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development this year put educated British women top of global league table of alcohol abuse. Dr Sarah Jarvis, a GP and medical adviser to charity Drinkaware, said that is has become more socially acceptable to drink at home, meaning people drink more than they would if they were out at a bar or pub.
“Whilst many believe it is the 20-somethings who are drinking too much, we are actually seeing an epidemic amongst British women aged 45 to 64,' she told the Daily Mail.The article goes on to say that this is the fastest-growing group of hazardous drinkers who are putting their health at risk and women in this age group seem to be drinking more alcohol, more regularly - whether at home alone or out socialising. The problem of alcohol dependence is very relevant in our time. This article is written in an easy language and everyone can understand it. The article does not contain terms and very intelligent expressions. I think everyone should read it and make a conclusion for yourself.
In the article it is said that the findings suggest that the vast majority of middle-aged women do not realise the health implications of their alcohol consumption.Some 95 per cent of those surveyed said they were not concerned about their level of drinking and did not believe it was impairing their health. So, I would like to ask my group mates a question. Нow to explain to the women that they have to worry about their health?
The author starts by telling the reader about the women who drink alcohol in large quantities because their children have left home. It is very important to understand the causes of drinking alcohol. The statistics says that survey of 500 mothers over 45 whose children had left home found that 28 per cent admitted they drank more than their children, while 14 per cent said they drank about as much.
A quarter said they had been drinking more since their children left home. The research was funded by drugs firm Lundbeck, which makes medication that reduces the desire for alcohol. The author of the article writes that The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development this year put educated British women top of global league table of alcohol abuse. Dr Sarah Jarvis, a GP and medical adviser to charity Drinkaware, said that is has become more socially acceptable to drink at home, meaning people drink more than they would if they were out at a bar or pub.
“Whilst many believe it is the 20-somethings who are drinking too much, we are actually seeing an epidemic amongst British women aged 45 to 64,' she told the Daily Mail.The article goes on to say that this is the fastest-growing group of hazardous drinkers who are putting their health at risk and women in this age group seem to be drinking more alcohol, more regularly - whether at home alone or out socialising. The problem of alcohol dependence is very relevant in our time. This article is written in an easy language and everyone can understand it. The article does not contain terms and very intelligent expressions. I think everyone should read it and make a conclusion for yourself.
In the article it is said that the findings suggest that the vast majority of middle-aged women do not realise the health implications of their alcohol consumption.Some 95 per cent of those surveyed said they were not concerned about their level of drinking and did not believe it was impairing their health. So, I would like to ask my group mates a question. Нow to explain to the women that they have to worry about their health?
After reading the article, I was not satisfied because I have not got an answer to the question : Why do they drink ? To my mind , it would be more informative if the women participated in the survey told the reasons of their alcohol addiction. I completely agree that the problem of alcohol addiction is very actual nowadays ,especially when the women are involved . To answer to the question placed by Christina, I would like to say that mature woman of 45 years do not need an explanation why alcohol has a bad effect on their health, they are old enough to realize all the consequences.
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