Comments on: Alcohol: The changing story behind a global health concern for WHO http://www.thelancetstudent.com/2007/10/16/alcohol-the-changing-story-behind-a-global-health-concern-for-who/ Thelancetstudent.com is a recently established website for students in medicine and related health areas, with a particular emphasis on global health. In the student podcast, Editor Rhona MacDonald highlights new content and interviews student authors of a key article published that week. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:48:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: ugm3scw http://www.thelancetstudent.com/2007/10/16/alcohol-the-changing-story-behind-a-global-health-concern-for-who/#comment-522 ugm3scw Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:41:29 +0000 http://www.thelancetstudent.com/2007/10/16/alcohol-the-changing-story-behind-a-global-health-concern-for-who/#comment-522 Really interesting to have this global perspective, and reminder of the social as well as medical problems. The issue of inequality cropping up again.. In the UK there is a big drinking culture amongst medical students. I wondered what attitudes towards alcohol like amongst med students in other countries? Is it setting a bad example, or should we be allowed to do what we want in our free time? Interesting that the WHO doesn't employ smokers - should it take teh same stand on heavy alcohol consumption? Really interesting to have this global perspective, and reminder of the social as well as medical problems. The issue of inequality cropping up again..

In the UK there is a big drinking culture amongst medical students. I wondered what attitudes towards alcohol like amongst med students in other countries? Is it setting a bad example, or should we be allowed to do what we want in our free time?
Interesting that the WHO doesn’t employ smokers - should it take teh same stand on heavy alcohol consumption?

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