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I want the legal status of every substance to be based on a consistently applied set of criteria.

If alcohol remains legalized, how do you propose to prevent an increase in its use by schizophrenics and an increase in the mental health burden?

For the third time: "Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is the most common co-occurring disorder in people with schizophrenia." - https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh26-2/99-102.pdf

[NobleFree]

If alcohol remains legalized, how do you propose to prevent an increase in its use by schizophrenics and an increase in the mental health burden?

Increase, that is, relative to what they would be if alcohol were re-banned.