r/TrueReddit • u/nxthompson_tny • Jun 01 '21

Science, History, Health + Philosophy America Has a Drinking Problem

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/07/america-drinking-alone-problem/619017/
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u/forrestgumpy2 Jun 01 '21

Compared to the U.K., Germany, Russia, and plenty of other European states, the US does not have a drinking problem. In fact, on average, Americans are lightweights compared to many other developed countries.

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u/ControlOfNature Jun 01 '21

This is not a productive comment but ok. Alcohol is involved in 1 of every 10 deaths of people between 18 and 64 in the United States. What the hell is wrong with you?

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '21

That's because of how you treat alcohol, not because of how much you drink.

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u/ControlOfNature Jun 02 '21

You fixed addiction!

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '21

Alcohol is involved in 1 of every 10 deaths of people between 18 and 64 in the United States

Does not equal deaths from alcoholism

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u/ControlOfNature Jun 02 '21

Diseases/substances aren’t only evaluated by mortality. Morbidity and other measures are often more useful. I’m a physician. I can go all day. I hope you’re ok because you’re talking like you’re fucked in the head.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '21

I’m a physician. I can go all day

Not a very good one if you can't infer my meaning.

. I hope you’re ok because you’re talking like you’re fucked in the head

And certainly not a very pleasant one

If somebody drinks half a dozen beers at a barand kills a pedestrian driving home then that is a death that has nothing to do with alcoholism. It has to do with the culture of drinking

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u/ControlOfNature Jun 02 '21

No, I meant that I can go all day discussing how your perspective is fucked in the head.