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"Alcohol has zero medical value" I'm not sure which of my medical certs I'd want to lean on for this, so I'll pick First Responder: Alcohol ABSOLUTELY has med
by lightedman 3y ago
"Alcohol has zero medical value"
I'm not sure which of my medical certs I'd want to lean on for this, so I'll pick First Responder:
Alcohol ABSOLUTELY has medical value. It is one of the most basic sterilization tools utilized.
- j4yav 3y agoIs there a medical treatment where people ingest it? Maybe not including alcohol addiction withdrawal?
- User23 3y agoBefore better analgesics were available it was used for pain management. Of course getting your gangrenous leg with a musket ball in it sawed off while blind drunk wasn’t a huge improvement, but evidently it was better than doing it sober. Incidentally some modern analgesics have oddly similar effects. I came out of a minor procedure once and for about 10 minutes had markedly lowered inhibitions. I said pretty much whatever came to mind. Thankfully it was nothing awful, but still definitely had that not quite in control feeling.
- lightedman 3y agoIt can induce bowel movements within minutes of consumption to relieve constipation.
- xboxnolifes 3y agoEthanol for Methanol poisoning.
- pstuart 3y agoTouché. But you know what I mean ;-)
- freedomben 3y agoAgree, pretty much everything has some medical value. I suspect though that when most people use the term, they mean "contemporary groupthink medical practices would use this clinically." IMHO they should pick a new term since this one has prima facie meaning, but alas
- User23 3y agoAlcohol is incredibly useful. A 70% solution is a sterilizer, a solvent, a fuel, and in a serious pinch a better anesthetic than absolutely nothing. I’m sure there are plenty of other good uses for it too.
- pstuart 3y agoMy point was as a drug that is consumed recreationally or medically. It's not just accepted in that role, but celebrated. The hypocrisy of that is staggering.