Comments on: Should alcohol manufacturers be held responsible for alcoholism?

By: AMANDA EMARA

AMANDA EMARA — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:55:56 +0000

If your argument is that Alcohol is regulated, and prcautinary steps are taken to maintain a healthy lifestyle for people. Why is Alcoholism so rampint? Are you aware that Alcohol is toxic to the body? It kills your organs. Have you ever seen a patient who has needed a kidney or liver transplant due to Alcoholism? Or a person with ulsers so bad throughout their intestinal tract they need a feeding tube? I have. Did I mention Alcoholics can be extremely dangerous? If the public are to blame than why are tobacco companies forced to put photos of cancerous lungs on cigarette packages? Shouldn’t they put photos of bodies being pulled out of drunk driving car accidents or photos of extracted livers on Alcoholic beverages. They don’t even have a warning saying “Drinking while pregnant may cause birth defects.” Just like the smoker choses to smoke and inhale, knowing it isn’t good for them; the alcoholic drinks to get that buzz knowing full well the consequenses the next day, when the body rejects the poison from the body.

By: Colin Hall

Colin Hall — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:34:21 +0000

I think that Alcohol has been regulated by government for a long time now and every aspect of its marketing is controlled by leglislation that has been carefully devised with the publics health in mind. With government stipulating the size of containers, the alcohilic strength and the selling techniques that are used to promote alcoholic beverages, I find it hard to land the alcohol manufacturers with all of the blame for the public abuse of this substance. Surely, if the public consume 3 times the stipulated amount of alcohol that the government makes it plain is the limit allowed to maintain healthy living, then the public are to blame for their self destructive actions.

By: Veritas Villa

Veritas Villa — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:56:18 +0000

While it is great that Millercoors was responsive to the feedback they received regarding alcoholic energy drinks, we cannot rely on the alcohol manufacturers to take responsibility for what the consumers do. Monica raises a good point, the focus should be on educating the public about the potential risks of alcohol consumption. People will continue to drink (as we learned during Prohibition), but they should be able to do so in an informed, responsible manner.

By: essay

essay — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:23:29 +0000

I don’t agree that alcohol manufacturers should be held responsible for alcoholism, because buying alcohol depends on the person, on his qualities…

By: Della Barnett

Della Barnett — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 01:25:07 +0000

I think that alcohol advertising on TV, billboards, etc. should be banned. Tobacco is comparably addictive and the ban on tobacco advertising in the US has greatly contributed to the decline in tobacco addiction. Someone should study the effect of alcohol ads in triggering alcohol cravings.

By: UniqueGenerator

UniqueGenerator — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:51:32 +0000

I don’t think they should be taken as responsible but advertising and selling alcohol to young people should be restricted.

By: los angeles sober living

los angeles sober living — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:25:40 +0000

yeah i agree with monica, although this companies who produces this alcohol and booz are not only responsible for abuses but the users aswell they should be well educated with adverse effect of this if abused.

By: Sun Ming Ming

Sun Ming Ming — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:15:19 +0000

I know that I from china so i speak broken english. But yes i like alchol to its good for soul.

By: Monica

Monica — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:44:08 +0000

This is very interesting. Although I did know mixing caffeine with alcohol is not good for you, I didn’t know that it was extremely bad. I don’t think that these companies should necessarily be held responsible for alcoholism. We all make our own choices when buying products, whether they are harmful or not. Can we blame Cigarette companies for addiction? They have a part in trying to sell something to us, but I think it is the responsibility of parents, teachers, and kids themselves to realize the harmful effects of this substance. Alcohol is not illegal and I know plenty of adults that drink energy drinks. I think the focus should be on educating the public about the harmful effects of alcohol and caffeine, and not suing companies because they sell a popular product. Energy Alcohol Drinks wouldn’t be made if people didn’t buy them, and high school teens shouldn’t have access to alcohol anyway. I’m interested to see what happens next. Thanks for sharing!