They Are Starting A War On Alcohol

[MSimon]

It was only a matter of time. If a War On Drugs why not a War On Alcohol?

http://classicalvalues.com/2014/12/entropic-decline/

http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/alcohol-s ... index.html

At least 38 million adults drink too much and most are not alcoholics. Drinking too much includes binge drinking, high weekly use, and any alcohol use by pregnant women or those under age 21. It causes about 88,000 deaths in the US each year, and costs the economy about $224 billion. Alcohol screening and brief counseling can reduce drinking on an occasion by 25% in people who drink too much, but only 1 in 6 people has ever talked with their doctor or other health professional about alcohol use. Talking with a patient about their drinking is the first step of screening and brief counseling, which involves:

* Using a set of questions to screen all patients for how much and how often they drink.
* Counseling patients about the health dangers of drinking too much, including women who are (or might be) pregnant.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/alcohol-screening.html

Risky Alcohol Use* is Common

29% of U.S. Adults Drink Too Much—Risky drinkers include both the 4% of U.S. adults who are dependent on alcohol (alcoholic) and the 25% who are not dependent. Both groups drink in ways that put themselves and others at risk of harm.1,2

Many Binge Drink†—More than 38 million American adults binge drink, and on average they do it 4 times a month and drink 8 drinks per occasion.3 Binge drinkers may not have experienced harm yet or have harmed others, but harm is more likely if they continue.
Risky Alcohol Use Leads to Widespread Harm

Health & Social Harm—Risky alcohol use contributes to a wide range of negative health and social consequences, including motor vehicle crashes, intimate partner violence, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), and, over time, can result in serious medical conditions, such as hypertension, gastritis, liver disease and various cancers.

Costly & Fatal—Risky alcohol use cost the United States about $223.5 billion in 2006.4 It accounts for 80,000 deaths annually3 and is the third leading preventable cause of death.3

http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/alcohol-s ... aphic.html


From: http://reason.com/archives/2014/12/29/t ... es-of-2014

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How long do you want to live? Is excessive alcahol consumption worse than excessive bungie jumping? Whatever floats your boat.