Are you gonna give up booze?

[exitseven]

Officials have gone public with the fact that alcohol is a leading cause of cancer? This has been known for decades but somehow it was not publicized. Maybe the booze industry has good lobbyists.

Doctors now say that alcohol is the third leading cause of preventable cancers just behind smoking and obesity. They want to put warning labels on alcohol.

[Lliam]

I call bullshit. Europeans and others drink wine and beer on a daily basis. Are they dropping dead from cancer?

There are even studies about the health benefits of wine when consumed in moderation.

Are these "officials" who went public the same ones who recommended the experimental, covid, eugenics jab? And what are they saying about other harmful pharmaceuticals or agricultural chemicals in our food?

[exitseven]

I have read studies about this 20 years ago. I had quit drinking by then. now for whatever reason it comes out days before the end of the Biden administration. Maybe the industry did not kick back ten percent forthe big guy.

[Lliam]

Sounds like more fear porn to occupy people's minds and distract them from important issues.

Covid, bird flu, climate change, tobacco, sugary drinks, hate speech, lions, tigers, bears... flying monkeys? Oh my!
What's next? LOL

[Lliam]

Thanks for the MHO, X7, my man.

[blackeagle007]

51 days and in community housing. I’m trying! The mental withdrawal is awful

[exitseven]

Hang in there

[molonski2]

I'm in an adjustment phase , and have decreased consumption a great deal , we have had a few absolute ex drunks here , completely give it up , really I'd love to do that , with or without these recent revelations' that we knew already..

My absolute goal would be to be free of booze , I hate the role it plays in Australian culture , I hate how many bars we have in Hua Hin , and I hate being in a room of drunks , its a dangerous drug in so very many ways , and far too socially acceptable.

Thailand has a drinking problem , but nothing like Australia's problem , where even the National cricket team will say " Ohh I'm sure we'll celebrate with a few quiet ones " ( what does that even mean? ) Its a frightening product , and as an ex tour pro from Auss used to say " Idiot Soup " , I think thats a reasonable analogy , we need to learn to live without it.

I'd say to younger people than myself , and I appreciate you cannot work to the reverse of a negative , " Dont even bother with it , because it will give you nothing back " .

[FreyaRed]

Cancer is often caused by high alcohol consumption. I had and example in my close family. Woman 42, healthy, fit, obsessed with healthy food, not a smoker, just liked few drinks before sleeping. Two years chemo therapy and experimental genetic modified free cells treatment didn't stop her pancreatic cancer.
In her case mercury exposition was possible cause of cancer, because she was exposed to mercury vapors while removing amalgamate from tooth fillings over years which were very popular in EU a decade ago. However alcohol is the number two on the list. 80% of pancreas, liver, duodenum cancer patients are alcohol addicted

[ProbablyClueless]

I'm somewhat tempted, honestly. It prevents me from really thinking and performing at my best. I can tell it impacts my overall mental health though. And there's a bunch of empty calories in alcohol. Not forgetting the monetary cost of drinking.

Plus, the lady I've been getting closer with recently doesn't drink. I don't get the impression that she cares if I drink because I don't get sloppy or anything. I do enjoy the occasional beer or glass of wine with my meal. She just doesn't join me... which makes it kind of awkward, but it doesn't particularly bother me.

So there's the health side and the personal relationship side... I don't really have much of a reason to drink and I have several reasons not to.

Either way, it's a pretty low priority decision for me.

[OlderAndWiser]

This reminds me of an old joke: "I heard you aren't drinking any more. . . but I also heard that you aren't drinking any less!"

Ignoring a drop of wine at weekly communion, I drink very little. I don't drink more than one mixed drink if we go out, because I am always the one who drives us. And I rarely drink at home. I may have one mixed drink per month. So, I think my risk is rather minimal.

[midnightmoon05]

Give up? 😂 never got into it…

some of us have no tolerance…

my daughter just had less than a 1/4 glass of wine 🍷 for dinner 😂 she turned all red and just know alcohol is not her friend… we have no worries with her getting drunk in college.

99% of my friend group, close family members don’t drink alcohol.
my brother in law is French so he always has his wine.
other than that … I would say… some cut back is healthy … social drinking is healthier than

drinking privately, then go behind wheels…

I support more Strict regulations in this area.

[lightbulb27]

We're just figuring this out... like... alcohol is a problem?

never started, I did not like that scene... drunk humans cause a lot of damage. I'll drink a sip like the french and Jesus.

What will become of country music and road signs? just don't sound the same "My horse ran off, so I'm sittin' here drinkin' tofu smoothie til the sun comes up..."

Good luck with that America!

Next study: Resveratrol in wine improves... blah blah blah...

[strateguy632]

I don't believed that.

A little booze exercises the liver.

Red wine is encouraged but the causes of cancer are not known.

People with cancer drank booze but that does not mean it was caused...

All divorced people got married... get it?

Of course we need to limit how much "water we change into wine" ! Not drink it like water!

[strateguy632]

First they want us to give up meat... in link, now this. So we live like poor countries.
I can see the label now "beer kills" lol.😜
www.mdanderson.org/.../...ed-meat.h11-1590624.html
www.mdanderson.org/.../...d-myths.h23-1591413.html

[UnwantedScorpio]

I prefer vodka for 2 reasonsl
1 it’s firewater I take that maybe there’s some water or not
2 I can use it as a weapon by instrad of opening I throw it like multuvrvcokcocktsil

[Beckybooboo]

Not a problem for me, I don't drink. Well, on holidays I might have a glass of champagne or a couple Captain and Cokes but that's it.

[Dongie]

Capt's spiced rum and eggnog.👶

[Beckybooboo]

@Dongie Three years ago, for my grandma's 80th b-day party, my sister in law made a punch called Swamp Water. She made it with vodka and Captain Morgan and it was delicious! I did actually get a little tipsy lol I took pictures of it, because it looked just like a swamp. She had a huge punch bowl and put lettuce that floated on top, with a green olive in the center. It was almost to pretty to drink!

[Dongie]

That sounds so neat. I would love to hang out at a cool party like that. I have an aunt who hit 80 on November 29th. She's as spry as when she hit 65.

[Dongie]

Is she still with us?

[Beckybooboo]

@Dongie Yes, she is! Physically, she is very active but her mind is starting to slip, just a bit.

[Dongie]

Alright!

[UnwantedScorpio]

@Dongie cream vodka

[Dongie]

@UnwantedScorpio

I'm not familiar, but it sounds interesting.

[NathanDavis]

I didn't drink that much like that in the first place...

but I am sure that alcohol alone... will not cause diseases by itself, it is always a combination of few or a lot of factors

[Dongie]

Sounds like it. I drink much anyway. Every now and then.

[exitseven]

I gave it up 25 hears ago. I was ahead of the curve.

[Dongie]

* I DON'T drink much anyway. A couple beers every now and then. Like once or twice a month.

[Dongie]

Yeah, I quit in 2015, but I'll indulge from time to time.

[TrueConfection]

I already don’t drink, but that is a great reason to quit!

[debbiedenise]

Ah. I haven't drank much in about 20 years. This would not be a problem for me at all.

[aceleon]

Yes, probably, i don't want to fuck myself more than i already did.

[HighValue]

I don't drink alcohol anyway. I drink milk, soda, Gatorade, and water.

[AviatorTom]

I drink occasionally... in moderation. I'm not giving that up.

[douride2]

Nothing for me to give up. I rarely ever have a drink.

[Juxtapose]

I am not so weak-willed as to get addicted to that nonsense. I have it socially and have never blacked out.

[DrPepper12]

It's not weak willed. It's a genetic predisposition, a health issue.

[Wiredone]

I'm lucky if I have a beer or 2 a year. I don't think it would bother me if I quit or continue drinking

[Roldrake]

Yeah, I finally decided to quit the booze for health reasons both physical and mental. However I still sniff cocaine off hookers butt cheeks so that keeps me entertained.

[Cubus]

No. I can drink in limits enough not to have problems.

[DrPepper12]

They should even stop calling it "drugs & alcohol" as if it's separate from a drug. ITS A DRUG!

Its wildly dangerous and destroys lives for too many.

[beefcakebradybatson]

I drink about once a month when I visit my niece.

[slickrick6600]

Absolutely not everything causes cancer and I could care less about longevity in life

[satinpetals]

I did many years ago, my junior year of college. It was the best decision I’ve ever made

[Yohenis]

Never booze and all are a part of me have accepted it no matter what happen.

[PeachyPie93]

I never been a drinker..

[Anonymous]

I don't drink alcohol anyways, so it's not a problem for me. Smoking is even worse.

[Graptemys79]

I rarely drink alcohol.

[BarryLiverstone]

Yes, I have really cut back on alcohol

[FenixG45]

Give up? No, but I hardly drink at all.

[Jmmmfi4]

I don't drink anyway

[QuietRunner]

I'm using booze now, so probably not