This is already a description of “how much more bad is drinking” because the control group is largely drinking the same water and breathing the same air. This is a pretty basic scientific concept.

As for boogeymanning scientists as a whole body, L.O.L. Clearly there wasn’t some big scientific huddle where everyone bought into the idea of creating a drug epidemic. It’s endlessly amusing to me the amount of tin foil people are willing to apply to others.