In countries in Europe where drinking laws and social rules are more relaxed when it comes to drinking is their a higher rate of alcoholism? Or is it the same or less than the United States?
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Do European countries like France and Italy have higher rates of alcoholism?
May 17, 2011 By 3 Comments
In France where people start drinking wine with their meals from early childhood their is less alcoholism or problem drinking. Germany with it’s wonderfull beer festivals has less of a drinking culture and not so many alcoholics. The country I am comparing France and Germany to is Britain, where I live. We have recently changed our drinking laws by having longer opening hours in pubs. It was hoped it would reduce problems caused by drinking and we would have the same culture as continental Europe. However, this hasn’t happened in the year since the law was changed. Our drinking problems have just got worse. It seems to be a problem with the British mentality towards alcohol.
In 2006 a EU report on the consumption of alcohol in Europe was published. Chapter 4 to 9 may be of interested to you.
On page 95 there is a map that shows ‘The global distribution of patterns of drinking’.
This report contains everything you’ve ever wanted to know about alcohol in Europe and probably even more
The US and Russia have the highest rates of Alcoholism in the world– sad.