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Zero tolerance: no safe level of alcohol, study says
AFP ^ | August 24th, 2018 | Unattributed

Posted on 08/23/2018 8:04:46 PM PDT by Mariner

Even an occasional glass of wine or beer increases the risk of health problems and dying, according to a major study on drinking in 195 nations that attributes 2.8 million premature deaths worldwide each year to booze.

"There is no safe level of alcohol," said Max Griswold, a researcher at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle, Washington and lead author for a consortium of more than 500 experts.

Despite recent research showing that light-to-moderate drinking reduces heart disease, the new study found that alcohol use is more likely than not to do harm.

"The protective effect of alcohol was offset by the risks," Griswold told AFP in summarising the results, published in medical journal The Lancet on Friday.

"Overall, the health risks associated with alcohol rose in line with the amount consumed each day."

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An average of two drinks per day, for example, translated into a 7.0 percent hike in disease and injury compared to those who opt for abstinence.

With five "units" of alcohol per day, the likelihood of serious consequences jumps by 37 percent.

(Excerpt) Read more at afp.com ...


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Alcohol is the 7th leading cause of premature death in the world, and the leading cause of premature death in men 15-49yrs old.

It's a scourge upon mankind, with no other drug comparing to it's destruction. In addition to health outcomes, the impact to family, jobs and relationships is unmatched.

It most certainly begets violence, nobody questions that.

Why don't we prohibit it again? Is it not more dangerous than marijuana?

1 posted on 08/23/2018 8:04:46 PM PDT by Mariner
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To: Mariner
Drunken violence is part of our cultural heritage. Or something.
2 posted on 08/23/2018 8:07:11 PM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: Mariner

“A man’s got to believe something, and I believe I’ll have another drink”. W. C. Fields


3 posted on 08/23/2018 8:07:45 PM PDT by beethovenfan (I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
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To: Mariner

“...risk of health problems and dying”

I guarantee we all have a 100% risk of dying


4 posted on 08/23/2018 8:07:57 PM PDT by big'ol_freeper (If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him. ~ Sun Tzu)
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To: Mariner

Yep.. My one glass of wine in the evening makes me all crazy.


5 posted on 08/23/2018 8:08:10 PM PDT by bubbacluck (America 180)
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To: Mariner

It’s worse than marijuana in a lot of ways, but no it shouldn’t be prohibited. In a free country, you should have a right to do things that are harmful to yourself.


6 posted on 08/23/2018 8:08:48 PM PDT by Behind the Blue Wall
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To: Mariner

“Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle, Washington and lead author for a consortium of more than 500 experts.”

Smells like a global warming assembly


7 posted on 08/23/2018 8:09:27 PM PDT by map
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To: Behind the Blue Wall

Alcohol is harmful to others who don’t drink it.


8 posted on 08/23/2018 8:09:55 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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RE: Why don’t we prohibit it again? Is it not more dangerous than marijuana?

So you are a statist socialist who believes the government must make all of our life choices for us.

GTFO.


9 posted on 08/23/2018 8:10:13 PM PDT by big'ol_freeper (If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him. ~ Sun Tzu)
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To: beethovenfan

I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.


10 posted on 08/23/2018 8:10:59 PM PDT by glorgau
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Instead of yet another nanny-state, liberty-robbing law, why don’t we spread the Gospel, as Jesus instructed, and let each individual choose what to do with his or her own life? Just a thought.


11 posted on 08/23/2018 8:11:17 PM PDT by Right-wing Librarian
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"...Why don’t we prohibit it again?..."


My 3-4 glasses of red wine per month have benefited my blood test results. I will continue with this approach, thanks.

12 posted on 08/23/2018 8:12:40 PM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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I don't totally buy this study. There have been studies that show moderate alcohol use is healthier than total abstention.

Is it not more dangerous than marijuana?

Generally, no, it's not. I'd rather hang out with someone who's had a glass or two of wine than someone who just smoked pot which makes folks boring and stupid. In terms of danger, even moderate users of marijuana can experience psychotic symptoms (paranoia, delusions). No one is delusional after a couple beers. And beer smells better too.

With that said, there's nothing worse than a belligerent drunk. And alcohol makes some folks mean, probably meaner than any other drug (though i've witnessed hyper-aggressive behavior from cocaine users, too).
13 posted on 08/23/2018 8:13:30 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: Mariner

I’ll drink to the fact that life is fatal.


14 posted on 08/23/2018 8:13:41 PM PDT by lightman (Obama's legacy in 13 letters: BLM, ISIS, & ANTIFA. New axis of evil.)
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According to this piece, alcohol increases your risk of dying, that’s what it says.

That’s quite a feat since we are all 100% certain to die. Hard to increase the risk above that.

As regards behavior, alcohol isn’t the problem, people are.


15 posted on 08/23/2018 8:13:46 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60's....You weren't really there)
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To: glorgau

Another good one.


16 posted on 08/23/2018 8:13:48 PM PDT by beethovenfan (I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
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To: Mariner

The Mediterranean Diet includes wine.

(Not in excess)


17 posted on 08/23/2018 8:13:50 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: Mariner

Other than Enoch and Elijah, nobody gets outta here alive.


18 posted on 08/23/2018 8:15:23 PM PDT by lightman (Obama's legacy in 13 letters: BLM, ISIS, & ANTIFA. New axis of evil.)
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To: Mariner

Those harms are generally already “prohibited”, i.e. illegal.


19 posted on 08/23/2018 8:16:54 PM PDT by Behind the Blue Wall
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To: ChildOfThe60s

That’s quite a feat since we are all 100% certain to die. Hard to increase the risk above that.
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But 100% of us won’t be dying in the next year. Certain behaviors and exposures will increase the odds of dying during that period. But you knew that.


20 posted on 08/23/2018 8:17:08 PM PDT by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY)
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