State Ranks High For Responsible Drinkers
Scott Milfred's article in the Wisconsin State Journal addresses the drinking statistics in the state of Wisconsin. While the state ranks very highly in some positvie categorires, its is also leading a very negative one. Milfred begins the article with a visit to the doctor. When the doctor asked how much he drank, Milfred replied, "two beers a day." The doctor suggested that he was an alcoholic. Scott Milfred's claim is that small amounts of alcohol every day actually promote a healthy heart. His high levels of good cholesterol supported his claim.
The article the moves on the state some startling statistics. Wisconsin leads the nation in binge drinking and adult drinkers. This brings up disturbing issues of drunk driving and alcohol abuse. Although that is a very negative statistic, the state tries to make up for it by ranking 8th in the nation for adults that consume alcohol, but do not binge drink. Also, 31% of the adults surveyed in Wisconsin claimed they had not had a drop of alcohol in the last month. This just shows that while Wisconsin has a drinking problem, it does not apply to the entire population.
2 comments:
This article discusses both positive and negative drinking statistics in Wisconsin. It was interesting to see the positive statistics brought up, specifically that 31% of adults had no alcohol the previous month. These are statistics I have never heard before. These statistics also provide evidence against the stereotype that Wisconsin's reputation for a lot of consumption of alcohol is misleading, and clearly does not apply to all of the population.
I think that this article shows the good as well as the bad drinking habits of people from Wisconsin. I feel that Wisconsin is not as bad as it is made out to be drinking wise. Yes, there are a lot of people who binge drink and should stop because it is a health risk, but there are also a good percentage of people who drink responsibly by only having a drink or two a day. I feel that Wisconsin is a responsible state, but there are some irresponsable people that give Wisconsin a bad reputation. I believe that binge drinking is a problem because it leads to many bad things as the article states such as drunken driving, which is extremely deadly.
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