Funny holidays - Professional Alcoholic Day

All professions are needed, all professions are important - as the famous song goes And even a professional alcoholic? It’s not for nothing that an international holiday was established in his honor? What is this date connected with and what exactly does the world community celebrate on February 20? If Professional Alcoholic Day had been a purely Russian holiday, no questions would have arisen: people simply came up with another reason to drink But this initiative is not Russian, and the day is celebrated in many countries, including in the post-Soviet space, in the USA, Canada, and Poland Of course, there are plenty of drinking specialists everywhere, but for some reason I have never heard of any professional competitions on this topic Although there would be people willing to participate What does it take to become a high-quality alcoholic? Nothing at all: a love of strong drinks plus good health The latter, by the way, is the price to pay for an exciting and tipsy pastime But seriously, an alcoholic is, of course, not a profession, not a hobby, or even a form of leisure, but a serious disease, which not everyone can overcome on their own And the first step on this path is understanding and recognizing the fact that a person is sick with alcoholism Surely everyone has seen in films how it works in America at psychorehabilitation meetings: “Hello, I’m Vasya, and I’m an alcoholic” In fact, realizing the problem is really difficult, but necessary in order to recover And in honor of those who were able to do it, coped with addiction and continue a healthy life, an international day was established on February 20th It honors people who have successfully completed a long and difficult journey of treatment, and confirms that they have done a really difficult and important job Fortunately, not all people are so severely affected by this harmful addiction Most people drink with or without reason, but do not get involved headlong and irrevocably According to WHO statistics, about 2% of the world's population suffer from alcohol addiction and about 33 million people die annually from the consequences of an addiction Serious numbers that force us to limit the distribution of alcohol, especially among children and teenagers In the mentality of many peoples, the opinion remains that alcoholism is more a whim than a psychosomatic problem, and you want it badly enough not to touch the bottle anymore This is fundamentally wrong, but it explains the fact that it is not customary to talk about the problem and discuss it seriously, because it is “shameful” On February 20th there is a reason to think and try on the image of a professional drunkard Not a very attractive picture, right? The first thought that comes to mind is not always the right one, so “drinking” is not the right decision After all, the heroes of this holiday began their sad journey this way, turning to the bottle on any small celebration It would be more correct to remember those friends or relatives who are dependent on the “green serpent” and provide them with support Or once again thank former alcoholics for their courage and perseverance And you can celebrate the date with a feast of healthy dishes and vitamin drinks such as juices or tea It is not customary in the world to organize noisy actions and bright events on this day, which could be mistaken for propaganda or advertising of alcoholic beverages (it is prohibited in most countries) This is an anonymous, but significant and deep date that hides a very dangerous social problem behind a funny and cool name That holiday that is not a reason to drink