It’s Monday (not easy to keep overview after all the holidays) so we gonna bust some myths. #bigalcohol tells us that alcohol damage is almost nonexistent and if it happens then only to a small group of people who, moreover, are to be blamed for their shortcomings as they simply are not able to handle their problems. False! False! False!!!! The damage caused by alcohol is happening mainly to “ordinary” users. Everyday people. And it is also ordinary people the BigAlcohol get their profits from. Regular ordinary use brings the cash! Ka-ching! If the top 10% users would reduce their alcohol consumption to the level of the next 10%, the sales would fall with 60%. Which company would like that. Not in our world. That’s why alcohol marketing makes people believe that this substance is only about success and social life and everyone except of few masters and resists the effects of this toxic, addictive and carcinogenic substance. Yeah….The sad part of it is that the moderate users suffer from the alcohol related diseases and end up in accidents the most. We need to talk about it. And we need to celebrate every single alcohol-free occasion that sets a new norm. A healthier, more sustainable norm – bringing change for better to each human being and the society as a whole. #drinkrevolution #soberlife #mythbustingmonday #bigalcohol #myths A post shared by Drink Revolution (@drinkrevolution) on Jan 2, 2017 at 9:40am PST
It’s Monday (not easy to keep overview after all the holidays) so we gonna bust some myths. #bigalcohol tells us that alcohol damage is almost nonexistent and if it happens then only to a small group of people who, moreover, are to be blamed for their shortcomings as they simply are not able to handle their problems. False! False! False!!!! The damage caused by alcohol is happening mainly to “ordinary” users. Everyday people. And it is also ordinary people the BigAlcohol get their profits from. Regular ordinary use brings the cash! Ka-ching! If the top 10% users would reduce their alcohol consumption to the level of the next 10%, the sales would fall with 60%. Which company would like that. Not in our world. That’s why alcohol marketing makes people believe that this substance is only about success and social life and everyone except of few masters and resists the effects of this toxic, addictive and carcinogenic substance. Yeah….The sad part of it is that the moderate users suffer from the alcohol related diseases and end up in accidents the most. We need to talk about it. And we need to celebrate every single alcohol-free occasion that sets a new norm. A healthier, more sustainable norm – bringing change for better to each human being and the society as a whole. #drinkrevolution #soberlife #mythbustingmonday #bigalcohol #myths
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They say alcohol is good for your health. Hmmmm not really. And we need to talk about it. It is not. Alcohol contributes to 200 various diseases. Cardiovascular, tuberculosis, diabetes, cancer (!!!) just to name few. It weakens our immune system and burdens several organs in our body. Alcohol is addictive, toxic and carcinogenic substance. We really do not want to ruin fun here. We want you to have fun. To be healthy and have fun for many years to come. We are not hearing many facts about alcohol. We are just fed with positive pictures about alcohol that are produced and reproduced by those who profit from our use. Would you drink polluted water if you could choose? There is a study that shows that people would say no to polluted water but yes to alcohol which would have much worse consequences for their body compared to that glass of water. Why are we making such choices? Because we tend to be consistent with our behavior so those who have been using alcohol believing the myth that it’s healthy won’t just change sides easily because it would mean they were wrong. And who wants to be wrong? None. And that is totally understandable. So we need to bust the myth collectively so it’s easier for people to make individual choices. Busting myths and showing all the benefits of #alcoholfree life – that’s DrinkRevolution #soberlife #drinkrevolution #bearevolutionary #mythbustingmonday #myth #busting #monday #health A post shared by Drink Revolution (@drinkrevolution) on Jan 9, 2017 at 11:39am PST
They say alcohol is good for your health. Hmmmm not really. And we need to talk about it. It is not. Alcohol contributes to 200 various diseases. Cardiovascular, tuberculosis, diabetes, cancer (!!!) just to name few. It weakens our immune system and burdens several organs in our body. Alcohol is addictive, toxic and carcinogenic substance. We really do not want to ruin fun here. We want you to have fun. To be healthy and have fun for many years to come. We are not hearing many facts about alcohol. We are just fed with positive pictures about alcohol that are produced and reproduced by those who profit from our use. Would you drink polluted water if you could choose? There is a study that shows that people would say no to polluted water but yes to alcohol which would have much worse consequences for their body compared to that glass of water. Why are we making such choices? Because we tend to be consistent with our behavior so those who have been using alcohol believing the myth that it’s healthy won’t just change sides easily because it would mean they were wrong. And who wants to be wrong? None. And that is totally understandable. So we need to bust the myth collectively so it’s easier for people to make individual choices. Busting myths and showing all the benefits of #alcoholfree life – that’s DrinkRevolution #soberlife #drinkrevolution #bearevolutionary #mythbustingmonday #myth #busting #monday #health
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So we know what works and what does not when it comes to preventing alcohol related harm. Education about responsible use does not work. How could a lesson on alcohol related harm in a school work in a context of all the ads and promotion of alcohol use we are surrounded by every day? What works is ban on alcohol advertising or implementation of age limits or regulation of price for alcohol products. These measures lead to decreased alcohol use and that is why the alcohol industry does not like them. They, instead, promote education in order to market themselves as socially reponsible. AND…Education becomes a platform for the alcohol industry to market its brands to young people. End of the story. Simple ain’t it? #mythbustingmonday #mythbusting #drinkrevolution #sobermovement #soberlife A post shared by Drink Revolution (@drinkrevolution) on Feb 13, 2017 at 3:50am PST
So we know what works and what does not when it comes to preventing alcohol related harm. Education about responsible use does not work. How could a lesson on alcohol related harm in a school work in a context of all the ads and promotion of alcohol use we are surrounded by every day? What works is ban on alcohol advertising or implementation of age limits or regulation of price for alcohol products. These measures lead to decreased alcohol use and that is why the alcohol industry does not like them. They, instead, promote education in order to market themselves as socially reponsible. AND…Education becomes a platform for the alcohol industry to market its brands to young people. End of the story. Simple ain’t it? #mythbustingmonday #mythbusting #drinkrevolution #sobermovement #soberlife
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Monday comes with some #mythbusting to warm our brains up. Here we go: The alcohol industry claims that marketing is largely ethical and that it does not affect overall consumption. It only affects which brands/ products consumers choose. Nope!!! Rather the opposite. Alcohol marketing targets youth and stimulates their alcohol use: young people exposed to alcohol advertising start using alcohol earlier and use more alcohol on occasions of consumption. Small kids in he UK recognize alcohol brands better than brands of candies. Marketing is powerful and has impact on the consumption. If it wasn’t powerful, none would invest big bucks into it. The logic is simple. Imagine the world without alcohol marketing. Yes – go ahead. What would it look like? And what would that mean? #drinkrevolution #marketing #soberlife #sobermovement #monday #mythbustingmonday #mythbusting A post shared by Drink Revolution (@drinkrevolution) on Mar 6, 2017 at 12:07am PST
Monday comes with some #mythbusting to warm our brains up. Here we go: The alcohol industry claims that marketing is largely ethical and that it does not affect overall consumption. It only affects which brands/ products consumers choose. Nope!!! Rather the opposite. Alcohol marketing targets youth and stimulates their alcohol use: young people exposed to alcohol advertising start using alcohol earlier and use more alcohol on occasions of consumption. Small kids in he UK recognize alcohol brands better than brands of candies. Marketing is powerful and has impact on the consumption. If it wasn’t powerful, none would invest big bucks into it. The logic is simple. Imagine the world without alcohol marketing. Yes – go ahead. What would it look like? And what would that mean? #drinkrevolution #marketing #soberlife #sobermovement #monday #mythbustingmonday #mythbusting
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It’s high time to get real about Alcohol, isn’t it? Welcome to #mythbusting Monday folks. Let’s make sure we stay real this week #FakeFree. #bigalcohol wants to make us believe that the damage done by their products is caused by a small group of alcoholics who cannot handle alcohol… False! False! False! With this myth, the alcohol industry fuels the stigma that the only ones who have alcohol problems are social deviants whose lives have totally collapsed. This myth about the majority of people knowing how to use alcohol is very harmful. The truth is: The alcohol industry earns its largest shares of profits from the consumers who use alcohol regularly and heavily. For instance in the USA, the top 20% of American alcohol users account for well over half of the alcohol consumed, while 60% of adults don’t use or rarely consume any alcohol at all. But the top 1% of consumers (24 million people above the age of 18) consume 74 alcohol beverages per week. In Australia more than 3.8 million Australians average more than 4 standard drinks of alcohol per day – and big alcohol targets them aggressively as “super consumers”. In Germany, every second bottle of beer is purchased by a person with alcohol problems and 10% of the population account for 50% of the total alcohol consumption. The alcohol industry wants us all to believe the myth that their products are primarily consumed by suave, hip, healthy and attractive people. The fact is that the alcohol industry makes its biggest profits from alcohol users how consumers heavily. They also account for most of the harm – and they are many. It’s time to change our perceptions and take back critical thinking with regard to alcohol and the harm it causes to people, families and society. #mythbusters #BigAlcoholExposed #realtalk #truth #facts #drinkrevolution #sobermovement #sober #alcoholfree #soberlife #fakefree A post shared by Drink Revolution (@drinkrevolution) on Mar 19, 2017 at 11:15pm PDT
It’s high time to get real about Alcohol, isn’t it? Welcome to #mythbusting Monday folks. Let’s make sure we stay real this week #FakeFree. #bigalcohol wants to make us believe that the damage done by their products is caused by a small group of alcoholics who cannot handle alcohol… False! False! False! With this myth, the alcohol industry fuels the stigma that the only ones who have alcohol problems are social deviants whose lives have totally collapsed. This myth about the majority of people knowing how to use alcohol is very harmful. The truth is: The alcohol industry earns its largest shares of profits from the consumers who use alcohol regularly and heavily. For instance in the USA, the top 20% of American alcohol users account for well over half of the alcohol consumed, while 60% of adults don’t use or rarely consume any alcohol at all. But the top 1% of consumers (24 million people above the age of 18) consume 74 alcohol beverages per week. In Australia more than 3.8 million Australians average more than 4 standard drinks of alcohol per day – and big alcohol targets them aggressively as “super consumers”. In Germany, every second bottle of beer is purchased by a person with alcohol problems and 10% of the population account for 50% of the total alcohol consumption. The alcohol industry wants us all to believe the myth that their products are primarily consumed by suave, hip, healthy and attractive people. The fact is that the alcohol industry makes its biggest profits from alcohol users how consumers heavily. They also account for most of the harm – and they are many. It’s time to change our perceptions and take back critical thinking with regard to alcohol and the harm it causes to people, families and society. #mythbusters #BigAlcoholExposed #realtalk #truth #facts #drinkrevolution #sobermovement #sober #alcoholfree #soberlife #fakefree
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