CDC: Excessive alcohol drinking drove about 488 daily deaths during the pandemic

Posted by rntn on Thursday February 29, 2024 @03:55PM
from the cnn.com dept.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/29/health/excessive-alcohol-death-increase-wellness/index.html

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Re:CDC: Excessive alcohol drinking drove about 488 daily dea... by pie420 on Thursday February 29, 2024 @04:24PM (#39555308)

thought experiment: How many daily deaths would we have to reach in order for you to personally support Prohibition?

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Re:CDC: Excessive alcohol drinking drove about 488 daily dea... by marssaxman on Thursday February 29, 2024 @05:02PM (#39555792)

There is no such number; life would be meaningless without the freedom to choose one's own mistakes.

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Re:CDC: Excessive alcohol drinking drove about 488 daily dea... by LastCovidWave on Thursday February 29, 2024 @05:50PM (#39556278)

Now they're just dying of regular ol' Covid. To the tune of ~16000 Americans this year so far. Because we're still in pandemic. Covid is still spreading, disabling, killing. Do MORE to stop the spread.

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