C5 - Sunday, April 15, 1984 - North Shore News

Don't be fooled by alcohol myths

Know the facts

IT’S ESTIMATED that
about 8S per cent of Cana-
dians are social drinkers and
drink occasionally, fairly fre-
quently or very frequently.

Yet. many people who
drink have some hazy noltons
concerning alcohol, accord-
ing to provincial addiction
research foundations and
commissions.

elt’s a myth ‘‘vou're better
off with beer’’. One regular §
per cent beer has the same

son dependent on. alcoho!
may be a student, mother,
blue-collar worker, dentist,
typist, anvone.

eSwitching or mixing

drinks won't make a person
drunk faster. Atcohol is
alcohol However, for some,
switching is more likely to
Cause Nausea and vomiting —
possibly because of the dif-
ferent flavorings and mixes
used

steady rate. Nothing, in-
cluding black coffee or a cold
shower, can speed up the pro-
cess. All black coffee can do
is make someone a_ wide-
awake drunk. And it’s a
myth that ‘‘a hair of the
dog’’ will help a hangover the
next morning.

elt’s not good to have a
suff drink when you’re cold
because as a _ depressant,
alcohol lowers over-all body
temperature.

does have carbohydrates,
hence the caloric content, but
contains no minerals, amino
acids (in proteins) or
vitamins. In fact, people who
drink regularly run the risk of
serious vitamin deficiences.
For facts on drinking,
write for a free pamphlet
“‘Let’s Talk About ...
Alcohol’’ from the Heatth
Promotion Directorate,
Health and Welfare Canada,
Box 8888, Ottawa, K1G 2/2.

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*Being able to ‘‘hold your
liquor’’ usually means a per-
son has developed a tolerance
to alcohol. As _ tolerance
develops, larger amounts of
alcohol are needed to get the
same effect.

AUDITORS SAY:

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drink on the body 1s in-
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tains 630 kJ (150 calories)
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of table wine — 360 kJ (85
calories). If alcohol is substi-
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