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    1 year ago

    Why are you so confident to say that? I think alcohol is probably worse than cigarettes

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      1 year ago

      I mean I could be wrong. The sense I’ve gotten is that a couple drinks is maybe on the same tier as a greasy meal.

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        1 year ago

        Alcohol affects every organ in your body and is one of the only things where withdrawal can kill you

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          I just searched around a bit, and it seems surprisingly hard to find actual numbers for each separately. Do you have any? Life expectancy reduction would probably be the best measure.