Charity begins at home or Practice before we preach,Most Doctors advise on medical ground to their patients that they should not drink but on social gatherings or in many conferences Doctors openly drink,it has got a very negative cascading effect on the mind set of a person who is non medical as they may think if Drink is so bad then why Doctors are drinking?

                                 Therefore Doctors should not drink in public and even they drink in their personal gatherings,they should see that beside Doctors, no common persons are present whether as family members,friend,colleague or patient as it gives a negative impact on the mind set of these persons .IMA the important medical associations of Many Doctors in India has said that Doctors are  “brand ambassadors of health” for the society, so they should give examples in the society that they dont drink so Drink or Alcohol is not good health and for this they should never drink at least with common person in personal or public gathering.Indian Medical Association (IMA) has directed its office-bearers to refrain from drinking with “non-doctors”.

             IMA has moved one step forward as it directed its members to observe dry days on July 1 (Doctors’ Day) and September 5 (Teachers’ day).So that it sets an example in the society.“No alcohol should be served at IMA meetings,” says the advisory, which is part of the IMA’s “alcohol policy”.It says doctors have a responsibility to put into practice what they preach to patients on leading a healthy lifestyle.

       It urges them to maintain dignity before patients, a dictum also laid down in the Medical Council of India’s (MCI’s) code of ethics.“A physician shall uphold the dignity and honour of the profession. A patient should be able to trust his doctor and have confidence in him. Any public display of ‘undignified’ behaviour erodes the trust in the doctor and gives the profession a bad name,” said Dr KK Agarwal, National President of the IMA.

                But drink is very commonly served item in Doctors scientific gathering or other meetings in dinner and most doctors do attend such meeting as drink is served as they dont like to drink in family,clinic or hospital and they think these meeting as very secured place for drinking as most doctors do drink casually or even if drink regularly so not more than 1-2 packs as “safe limit” for alcohol consumption is  18 ml for male and 9 ml for female doctors.

                 So such suggestion or request / orders are considered by many doctors as imprigment of one's right to eat drink and wear and think IMA has no business in their personal conduct and Drink cant be considered a bad as served all over world on all political,scientific and personal and public gathengs and if it is taken with in limit that too in personal atmoshphere such advisory are infringment on their personal life.IMA or Other Medical Asocciations should never cross that Lachhman Rekha