Despite additional regulations to limit consumption, Vietnamese people still drink a lot of alcohol and beer. Photo: Tuoi Tre
Alcoholic beverage consumption in Vietnam is projected to rise nearly 50 percent to 6.5 billion liters by 2028 from 4.3 billion liters in 2024, the highest growth rate among the 10 largest markets in Asia, according to the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association.
Alcohol not only affects health but it is also a leading cause of traffic accidents, violence, and neurological disorders.
Some of the harmful effects of alcohol addiction include fatigue, physical weakness, short-term memory loss, eye muscle weakness, hepatitis and cirrhosis, acute pancreatitis, high blood pressure, increased risk of heart attacks, potential strokes, diabetes, menstrual disorders, and erectile dysfunction.
Approximately 40,800 deaths a year -- about 7.5 percent of the total in Vietnam -- are attributed to alcohol use.
Alcohol is directly responsible for at least 30 diseases and injuries and indirectly contributes to over 200 others, the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health reported.
According to the World Health Organization, alcohol is responsible for 5.9 percent of global deaths, and there is no completely safe level of consumption.
Health risks increase significantly if men consume more than two alcohol units per day and women drink more than one unit per day five days a week.
One unit equals 10ml or eight grams of pure alcohol.
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