People who require Hospital treatment after too much booze should be charged for their treatment. Agree?

Question

I'm NOT referring to long term dependants, I am talking about irresponsible binge drinkers!

Answer 1

If your mother/father, brother or sister, girlfriend or wife or anyone else really close to you were in need of urgent and costly medical treatment which they could not afford for something that might be argued is their fault you might change your views.

You should also realise that many people drink, take drugs, smoke or overeat for a reason and you have no idea in most cases what that reason might be. Let us take a hypothetical example to make my point. Supposing a little girl, your little girl maybe was brutally attacked by a vicious and evil man and that experience affected her for the rest of her life. Then supposing she grew up and learnt to cope with her demons but she felt she needed to smoke. Would you thank some callus person who would deny her free medical treatment because she became a smoker?

What about the old men who fought in the war to give you your freedom, some of them are scarred for life because of the atrocities they endured and some of them are too fond of drink because of it, would you deny them free medical treatment?

What about the Jews who survived the holocaust, the spouse's who survived extreme domestic abuse, the person who saw his/her family die, the child who was emotionally abused or neglected.

If you and the answerer's who agreed with you would only stop and think for a moment you might just begin to realise that there is no place in a civilised society for ignorance such as yours.

Answer 2

And the druggies
Trouble is the system wouldn't work
The right dozy stinkin pis.s eads on the tennants aint got no doh rey me anyway and would get the council to cough up causing the Labour Poll tax to go up again....
It won't work, In the US you can't get in the front door until they have your insurance cert, and that wouldn't cover being pis.sed anyway

Answer 3

purely an smart and sober guy or woman can refuse therapy. in case you're in police custody, they are accountable to your care. you weren't waiting to refuse care or make judgements for your self. particularly of complaining like a todler, you need to evaluate apologizing to the emergency provider workers which you attacked and the law enforcement officials that took care of you till you have been sober.

Answer 4

This is a real touchy subject for me because I was married to an alcoholic, but no I don't agree. I've seen the damage his drinking has done to everyone, especially my daughter. If I have to pay for someone to get treatment so they wouldn't hurt their kids, I'd do it.

Answer 5

I agree, any self inflicted suffering should be charged for.


In response to brp_13's comment, the list would end, after all the self inflicted injuries have been dealt with. I certainly do not think that people who smoke shoudl get free cancer care, and I smoke (trying to quit)

It wastes NHS money in this country so much, when it could be better spent who people who give a crap about their bodies.

I know it's not as black and white as this, but the current situation you must agree is a joke in this country?

Answer 6

yes agree

Answer 7

Not really. But people who attack firemen and medics whilst they are on call should be denied any future help and tattooed 'Scum' on the foreheads

Answer 8

Definitely agree

Answer 9

Absolutely agree,the money spent on these people could be going to other nhs patients who need it.

Answer 10

They are.Every time you have a visit to the hospital you are charged.