‘Alcohol is a poison’ that needs honest warning labels: Senator Brazeau
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Wait, this guy is still around? He would know about alcohol, he’s gotten so many DUIs, assault charges and drug possession charges, he could be the poster-child…
Maybe a warning label would have helped him not get addicted.
I also don’t think most people know it’s a major carcinogen. They think of it in terms of alcohol poisoning and nothing else.
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Can’t hurt
I think there are 0 people out there who would be surprised at that label.
Slightly inconvenient for booze manufacturers, like we care…
I dunno. I was surprised to learn the extent to which it’s carcinogenic. And the fact that there are no known benefits.
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‘Alcohol is a poison’ that needs honest warning labels: Senator Brazeau
Senator Brazeau, a colon cancer survivor, has introduced a private member’s bill to mandate health warning labels on alcohol bottles
CANADIAN AFFAIRS (www.canadianaffairs.news)
Alcohol advertising should also be banned in the same way tobacco ads are.
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‘Alcohol is a poison’ that needs honest warning labels: Senator Brazeau
Senator Brazeau, a colon cancer survivor, has introduced a private member’s bill to mandate health warning labels on alcohol bottles
CANADIAN AFFAIRS (www.canadianaffairs.news)
Totally agree. Including a ban on advertising. Just like cigarettes.
Alcohol contributes to 7 different types of cancer.
How does alcohol cause cancer?
Drinking alcohol causes 7 different types of cancer. It doesn’t matter what type of alcohol you drink. Beer, wine and spirits all increase your cancer risk.
Cancer Research UK (www.cancerresearchuk.org)
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‘Alcohol is a poison’ that needs honest warning labels: Senator Brazeau
Senator Brazeau, a colon cancer survivor, has introduced a private member’s bill to mandate health warning labels on alcohol bottles
CANADIAN AFFAIRS (www.canadianaffairs.news)
Slap a skull and crossbones on the bottle like they do in cartoons (and for cigarettes).
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Drunk is the only time I truly enjoy life. Life is just dredging on day after day on a work, commute, sleep pattern that makes me hope for a young death
When I drink I feel like life is supposed to feel like. I feel like little things can make me happy and I truly enjoy those little things. If it kills me, at least I died enjoying SOMETHING. I know I need to stop, but it so hard when everything else is so awful.
That being said, labels would make sense.
You need to talk to a mental health professional.
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You need to talk to a mental health professional.
No shit!?!
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I wish there were more choices of non-alcohol beers, but it’s usually a choice of one shitty brand that tastes like soap or worse. There are good non-alcohol beers, but bars and pubs seem to have no interest in them.
But they sell $16 mocktails. They should be required to stock non alcohol alternatives as a condition of their liquor licence. But bars and pubs are run by idiots. A significant and growing population of people are Muslim and they are just ignoring their $.
A lot of that is because bars and pubs know intoxication leads to unbridled spending.
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And they often cost as much as a regular beer, that’s one thing that puts me off them.
Same with non alcohol cocktails. They’re still $15 each.
It’s a pure ripoff. I worked in brewing, it costs less to make beer than to make soda.
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I dunno. I was surprised to learn the extent to which it’s carcinogenic. And the fact that there are no known benefits.
The carcinogenic nature of alcohol is vastly underestimated. At this point, beverage industry is behaving like big tobacco. North America was sold the health benefits of wine in the late 80s and it was always a lie.
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Huh I’m surprised smoking has only declined by 25% in the lat 20 years. I’d have guessed at least 50%.
20 years ago was 2005. It declined heavily from the 80s.
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Well it feels like more people are smoking weed than they used to.
And the myth than weed is not addictive still rages on the internet.
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Hard agree. The amount of alcohol that humans can safely consume is approaching zero.
And … The Canada Alcohol Deficit studies indicate that our current alcohol deficit is over 6 billion dollars. Meaning that after we take in taxation on alcohol, and we deal with the social, health, and criminal costs, we’re down 6B (e: the linked article below shows just under 4Bn but that’s out of date)
Not only do we need warning labels, but we need to literally double the price of alcohol imo
It is zero. I was shocked at the effects of trace amounts of ethanol seen to mitochondrial function in my lab. Far less than a single shot in the body.
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Labels are fine but increasing the price sounds ridiculous. I don’t drink alcohol but I cook with it all the time. I don’t need an increase in my grocery bill.
You burn off the alcohol anyway. Just use cheaper extracts or juices.
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What the hell are you talking about, can you not connect the dots of a basic conversation?
Alcohol is a net detraction from our society… You don’t want it to go up in price because you enjoy the product and want it to be cheap. And you really don’t care if your ability to get it cheap means that it harms our society.
I feel like I’m talking to an infant here
This has been the national conversation on carbon taxes, and assholes won.
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Education is the important part. I’m astounded that some people don’t know how bad alcohol is…
My grandpa was dry and an uncle was alcoholic for a long time. My upbringing was never shy from talking about the negative effects of alcohol.
However, our society is built such that alcohol is part of the machine to keep the anxiety at bay. Forcing a reduction of alcohol consumption by itself is a bad idea, as it would make all the anxiety problems worst. Make sure people know how dangerous it is, but allow people to find other tools to help where alcohol is used.
How to you break the social barrier of low confidence and shyness in young adults? How to you recharge and reset the overworked office brain? How to you release muscle tension after a long day of sports?
Serious athletes don’t drink.
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‘Alcohol is a poison’ that needs honest warning labels: Senator Brazeau
Senator Brazeau, a colon cancer survivor, has introduced a private member’s bill to mandate health warning labels on alcohol bottles
CANADIAN AFFAIRS (www.canadianaffairs.news)
Pretty funny considering Brazeau was arrested for cocaine possession.
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20 years ago was 2005. It declined heavily from the 80s.
20 years ago was 2005
[Matt Damon ageing GIF]
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‘Alcohol is a poison’ that needs honest warning labels: Senator Brazeau
Senator Brazeau, a colon cancer survivor, has introduced a private member’s bill to mandate health warning labels on alcohol bottles
CANADIAN AFFAIRS (www.canadianaffairs.news)
Im not from canada but personally I would like all adult type things to be treated the same to some degree. cigs, booze, bud, gambling, strip joints, brothels. All should have warnings that also give addiction helplines. They should only be able to advertise at other adult businesses. They should have higher taxes than other things. They should not be allowed in public spaces or private spaces that don’t allow it. A driver of a motor vehicle or other dangerous activity should not be partaking or under the effects when doing the activity.
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Serious athletes don’t drink.
Hehe, thanks for gatekeeping sports from literally all of my friends, including the two of them who got international-level medals.
