how many agree, that people who drink to much at weekends and require treatment by the nhs should pay for it?

Answer 1

Pack it up you doughnut , what the hell do you think we pay all our taxes for , get a life !

Answer 2

I would agree that it is important to look into the cause of drinking, for e.g. is there an underlying depression or personality disorder etc. Often obsessive compulsive disorder appears as excessive drinking. However, a line has to be drawn for those who are given help but re-offend and end up requiring treatment again and again. THEY shouldn't pay. If we had all the hospital A&E departments linked up to identify patients who were abusing the NHS, then this would be an easy option. However, any addiction should be differentiated from plain and simple BINGE drinking. There are alcoholics and there are binge drinkers. The latter should really pay for treatment they get for free. Alcoholism as an addiction should be treated with compassion. It depends on how much damage is being caused and whether this country looks upon weekend binge drinkers as a social problem. Often, they have taken recreational drugs on top of the alcohol.

Answer 3

It's an addiction........people who drink in excess weekends or whenever should be given the same treatment on the NHS as everyone else. Don't forget alcohol is not an illegal substance infact it is almost encouraged, alcho pops, happy hours, £1 per pint.... they pay a lot of tax on drinks...heroin is profit to the dealer and loss to the house owner who gets robbed to pay for it...at least the boozers make a contribution to society and the NHS

Answer 4

How would you feel if you had a lovely daughter who was abused by a man and who had a child who died and thereafter she suffered from depression which in turn led to excessive drinking, should she be made to pay for NHS treatment?

What if your father who you adored fought in a war for his country to give you freedom and then because of the trauma of his war experience turned to drink, should he pay for NHS treatment?

What if your brother for reasons nobody knows turns to drink and in a drunken stupor has an accident and you find him writhing in agony and dying for want of medical treatment, would you be happy if someone at the NHS said hold treatment can this person pay?

When people drink too much there is a reason for it. People like you and most of your other answerer's who agree with you are stupid, ignorant, callous and lacking in humanity.

Answer 5

I do.

If you get taken into hospital because you deliberately drank too much, got into a fight or whatever then you should pay for it.

A friend of mine was a hospital max-fax doctor and she used to tell me that her entire Saturday night shift would be taken up treating drunks - people who'd had their ears bitten off, teeth knocked out in fights, fallen over drunk and broken their jaws etc.

NHS treatment should be for those who need it. Those idiots are taking up a bed that might be needed by an old man who's had a heart attack or something.

Answer 6

I agree. People who binge drink should pay for any medical treatment they receive from NHS which results from drink / alcohol abuse.

Answer 7

here here, i work for the nhs and it's a joke how much these binge drinkers cost us, usually there just so drunk they fall unconcious and waste a bed for the night. nurses and doctors have better things to do,

personally i think with the underage drinkers which are a huge problem, they should be sent home for mum and dad to deal with throwing up all night teach them to bring there children up better, or fine the parents they should be looking after their children.
i'm only young and if i had turned up in the state some of these kids get in, my parents would be so dissappointed in me that that was punishment enough.

Answer 8

I thought I did pay for the NHS already! Through my taxes! If you mean pay privately - well I guess getting some of the drunken time wasters to hand over their wallets might be a good deterrent??

Answer 9

Trouble with that idea is it would set a precedent for other things.It would not stop there. Before you know it,we would all be paying for everything. If there's money to be had,profits will be looked at................. Perhaps the answer is to substantially increase the tax on alcohol to discourage binge drinking.

Answer 10

I think tax payers should get free treatment but not, how can I put this...mmmm non tax payers!!! We are very lucky to have NHS, it shouldn't be abused, but thank god it's there if needed. I think staff are well aware of 'drinkers' and who genuinely need treatment.

Answer 11

I agree, but it is a slippery slope. Personally I don't agree with the NHS forking out my money to pay for sports related injuries but there you go.