J R Coll Physicians Lond. 1995 Nov-Dec;29(6):470-4.
Drinking alcohol is an accepted and pleasurable part of social life. Most adults have at least an occasional drink with friends and, apart from those who may abstain for religious and other reasons, many would expect alcohol to be provided at a family celebration or a party. Yet, as is well known, alcohol in excess can kill. As has already been highlighted by four major reports it can affect an individual even before birth, and is responsible for significant ill health and unhappiness, destroying careers and wrecking family life. Heavy alcohol consumption sometimes begins in adolescence. It is therefore important both to educate young people about alcohol so that they can take informed decisions and to protect young children from its harmful effects.
饮酒是社交生活中被认可且令人愉悦的一部分。大多数成年人至少偶尔会与朋友小酌一杯，除了那些因宗教或其他原因戒酒的人之外，许多人会期望在家庭庆祝活动或聚会上能有酒供应。然而，众所周知，过量饮酒会致命。正如四份主要报告所强调的那样，酒精甚至在人出生前就会对个体产生影响，它会导致严重的健康问题和不幸，毁掉职业生涯并破坏家庭生活。大量饮酒有时始于青少年时期。因此，对年轻人进行关于酒精的教育，使他们能够做出明智的决定，同时保护幼儿免受酒精的有害影响，这两者都很重要。
