[Alcohol related] Liver disease killing blue-collar men: study : Melbourne Indymedia

Liver disease killing blue-collar men: study. Says, the ABC headline...

[But what came first the chicken or the egg? What propaganda? What caused it? Alcohol? So why not just spit it out corporate ABC?]

'Alcohol related' liver disease killing blue-collar men: study

A new study says men in blue-collar jobs are two-and-a-half times more likely to die from [alcohol which causes] cirrhosis of the liver than white-collar workers.

[Is that because blue-collar jobs are 'physically harder' and more drinking is done? More likely! As well, that those people earn less and struggle harder to make ends meet? More likely! Less money to spend or to pay their bills with? More likely! More to worry about perhaps? More likely! More money to pay more tax? Not likely!]

The study, which examined death rates among Australian men between 1981 and 2002, showed [alcohol related] liver cirrhosis is the 10th biggest killer of men in Australia.

University of Queensland researcher Professor Jake Najman says cirrhosis is caused by lengthy and high-level alcohol consumption and the Government needs to treat alcohol like tobacco by restricting its availability and increasing taxes?

[But what has taxes got to do with it? More revenue for the gov't coffers? What about a Warning Label? What about the fact that blue-collar workers might drink more because they struggle harder? Or have more to worry about? So how do they get money to pay more tax? On that basis how does an additionl tax help them to stop killing themselves? That would just make it it a lot harder for them to stop drinking.]

Jake Najman: "We're increasing the availability of alcohol by making it more readily available right through the community," he said.

"The tax on alcohol appears to have actually declined and the cost of alcohol over time has become relatively cheaper.

Jake Najman: "Governments are going to have to take this issue of the sale of alcohol fairly seriously."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1919420.htm

But how much would it cost to warn people?

And how serious is say a WARNING label that might say, WARNING: ALCOHOL CAUSES LIVER DAMAGE - M,M,M, MY, CIRRHOSIS!

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Mardi Grass Hemp Hours, Playspace and Scan Dot Org out now.
Illicit drugs and how much they're doing to our society? Goddess: I got up and said that all 98 percent of all drug related deaths are caused by alcohol and cigarettes. We're looking at 2-3 percent of drug related deaths over here. From the best of my knowledge, and I'm very knowledgeable, that no one had ever died from Marijuana."
http://media.libsyn.com/media/nimbinradiomedia/hh_2007-05-04.mp3 1 hr. 28 min mono 40.1 MB
http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2007/05/144649.php

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1918202.htm

Euthanasia drug makers shrug off jail threat
Euthanasia proponents are defending the illegal manufacture of the barbiturate, Nembutal. ABC TV's Four [Walls] Corners program last night reported that members of the Exit Foundation are making the drug illegally in a backyard lab in New South Wales. The Federal Government has warned anyone caught producing Nembutal faces a 15-year jail term. A Queensland-based foundation member, 64-year-old Bron Norman, says it is a risk euthanasia proponents are willing to take. "At some time in the future, I may need to end my life in a peaceful way, rather than suffer a horrendous, long, drawn-out death," he said.
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Pregnant women 'need better alcohol guidelines'
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1915471.htm

Response to "Is Pot Going Off the Boil"
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http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/node/50827

Alcohol worse than ecstasy on shock new drug list
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,,2040886,00.html

website to check out
A long read, but worth it if you want to know about all drugs.
So, grab your ethyl alcohol drug; cannabis joint/bong/vapouriser/tea/cookie; cigarette (or slap on a nicotine patch), a caffeine drug, pop a few vicodin or whatever and sit back and enjoy.
http://www.rsadrugscommission.org/
http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/node/50814#comment

Alcohol damages women's brains faster than men: study
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1905039.htm

Police 'distraught' over death in custody
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1904794.htm

Businesses call for support on workplace drug issues
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1904439.htm

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1904440.htm

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1904405.htm

Mardi Grass 2007 Special - The drug war is real, but we didn't start it
http://media.libsyn.com/media/nimbinradiomedia/sdo_mardi_grass_special_2007-04-23_.mp3

Hemp Hour - 2007 Year of Hemp
http://media.libsyn.com/media/nimbinradiomedia/hh_2007-04-20.mp3

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1904029.htm

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1903810.htm

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http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/node/50742

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1903572.htm

Binge-drinking police need support, Minister says
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1903589.htm

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http://tinyurl.com/2bzqzy

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http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/node/50677

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1897194.htm

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Sorcerer: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1895029.htm

So what about the smoking and drinking plague?
Bad luck about the alcohol? How do we rate? Smoking cigaretts kills more people than all those drugs put together. Perhaps if we deal with the real plague amongst young Aussies then we can deal with the rest? So we need to start with corporatocracy first!
http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2007/04/143188_comment.php#143451

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1894323.htm

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1893965.htm

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1893216.htm

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I would rather be disliked for what I am than liked for what I am not’. We have become the unconscious victims of the Stockholm Syndrome, a psychological survival mechanism whereby the victims of oppression unwittingly take on the norms and values of the ones who hold them to ransom. We can organize parties with Bette Midler look-a-likes, bingo and sports events, get our priests ordained so that they can marry us and even come up with our own liberal candidate.
http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/node/50589

Prohibition - Nothing Has Changed
Taken from various websites with my comments.
WEBSITE: In the late seventeenth century, the Reverend Increase Mather, probably the most influential Puritan minister of his time, said that alcohol was "a good creature of God" and that man should partake of the gift without abusing it. His son, being a little more concerned about drinking, encouraged people to set a good example by not getting drunk. (which is still drug abuse, so they were really saying the same thing).
http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/node/50557

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1889733.htm

Schoolboy drug test objections pursued
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1889703.htm

Police in our community and responsible ethanol drug dealing?
Considering that the Drug Ethanol is a proven cancer causer, and that we sent (one month ago) ethanol and cancer information to Cr. Rod McKelvey, so that he could address this important issue, we find it quite insulting that no mention has been made when it comes to this drug and cancer, or about psychosis, schizophrenia, dementia, diabetes, central nervous system damage, organ damage, neuro-toxic poisoning, alcoholic hepatitis, pellagra, foetal alcohol syndrome, anti-social personality disorder, amygdaloid syndrome (to lose control of one’s rage response) etc. etc. etc. There wasn’t even a mention, anywhere, that ethanol was a DRUG! The drug dealers didn’t mention it; the police didn’t mention it; our drug Advocate - who printed the article - certainly didn’t mention it. Why should they? They get their money by advertising and advocating the drug ethanol.
http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/node/50502

Alcohol mixed with other drugs proves popular with students
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http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2007/01/137213.php

Dangers of kids drinking
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http://adelaide.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/17197

Cancer warnings needed on alcohol, Salvation Army says
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http://adelaide.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/23427

Parents regularly give alcohol to 12yo kids: study
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1835504.htm

Study finds half of pregnant women drink
New Australian research has found almost half of all pregnant women drink alcohol during pregnancy.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1834950.htm

Foster's posts $554m half-year profit
The company has reported a 90 per cent jump in net profit after tax to $554 million. A total of $190 million of that was from the sale of one of its businesses.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200702/s1851879.htm

So how much did the federal gov't make?

Corby's book profits frozen
Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby has been stripped of profits made through the sale of her book My Story.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200703/s1882698.htm

Kidney disease hits record numbers
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Doctors want patients to be offered regular kidney check-ups as part of preventative health care.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200703/s1873121.htm

Did you notice they left off drinking alcohol off the list? Why was that Sophie?

Woman returns home after ground-breaking eye surgery
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1887190.htm

What if like I am you're allergic to alcohol? How do you party?

New ADHD drug to go on PBS?
Yeah, if they don't like school, cure 'em with Strattera. Not only will it make them pay a bit of attention (or maybe puke and nod off) in class, it will stop the boys playing with themselves (sexual dysfunction) and encourage some of the trouble makers to go and top themselves (suicidality). A great all round choice for dealing with problem kids. The odd liver failure is a small price to pay.
http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2007/04/143486.php

Why You Should Avoid Taking Vaccines
"Vaccines contain many toxic substances that are needed to prevent the vaccines from becoming infected or to improve the performance of the vaccine. Among these substances are mercury, formaldehyde and aluminum."
http://eeng.net/CS/blogs/smileycoyote/archive/2007/04/10/332.aspx
http://indymedia.us/en/2007/04/24169.shtml

Consuming and Indulging anything
How to deal and balance indulgence the best?
By having choices. Questions you need to ask yourself...

1) Lethal: Is this a lethal substance?

2) Moderation: How often do you take the substance?

3) Limit: How much do you take at one time?

4) Balance: Do you take the same substance all the time?