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> Alcohol is...the safest [psychoactive drug] Yeah, no. According to CDC data, more than 150,000 people die from excessive alcohol consumption per year [1], wh
by notfed 2y ago
> Alcohol is...the safest [psychoactive drug]
Yeah, no. According to CDC data, more than 150,000 people die from excessive alcohol consumption per year [1], which is about how many people died of heroin overdoses in the past 20 years [2].
By and large, the labels "safe" or "dangerous" are subjective and highly cultural, at least when it comes to substances.
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/facts-stats/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/facts-stats/index.html
[2] https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/about/heroin.html https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/about/heroin.html
- munksbeer 2y agoCould you normalise that data? Deaths per user?
- consteval 2y ago> According to CDC data, more than 150,000 people die from excessive alcohol consumption per year [1], which is about how many people died of heroin overdoses in the past 20 years [2] Easy, everyone drinks, almost nobody shoots up. There you go, explained.