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> or a shot of whiskey would suffice Not sure if you said it in jest or not but alcohol is also highly addictive, prone to abuse, and harmful to your health an
by randlet 9y ago
> or a shot of whiskey would suffice
Not sure if you said it in jest or not but alcohol is also highly addictive, prone to abuse, and harmful to your health and IMO would really not be a step in the right direction.
edit: I almost added to my comment "It's almost taboo in our society to mention this fact" but didn't. I was almost immediately down voted so I guess maybe I'm not wrong...
- sliverstorm 9y agoYeah, but what is it, 1/8 Americans are already alcoholics, so 12% of the time you're not making things any worse!
- walshemj 9y agoAs on expat UK-> USA said if you have a pint for lunch people start leaving AA leaflets on your desk. A while back I was talking to a course tutor who in the UK gave the "dealing with staff with serious addiction problems" course - he commented its when you find 3 or 4 stashes of vodka hidden in the office that you know you have a problem
- illegalsmile 9y agoI'd say it's extremely taboo to mention anything negative or even the possibility that alcohol is one of the most abused and disruptive drugs in our society.
- graphitezepp 9y agoPeople don't even like to call it a drug, which severely bothers me to be honest. I've tried some things and alcohol, from my perspective, is one of the more dangerous drugs around
- stouset 9y agoYou’re not wrong, but the likelihood of addiction from two weeks of drinking vs. two weeks of opioids is, I suspect, not really comparable.