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Re:Less than half of Americans know that alcohol is a carcin... by CadellFastro on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @03:47PM (#25281387)
That is exactly my point. Additionally, if you do want to look at things statistically, alcoholism is far more prevalent, at least in the United States, than heroin. In terms of raw number, alcoholism affects are larger range of people and arguably therefore destroys more lives.
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Re:Less than half of Americans know that alcohol is a carcin... by Miraste on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @03:59PM (#25281560)
That's hardly a correct comparison. Alcohol is far more readily available and accepted than heroin.
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Re:Less than half of Americans know that alcohol is a carcin... by CadellFastro on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @04:20PM (#25281807)
Hence, if you consider the effect on the entire using population, alcohol has a greater potential for damage considering its greater availability. Heroin is a bomb. Alcohol is fireworks. One is legal, and arguably less dangerous, but there are far more fireworks injuries in the ER than bomb injuries.
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