In America at least, I feel that alcoholism is somehow seen as less serious than addictions to "hard drugs", especially during the time of Fentanyl being presen

In America at least, I feel that alcoholism is somehow seen as less serious than addictions to "hard drugs", especially during the time of Fentanyl being present in many other drugs. For us the most affected place is Alaska. It's dark half the year and there's nothing to do but drink: which results in it having one of the highest rates of VAWG, DV and child abuse in the country, if not the highest. Meanwhile the rest of the anglophone world has culturally mandated alcoholism. Domestic violence spikes in the UK based on football outcomes during the World Cup - is it any wonder that could be connected to alcohol? Advertising matters and health information matters. We have PSAs from the ad council against nicotine but we don't have any against liver damage. If you've got family members with cirrhosis, you know what you're up against.