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Amusing how liquor stores were deemed essential service, at least here in Canada
by dragosmocrii 6y ago
Amusing how liquor stores were deemed essential service, at least here in Canada
- ceejayoz 6y agoIt's not amusing; it's reflective of the fact that severe alcohol withdrawal can kill, or easily put you in the ICU, which isn't great when we need ICU capacity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_withdrawal_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_withdrawal_syndrome > In the Western world about 15% of people have problems with alcoholism at some point in time. About half of people with alcoholism will develop withdrawal symptoms upon reducing their use, with four percent developing severe symptoms. Among those with severe symptoms up to 15% die.
- NullPrefix 6y agoReinforces my point. Heavy drinking is essential.
- stallmanite 6y agoI was really surprised to hear about alcohol bans in eg South Africa for this reason. It’s a terrible idea and dangerous for no real gain that I can discern.