Risky Business

Risky Business: The Gamble
Alcohol is a gamble. The more you drink, the higher the stakes.

Drinking might allow you to escape your worries and stress
For the moment, but it could add to them by exposing you to hangover, missed class, lack of cash, relationship problems and a greater feeling of lost control. When you gamble with alcohol, it’s not only yourself that you are putting at risk.

• Alcohol is often involved in accidents such as falls, drowning and house fires.
• Other people such as your friends, family, the police and hospitals may be affected.
• Lost inhibitions maycontribute to you doing things you wouldn’t normally do or saying things you didn’t mean to say.