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Becky Heydemann's avatar

Too bad the brain loves intoxication. Animals seem to love it too, birds and elephants are especially fond of eating fermented fruits.

Theophrastvs's avatar

Here's a chart from an older (~2010), but well done, study by the British medical journal The Lancet "harm caused by drugs": https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HarmCausedByDrugsTable.svg

Freely admitting this study includes 'harm to others'; a factor typically neglected.

(toolazydidn'tclick: ethanol is listed as the top harmful drug right previous to heroin)

David Glicksman's avatar

"alcohol is a major cause of disease and injury, and its harms outweigh any potential benefits"

Clearly they didn't run any field tests

Dogfriend's avatar

What a buzz kill.

vernonbird's avatar

Yeah, well, Life is fatal, 100% of the time.

Might as well try to make it entertaining in the interim.

Fergus de Fergle's avatar

Is there now nothing that helps you find comfort and solace in this fucked up world that cannot be spoiled for you by dire warnings of 'You may like it but it will kill you!'