Alcohol… Greeting 2018 with a Hangover?
The Christmas parties are over. The New Years Eve gatherings are rapidly becoming a distant memory. Many hangovers have been had and are now fading. Massive amounts of alcohol have now been consumed throughout the UK, Europe, and the world in the last week.
So… what’s the big deal? Well for many its fine… and for many it’s not. The bottom line is that alcohol is a drug, and I have seen firsthand the havoc it can wreak on an individual and their families when used in excess. For some, it’s the springboard to cocaine usage or other harder drugs they use only in tandem with alcohol.
Additionally, not all alcoholic beverages are the same. I’ve broken down the actual alcohol content from many of the common alcoholic beverages on the market. This may be of use or at least give a better perspective of the playing field.
Many fermented drinks, such as beer and wine, contain from 2 percent to 20 percent alcohol.
Distilled drinks, however, or liquor, contain from 40 percent to 50 percent alcohol—or more. The usual alcohol content for each is as follows:
- Beer 2–6%
- Cider 4–8 %
- Wine 8–20%
- Tequila 40%
- Rum 40% or more
- Brandy 40% or more
- Gin 40–47%
- Whiskey 40–50%
- Vodka 40–50%
- Liqueurs 15–60%
At Narconon United Kingdom we can help if you have a loved one suffering from alcohol addiction.
Narconon United Kingdom is the country’s premier Narconon centre, designed to deliver Narconon’s unique method. If you or a loved one is addicted to alcohol, we can help.
Narconon lies on 3.6 hectares in the outskirts of Maynards Green in East Sussex. Here, in this clean and distraction-free setting, we offer the one-on-one care and personalised professional attention that is essential to long-term success.
We offer a rural, aesthetic and extremely private recovery environment for clients from Great Britain, and Europe as well as the Gulf.
ARE YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT ADDICTED TO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL?
Call us in confidence and ask about our private residential rehab.
