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[–] [email protected] 41 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It would be logical to restrict access to alcohol far more severely if you have that concern.

[–] Gigan 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The outcome just shows how much worse alcohol is than any other drug.

[–] Gigan 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)

There are lots of drugs worse than alcohol. Meth, fentanyl, or heroine for example.

Alcohol is worse than marijuana though.

[–] GlitterInfection 4 points 10 months ago

Fun fact: withdrawal from alcohol can and frequently does kill people.

Withdrawal from meth doesn't kill people and it's uncommon for people to die from opiate withdrawal.

Alcohol is a horrible drug.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Worse is a subjective term. Alcohol causes more deaths per year (140,000+) than all other drug overdose deaths combined (~103,000). Alcohol also has significant long term health impact for even light users. I think what's truly the worst is how normalized alcohol use and abuse is in American society.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

True. And I don't get Fentanyl at all, I mean I don't do drugs myself and I really never wanted them but - c'mon people, Fentanyl? You'd be better off ingesting rat poison. Why would anyone deliberately take such a thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

What's really bad about alcohol is, people who abuse it don't think it IS a drug. And they don't see it as having any negative effects until it's already created and addictive pattern and need for it.