We learned that male adults can only have less than 17 units a week (1 unit = small glass of beer) and women can only have 14 units a week. Young men and women of our age can only have half of these amounts before the alcohol affects the brain. We also learned the effect that alcohol has on our bodies and why we should only have it rarely and not to ‘binge drink’.
Finally, we looked at how some drinks companies use clever marketing techniques and celebrities to promote drinking to all ages. In Ireland we drink to celebrate and to commiserate - only the Irish have such a culture!
Text: K. McM.