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Still ok with it being legal but yeah that doesn't mean it's beneficial

• lokar 7mo ago
  Yep. Of course alcohol is depressive.
  • LPisGood 7mo ago
    “Depressant” refers to its impacts on nervous system activity, not that it causes feelings of depression.
    • adi_kurian 7mo ago
      Worth noting that it very much can cause feelings of depression, also.
    • malfist 7mo ago
      Tell that to my depression. Back before I got sober days after alcohol were certainly some of my lowest mood days. Its well known that alcohol impares next day production of neurotransmitters responsible for balancing moods. Now I've been sober for 7 years and my depression has been treated, but I certainly remember those days
      • illusive4080 7mo ago
        In alcohol’s case I think you’re masking the depression by drinking which makes you even more depressed when you aren’t drinking.
  • ta9000 7mo ago
    Which makes it all the more weird we see so much negative press about weed on Hacker News but I never see an article about alcohol.
  • tsoukase 7mo ago
    Of course it's not. There is no direct relation. Alcohol is a solvent for nerves and causes chemical damage. Depending on the state of the brain, the effects follow.