Cempaka Belanda: Binge drinking into the New Year

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Binge drinking into the New Year

Deutsche Welle, 1 January 2014

It's not just at New Year's that many young people drink themselves silly - plenty lose control at other times of the year, too. Pediatricians say it's a dangerous trend and have called for an alcohol advertising ban.

A couple of beers pregame, followed by a vodka-Red-Bull to stay awake, then of course at midnight a glass of the bubbly, later comes the really hard stuff: New Year's Eve can be a regular drinking marathon.

"On days like this, alcohol is even easier to get a hold of for young people," said Ulrich Fegeler of the association of German pediatricians. Bottles of liquor are either supplied by older people, or they simply find them standing around at parties. The problem is, warns Fegeler, that young people aren't able to control the use - or abuse - of alcohol.

This is partly why cases of alcohol poisoning are - after fire-related injuries and other accidents - the most common causes of hospital admissions on the night of December 31.

Boys are more likely to binge-drink
than girls

But when it comes to the dangers of binge drinking, it's not just about this one night; according to Germany's national statistics, in 2013 there were 27,000 cases of overconsumption that required medical treatment.

This comes down to two trends: While the consumption of alcohol during the week has gone down due to growing public awareness of the health risks involved, this has led directly to an increase in overconsumption on the weekends. Around 40 percent of adolescents in Germany get drunk at least once a month.

Ever more girls drinking

Boys are particularly endangered by unrestrained drinking - around twice as many boys are involved in binge drinking as girls. "Young men see it as part of their self-image to be able to withstand a lot of alcohol," said Michaela Göcke of Germany's Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA).

Girls aren't exposed to the same peer pressure as boys, but they often catch up with them anyway, particularly through hard liquor in combination with juice or soda. According to a study by state health insurers AOK, the number of girls admitted to hospital with alcohol poisoning has risen by 1.3 percent since 2010.

The health consequences of drinking go beyond a hangover and a headache. "Young people's organs are not as well-developed as those of adults," said Göcke - so the body cannot break down the alcohol as effectively. "And brain development, which is only complete at 20, is also affected."

That means that young people who drink regularly can suffer long-term brain damage. Fegeler adds that there is also the danger of addiction.

Campaign against drinking

Pediatricians say young people are particularly vulnerable to alcohol

For several years now, the BZgA has been running a public awareness campaign to promote moderate alcohol consumption. Individual German states have also tried to make it more difficult for young people to get their hands on alcohol.

The southern state of Baden-Württemberg, for instance, has tried to limit nightly consumption since 2010 by preventing stores from selling alcohol between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.

In Frankfurt, authorities are planning a new scheme for spring. Young people will be sent into stores as test buyers. Any retailers who break the law by selling alcohol to minors can expect to be fined - hard liquor like schnapps and vodka can only be sold to people from the age of 18, while you have to be at least 16 to get beer and wine.

For Fegeler, these measures don't go far enough. He wants to see the state intervene further by banning all alcohol advertising. "Addictive substances shouldn't be advertised anymore," he said. "And bottles containing alcohol, like cigarette packs, should include a warning: Drinking alcohol can be deadly."

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