NightOwl@lemm.ee to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoWhy aren’t health warnings on cigarettes expanded to alcohol?rabble.caexternal-linkmessage-square182fedilinkarrow-up1506arrow-down125
arrow-up1481arrow-down1external-linkWhy aren’t health warnings on cigarettes expanded to alcohol?rabble.caNightOwl@lemm.ee to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square182fedilink
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down4·1 year agoDooo it. They’ll be a bit more tame, though, because moderate drinking is not nearly as deadly as smoking.
minus-squarerab@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down10·1 year agoWhy are you so confident to say that? I think alcohol is probably worse than cigarettes
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·1 year agoI mean I could be wrong. The sense I’ve gotten is that a couple drinks is maybe on the same tier as a greasy meal.
minus-squarerab@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down6·1 year agoAlcohol affects every organ in your body and is one of the only things where withdrawal can kill you
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI just searched around a bit, and it seems surprisingly hard to find actual numbers for each separately. Do you have any? Life expectancy reduction would probably be the best measure.
Dooo it. They’ll be a bit more tame, though, because moderate drinking is not nearly as deadly as smoking.
Why are you so confident to say that? I think alcohol is probably worse than cigarettes
I mean I could be wrong. The sense I’ve gotten is that a couple drinks is maybe on the same tier as a greasy meal.
Alcohol affects every organ in your body and is one of the only things where withdrawal can kill you
I just searched around a bit, and it seems surprisingly hard to find actual numbers for each separately. Do you have any? Life expectancy reduction would probably be the best measure.