Today, the WHO (World Health Organization) uncovered a variety of disturbing statistics regarding the use of alcohol. It was found that approximately 2.5 million people are killed by issues relating to alcohol abuse, and the WHO tries to enforce that governments do more and help in this issue in terms of alcohol abuse prevention. It was also found that 4% of all deaths worldwide have a direct relation to alcohol, where the main causes of deaths are: injuries that occur when drunk, cancer, liver disease, heart disease, and also strokes. WHO also said that over 6% of male deaths are caused by alcohol, while only 1% of deaths in women are due to that cause. Also, 10% of deaths in young people ranging from the ages of 15-29 are from alcohol related issues, reaching a number of around 320,000 per year. The WHO shows these statistics to the world in order to create awareness, hoping that the numbers in deaths caused by these issues will decrease as people know the potential horrors that they could be facing.In my opinion, alcohol shouldn't be consumed on a large basis at any time or any place. This is because when drinking too much and becoming drunk, your senses are lowered and impaired, while your knowledge of what is happening around you is also decreased. It is because of this that people do not know what they are doing, and they sometimes tend to do things that they normally would never think of doing. As they abuse alcohol, they are putting themselves and the people around them in immense danger. From this, it is fair to say that one should never abuse alcohol, since the effects can be deadly, but I do not believe it is fair to say that one is not allowed to consume alcohol at all. As long as one is responsible with matters concerning this issue, I do not believe that alcohol should really be a problem. The only reason for these deaths is specifically the abuse of alcohol, and that alone is what should be controlled, not the consumption of alcohol in general.
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