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Also tobacco and alcohol are big moneymakers, but there is a large consensus about their negative effects, and that's why their use (or abuse) is discouraged,
by Kurtz79 11y ago
Also tobacco and alcohol are big moneymakers, but there is a large consensus about their negative effects, and that's why their use (or abuse) is discouraged, by doctors and governments alike.
So either:
- The coffee "lobby" is more effective than the tobacco and alcohol lobbies.
- Maybe all drugs cannot be dumped in the same bin, and we should treat them case by case, critically.
- erikb 11y agoThe consensus wasn't always focussed on tobaccos/alcohols disadvantages though. If you watch movies about the US's 60s you'll see doctors advising their patients to smoke more.
- Turing_Machine 11y agoHmmm... seems like I see a new story about the purported health benefits of red wine every few months or so.
- dghughes 11y agoFun fact smokers process/eliminate caffeine from their bodies quicker than non-smokers.
- ci5er 11y agoThis is true. Blood serum caffeine is processed twice as quickly by smokers. LPT: If you quit smoking, cut your caffeine consumption in at least half for at least the first week. Otherwise you will explode with non-nicotine-related episodes of anxiety or nervousness.