Horizon
Season 46 Episode 12 - Do I Drink Too Much?
Do I Drink Too Much? Alcohol is by far the most widely used drug - and a dangerous one at that. So why are so many of us drinking over the recommended limits? Why does alcohol have such a powerful grip on us? How much of our relationship with this drug is written in our genes? What are the real dangers of our children drinking too young? Addiction expert John Marsden, who likes a drink, makes a professional and personal exploration of our relationship with alcohol. He undergoes physical and neurological examinations to determine its impact, and finds out why some people will find it much harder than others to resist alcohol. Even at the age of 14 there may be a way of determining which healthy children will turn into addicts. John experiments with a designer drug being developed that hopes to replicate all the benefits of alcohol without the dangers. Could this drug replace alcohol in the future?
Episodes in Season 46
Why Are Thin People Not Fat?
60 min
Cannabis: The Evil Weed?
60 min
Why Do We Dream?
60 min
Can We Make a Star on Earth?
60 min
The Secret Life of Your Bodyclock
60 min
What's the Problem with Nudity?
60 min
How to Survive a Disaster
60 min
Who Do You Want Your Child to Be?
60 min
Why Can't We Predict Earthquakes?
60 min
Alan and Marcus Go Forth and Multiply
60 min
How Violent Are You?
60 min
Do I Drink Too Much?
60 min
The Secret You
60 min
Fix Me
60 min
Who's Afraid of a Big Black Hole?
60 min
Why Do We Talk?
60 min
How Long is a Piece of String?
60 min
