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There's a growing body of evidence that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45283401 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-

• 52-6F-62 6y ago
  I'd say that there's probably also sufficient evidence of no safe level of sobriety, either. Those studies always annoy me. It's kind of like asking the question: how many times can I smack my head safely?. Well, none—but if you spend your whole life concerned about it you're probably not going to have a great time. (Speaking as one who apparently probably has had to have given up alcohol for the rest of my life because my pancreas decided it wants me to die)
  • dundarious 6y ago
    Edit: I really should have said sorry to hear about your health troubles. All the best! People have been told it’s healthy to drink “in moderation” so many times. I think it’s good to dispel that myth. People can still drink as an indulgence, just like they can skydive as an indulgence. No amount of skydiving will _decrease_ the likelihood of you falling 3km to your death.
    • 52-6F-62 6y ago
      Oh yeah, I suppose you're right about that. I guess I just figured it was common sense. I always put drinking was about as healthy as crossing a car-trafficked street—in that it might get you somewhere but it increase your risk of being roadkill. I forget that some people might buy into more convenient interpretations of the information at hand... hence the ranting! (and thanks)