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There's increasing evidence showing that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption and that the supposed benefits are outweighed by the harms:

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45283401

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Development_of_a_rat...

I think outlawing it now would be about as successful as the first Prohibition in the USA (i.e. not at all) but I do think it should be regulated more closely (e.g. very strong restrictions on alcohol advertising and perhaps plain packaging and black box warnings similar to cigarette packaging) and that the dangers of alcohol should be taught more widely.




This evidence is extremely weak. I urge you to read the actual paper itself. Basically you can nullify all that evidence if you don’t drink and drive.




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