Harassment Consulting Center News
2013.7

Let’s examine our“Alhara” degree.

-VOL.12-

Here is the center news vol. 12. This issue introduces the lecture “Let’sprevent alcohol harassment. Let’s learn what is alcohol.” by Dr. Naeko
Kamiya from “Japan Specified Non-profit Corporation to Prevent Alcoholand Drug Problems (ASK)” which we held for students at June 19th.

① You think that training makes

Alcohol harassment is violation of human rights related to alcohol

people become more tolerable todrinking.

alcohol.

(1) Coercion of drinking alcohol② You prepare a bag, bucket, orspare room for drunken people.

③ When senior people pour drinks
for you, you must not refuse.

④ When all of you get drunk, a senseof togetherness emerges.

⑤ You have to push yourself a little
harder to enjoy drinking parties.

⑥ It is unbelievable that you drinkSoft drink.

⑦ When you are drunk, some sort of

The act of coercing someone into drinking alcohol by putting
psychological pressure of hierarchical relationships, tradition of theclub, cheering, or “penalty game”, etc.
(2) “Ikki” (binge drinking).
The act of compelling someone to drink an alcohol beverage all at once(bottom’s updown in one shot) or to attend drinking games (competitionof the rapid consumption) as a party game.
(3) Forcing someone to drink until unconscious.
The act of planning a drinking party to get someone drunk is recognized
as a crime of inflicting injuries.

verbal and physical abuse is(4) Neglect of a person who cannot drink.

acceptable.

The act of pressing alcohol to a person who cannot or do not want to⑧ It is perfectly reasonable thatwomen pour drinks for men.

⑨ It is no problem to force underagepeople to drink a little alcohol.

⑩ You know at least 3 “Ikki” calls toliven up the atmosphere.

⑪ You do not believe that somedrink, not providing nonalcoholic beverage in the party, kidding orinsulting a person who cannot drink, etc.
(5) Alcohol-related nuisance.
Picking a quarrel, playing a practical joke, or doing verbal and physicalabuse, sexual harassment, or other types of nuisance in relation toalcohol.

people are intolerable to alcohol.
※If you mark even one item, you may※If it meets one of the above examples, it is “Alhara (alcohol

have already harassed someoneharassment)” .

Do you know how fast alcohol is metabolized in your body? The following lists indicate “one unit” ofalcohol beverages which contain ~20 g of ethanol.

Sake (Japanese wine): ~180 mL (“ichi-go”)

Whiskey: ~60 mL (a “double” whiskey, two shots, or two fingers)

Beer: 500 mL (one medium bottle

Sour (7%): one canWine: two glasses

It takes ~4 hours in men and ~5 hours in women to metabolize one unit of alcohol drink, although there isindividual variation due to constitution, body weight, and physique, etc. If you drink 3 units of alcohol, it
takes half a day for alcohol to disappear from your body. When you wake up in the morning, some alcoholmust be left in your body. If you drive a car, it will be “drunk driving”

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