BOOZING and its Impact

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Alcohol is part of life since the beginning of civilization. It is well said that there are 3 inventions which have changed the life of man and these are 1.Wheel 2. Fire 3. Alcohol. The date of first bottle is not known but its participation in life is begun since unknown time. People love that and it has become the reason of celebration as well as forgetting the sorrows. A life w/o alcohol is uncommon in today era. Despite it is role in life it is treated as negative point/ vice n human’s life. The reason is none other than human himself. People have it and started making fun after drinking w/o realizing the privacy of others. They love the company of like mind i.e. boozers. People try to give up and still come back to this. Parents do not like their children to indulge in it despite their own habit of it. Some of religions forbid its consumption for good reasons.

Basically as nobody understands the limit of his consumption and ends sometime in addiction/ excess/ poverty/ sickness and lack in interest in life. On the contrary, regular drinkers have a belief that they are not addicted to it and they would give hundreds of examples to prove it even advised well about quitting this habit. They will detest the over-drinker and kept themselves a bay from them but in actual they are on the same pavement. My childhood friend REX (presumed name) had this problem and could not do much with his life despite his better education and background. Recently I had seen the death of close relative in 40's of my school friend who had this deadly addiction.  I had this problem for almost 2 years when I was in late 20’s/early 30’s but luckily I got in UN mission in Bosnia at the age of 31 and before going there I left this addiction otherwise I would be drinking while cursing myself since morning to night being alone living there.

I still remember when I was in my 20’s after finishing my graduation. I went to a marriage where we were served with alcohol and we were 5 people and a bottle was served to us. I took the responsibility of serving it and as no jug was available for mixing water/soda in liquor so we took a milk vessel for mixing. I added water and liquor in that and gave shots to them in a big steel tumbler. After giving it as no other tumbler was there so I drank directly from vessel and emptied that. Thereafter I could feel everything but nothing was in my control. I could not eat the supper as well as I was out of control. The reason for sharing this incident with you friends that whatever I have understood, I am trying to share it with you.  

Recently while coming back after my physiotherapy exercise, I have noticed a few scenes about this habit. I call it nuisance. The alcohol is not as worst as its way of consumption. I will discuss those nuisances with you as my purpose is not you to quit the habit rather to change the way of doing it.

The first scene is that in India whenever there is a wedding, you would find make shift bars in cars parked near the wedding venue. You will find that guests are drinking it there and going for dance and again coming back for another quick shot/peg. They will be doing and repeating it for more times. The alcohol is free and people drink that in excess as free distribution to them. Sometimes these make shift parties run for more than time and some people end their visit at that road-side bar.   This is a bad situation. The foremost thing is that either it should be arranged by the wedding couple and their relatives so that these road side bars shall not come-up. Sometimes you would find people drinking and urinating simultaneously at that vehicle. It is disgusting and awful. It is a problem to local residents as well. Imagine if some local resident if calls to police then what would be situation of guests and organizers. An involvement in criminal case and your clean life-record goes forever.

Another scene I have seen the local cold drink sellers/ fruit juice sellers/ Chinese food vans/ Panwari shops/ Parking places/ Public Parks and slowly moving / parked vehicles on deserted roads. Some of the shopkeepers especially near alcohol shops keep disposable glasses, soda/beverages carry away bottles, snack-packs, mint/ cardamom and fresheners.  and sell them at hefty price but none notices that as main purpose is demand-and-supply rule. It is same as above people are drinking at such places and again a fear is there whether seen by known or if a police patrol vehicles approaches then again a running for safe place or pulling the peg completely in w/o enjoying the drink. If caught then lots of begging / requests and whole entertainment vanishes in a second. Again garbage on road as thrown by consumers as a cleaning effort to keep car free from such things. High speed and rash driving with breaking driving rules, endangering life with blasting music is followed at later stage. Again chances of going-jail, criminal cases and humiliations of family, penalties.  We had such a notorious case of killing people occurred in 90’s. It even defamed the German car brand as people still remember that case by that car brand.

Another scene I have noticed that people drink in library!!! Yes in library. This I have seen in many cases. Such libraries are generally less crowded in evenings and drinkers take benefit of such situations. Generally the staff connivance is found in such circumstances and this favour is given in lieu of free 2/3 shots. The same may occur in offices when public dealing hours are closed and staffs stay there and disguise this by showing extra work.  

The places may many and people may vary from status to status but the basic problem is unauthorized boozing. Yes! it is a severe problem.

This problem is increasing due to various reasons and basic reason is non-acceptance of drinker by none other than his family. This enhances his habit to drink the alcohol in public view with danger of criminal implications. It further increases the capacity of boozer as he drinks from start to finish and finishes the stock before leaving the spot/vehicle.

I do not personally encourage the drinking habit and people who do not drink live a better and healthy life style than those who drink it. The family-objection is natural and acceptable to all who detest this vice but my dear friends you need to see that whether such objection leading to above circumstances of drinking then you are failing in stopping rather you are putting your beloved one in dangerous situation where he would be in more trouble as happened in many such cases. A drinker if drinking in public place away from home will face more problems than drinking it at home. At home, he would be comfortable and easy. He will drink slowly so he would not get drunk and drink the alcohol as per his capacity and w/o pressure to finish the stock.His stomach would not be a wastage ground for throwing the liquor. He would enjoy the home and thus does not remain away from home. He will not drive and would not put his and others life at stack. He will not create a nuisance and will not throw garbage on road or urinate in public view. He will eat proper meals thus will reduce his alcohol intake.

A family can take care of its members if it really understands them.

   OK, this is for those who believe that there is a way for drinking. Now if some ones who still feel that he does not need to change then what are remedies? The following remedies may be suitable to tackle such activities:     

• Strict law and legal action with heavy penalty and punishment.      
  
• Driving with drinking shall be non-bailable offense.-        
•  Suspension of driving permit on first offense and cancellation of driving license on subsequent offense. 
•  An accident shall not be treated as accident if found driven by drunkard rather it shall be treated as grievous hurt/ culpable homicide case and punishment as per law shall be given.
• The vehicle involved in such cases shall be confiscated and auctioned. The money shall either be given to victim or deposit with state fund. 
•  The speedy trial shall be concluded in 30/45 days with provision of appeal and its decision within 15 days. The burden of proof shall lie on defaulter after finding positive in alcohol test.
• The defaulter shall not be allowed to buy another vehicle for specific time period.
• They shall not allow to buy alcohol from shops and do not allow to use bar facility and their record be maintained though on-line server. 
• His passport and other ID proof shall have markings which tells about his act of guilt to authorities.
• He shall be debarred from pension benefits.
• A watch must be kept on his subsequent conduct and if any improvement is there only then some relaxation be given in above.

Drinking is fun if done in proper way in good ambiance while chilling out with friends and relatives but if you along with society/family/ friends are suffering and fearful due to your indulgence in alcohol, it is the time that you wake up and control it before it is too late.

*P.S.- The purpose of this post is not to encourage the consumption of alcohol. It must be avoided in all situations and circumstances. People those drink must try to quit it. Simultaneously those who drink and follow the rules may use their intelligence in doing so.People those drink are not bad as all those do not drink are good too.