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Alcohol is at the top of the list of objective harm to self and others, right up there with heroin. What "most anyone would consider" is irrelevant to the actua

Alcohol is at the top of the list of objective harm to self and others, right up there with heroin. What "most anyone would consider" is irrelevant to the actual pharmacology of the durg.

xboxnolifes 4y ago
citation needed
- pennaMan 4y ago
  https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/06/25/what-is-the-most-dangerous-drug https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/06/25/what-is-... https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/2/4/e000774 https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/2/4/e000774 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7649209/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7649209/ I could go on and on but I think I gave you a good starting point for your own research
- 0xy 4y ago
  65% of domestic violence involves alcohol. [1] Unless you believe beating women is not social harm then alcohol is undoubtedly a hard drug. [1] https://www.anrows.org.au/publication/links-between-alcohol-consumption-and-domestic-and-sexual-violence-against-women-key-findings-and-future-directions/ https://www.anrows.org.au/publication/links-between-alcohol-...
smcl 4y ago
Warning - potentially bad take incoming: To me this is actually an argument in favour of the legalization of "hard drugs" more than it is an argument against alcohol. In alcohol we have an addictive, harmful substance that is relatively inexpensive, widely available, heavily advertised and yet most people are able to either abstain or use it in moderation.