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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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 Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:39 am Post subject: Alcoholism Rising Amid Severe Economic Downturn |
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http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2009011910108
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According to the National Health Insurance Corp., the number of alcoholics increased 23 percent the past two years from 147,886 in 2006 to 171,308 in 2007 and 182,000 last year.
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Kim Seok-san, director of Dasarang Clinic which specializes in alcoholism, said, �The number of people who sought counseling for alcohol dependency rose to 1,805 last year from 1,063 in 2007. The number of hospitalized alcoholics almost quadrupled from 147 in 2007 to 679 last year.� |
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Cohiba
Joined: 01 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:58 am Post subject: |
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I'll drink to that!  |
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Guri Guy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:24 am Post subject: |
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More extreme behaviour from the land of extremes. I am sure this number is vastly higher. Just like the number of smokers, the number of rapes, the number of suicides and incidences of domestic violence.
It is pretty sad though.  |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:00 am Post subject: |
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| During hard economic times average people are more prone to vice. This is in Korea and elsewhere. The downturn in Korea is just starting and is going to be very severe. It will get worse. So will the vice. |
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crosbystillsstash
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Still very low numbers. People accept drinking every day as part of the culture here. Alot of woman have alcohol problems here too. |
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Gaber
Joined: 23 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Tell me about it. I got wasted on Saturday. Still feeling it. |
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aldershot
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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 there are only 171 308 alcoholic koreans? perhaps if you add an exponent to this number you'd have a more realistic statistic. |
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