'Hazardous' alcohol abuse in Armed Forces By Richard Gray
03/11/2007
A culture of “hazardous” binge drinking is plaguing Britain’s Armed Forces with three times more men and nine times more women drinking dangerous amounts of alcohol than in the civilian population. A report to be published next month lays bare the extent of alcohol abuse among the country’s military personnel, claiming that “ritualised drinking”, operational stress and the macho culture fuels excessive drinking. Doctors behind the study, the largest of its kind in the British services, have criticised the military’s “ambivalent” view on alcohol abuse. _______________________________________________________________ |
