B.C. cider prices questioned
Stockwell said that the summer is a high-risk time for young people, who may be making money and who have more free time. Washington state’s drinking age is 21, whereas a person must be 19 to drink legally in B.C. When asked to comment on which is preferable, Stockwell replied, “There is no absolute right or wrong answer. There are problems and pitfalls with both. In Denmark, the drinking age is 16, and there are much higher levels of binge drinking for youth there. We know that if you raise the age, you get a drop in deaths and serious injuries on the road.”
B.C. Transit has announced that it will ban alcohol on buses on Canada Day (July 1). In a June 23 news release, it stated that this was “prompted by past celebrations where excessive alcohol consumption has led to assaults, injuries, and vandalism on buses”. TransLink, which oversees the Metro Vancouver transit system, has not announced a similar ban.
Banning alcohol on the transit system was not included in a list of 10 “best practices policies for managing the health and social harms of alcohol” in the provincial health officer’s report.
Alcohol consumption increased in recent years
> Increase in alcohol consumption in B.C. between 2002 and 2007: eight percent
> Alcohol consumption in the Interior Health Authority in 2007: 11.1 litres per capita
> Alcohol consumption in the Vancouver Island Health Authority in 2007: 10.71 litres per capita
> Alcohol consumption in the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority in 2007: 8.61 litres per capita
> Alcohol consumption in the Fraser Health Authority in 2007: 7.03 litres per capita
> Alcohol sold through B.C. government liquor stores in 2007: 39 percent
> Alcohol sold through B.C. private liquor stores in 2007: 33 percent
> Alcohol sold through B.C. bars and clubs in 2007: 12 percent
> Alcohol sold through B.C. restaurants in 2007: seven percent
> B.C. undergraduates who had five or more drinks on a single occasion at least weekly in 2004: 11.7 percent
> Canadian undergraduates who had five or more drinks on a single occasion at least weekly in 2004: 16.1 percent
Source: Public Health Approach to Alcohol Policy: An Updated Report From the Provincial Health Officer (December 2008)
Comments
5 Comments
Old enough to know better
Jun 25, 2009 at 9:46am
hey how about letting people take risks and take your nanny mommy mommy attitude and fuck off.
VanDoc
Jun 25, 2009 at 11:27am
And there we have it folks, our first case study on the effects of consuming too much alcohol
Chipmunk L
Jul 10, 2009 at 11:12am
Ya, too bad the 'Old enough' rebel at the top doesn't make the connection between 'personal life risks' and the effects they have on everyone else. Just another self-centered loser, who refuses to take responsibility. Pathetic waste of air.
cooley
Jul 12, 2009 at 8:52am
They ( the scammers) should tax the smell out of booze and the money can go to more sports related activities. . . not only for health, but safety, alcohol is sad for you
cameronjamesmcarthur@live.co.uk
Aug 28, 2009 at 3:52pm
making alcohol free and delivered would cut out drink driving. and if bicycles for delivery we can save the planet at the same time! regards cam