"From 1999 to 2017, the number of alcohol-related deaths in the U.S. doubled, to more than 70,000 a year—making alcohol one of the leading drivers of the decline in American life expectancy."
"Media coverage, meanwhile, has swung from cheerfully overselling the (now disputed) health benefits of wine to screeching that no amount of alcohol is safe, ever."
"Natural selection has endowed humans with the ability to drink most other mammals under the table...about 10 million years ago, a genetic mutation left our ancestors with a souped-up enzyme that increased alcohol metabolism 40-fold"
"... those who regularly visit pubs are happier and more fulfilled than those who don't—not because they drink, but because they have more friends. "
" Stunningly, the health toll of social disconnection is estimated to be equivalent to the toll of smoking 15 cigarettes a day."
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