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Concentrated liquor is most definitely a health risk! Drinking a bottle of whiskey can kill you, while it is almost impossible to kill yourself with beer. Man
by michael1999 4y ago
Concentrated liquor is most definitely a health risk! Drinking a bottle of whiskey can kill you, while it is almost impossible to kill yourself with beer.
Many places tax liquor more than beer, and restrict sales to approved liquor stores while beer and wine are sold broadly.
- GordonS 4y agoWell, yes but most people drink a lesser amount of spirits than they would beer. I for one have never poured myself a pint of vodka, for example!
- kelseyfrog 4y agoAnd some people don't. The story of me meeting my wife involves her roommate pouring a pint from the bottle of gin I brought as a gift - straight up to the brim.
- GordonS 4y agoSure, you kind examples to the contrary for just about anything. There are absolutely people who do things that are bad for their health, or even downright dangerous. But this behaviour is an outlier - even these people (typically young 'uns, often at college/uni) don't do this kind of thing on a daily basis.
- michael1999 4y agoBut this is the very heart of the problem. When the fatal dose is within the single package size, it's hard to argue it isn't a "risk". Why else is fentanyl so much more dangerous than other opioids? The dose makes the poison. Stupidity is also a risk factor. Risks multiply. Product safety is often about managing tails, not the mode. You only need to die once. Back to the original comment - the thing about weed is that it basically impossible to kill (or even directly injure) yourself with o/d. By that measure, even "super-weed" is much safer than whiskey.
- chasd00 4y agoCollege kids will take 10 shots in a row of everclear on a dare then die. Same goes for drugs though. What is it about college kids and dares that get them killed? Like “I dare you to kill yourself!”, “ok, watch me!”.