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Alcohol is the root of 62 diseases and a partial cause of dozens more (hsph.harvard.edu)
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[–] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There's nothing wrong with alcohol.

Science says otherwise

[–] Tobberone@feddit.nu -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Depends on what the alternative is. I'd prefer a beer to the water water of Flint i.e.

[–] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Actually it doesn't depend. Acknowledging alcohol is bad for you makes no claim that other things are better or worse.