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So says WebMD... so should I be switching to heroin instead of the couple of beers I drink every other night? ROTFLMAO! Who are these so called "medical researchers"??
I have a feeling if you were to ask your doctor or almost any doctor you would get a different answer. Who knows who the researchers are, but I have always felt these studies are set up to prove a point. I am not saying all studies are phony, they are often how we learn or the doctor's learn, but ones like this are not to be taken too seriously in my opinion.
So says WebMD... so should I be switching to heroin instead of the couple of beers I drink every other night? ROTFLMAO! Who are these so called "medical researchers"??
It would help if you actually read the article you posted.
"Alcohol was found to be the most harmful drug to society and the fourth most harmful drug to users." Granted there are more alcohol users than heroin, you could say alcohol is more harmful to society. It is also referring to alcohol abuse, not a few beers every other night. Again, read the article.
So says WebMD... so should I be switching to heroin instead of the couple of beers I drink every other night? ROTFLMAO! Who are these so called "medical researchers"??
I have a feeling if you were to ask your doctor or almost any doctor you would get a different answer. Who knows who the researchers are, but I have always felt these studies are set up to prove a point. I am not saying all studies are phony, they are often how we learn or the doctor's learn, but ones like this are not to be taken too seriously in my opinion.
Studies always have to be interpreted. Especially summaries from a source like WebMD.
It's much harder for most people to moderate heroin use than alcohol.
I wonder if that would be as much of the case if they had regular access to pure heroin at a known concentration? Like how you can buy alcohol with the proof right on the label, and that you can rely on not being contaminated with adulterants like methanol.
So says WebMD... so should I be switching to heroin instead of the couple of beers I drink every other night? ROTFLMAO! Who are these so called "medical researchers"??
Who they are are doctors, scientists, PhDs and so on.
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Alcohol was found to be the most harmful drug to society and the fourth most harmful drug to users.
From a book called "The Science of Addiction" by Carlton K. Erickson PhD see the following.
An estimate of dependency
15% of all people who use alcohol will become dependent.
23% of all people who use heroine will become dependent
32% of all people who use nicotine will become dependent
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