Posted by JonW on May 31, 2002, at 16:13:56
In reply to Alcohol SSRIs, posted by 3 Beer Effect on May 31, 2002, at 14:19:05
> I personally haven't drank since Sept 11th of last year but I do think the definition of alcoholism is greatly exaggerated in the United States. A great number of people in Europe drink every day with no stigma, & 1-2 drinks per day is supposed to have positive effects on cardiovascular health & lowering cholesterol.
Hi 3beers,
Congrats on not drinking since 9/11! I haven't had a drink in about a year and I know how hard it can be when you see a beer commercial, etc.
I don't mean to feed any "stigma" this country may have, but I wouldn't want to discourage Katalina or anyone else from educating themselves about alcoholism. It's true that europe has a different attitude about alcohol, but at the same time, about half of the European countries have intoxication rates among young people that are higher than the intoxication rates in the United States. I wonder if the United States doesn't have the better attitude?
It's true that moderate drinkers (1 unit per day for women, 2 units per day for men) have a lower risk of heart disease, but correlation does not necessarily equal causation. It's important to make this distinction.
In the end, I suppose I'm a hypocrite as I'd much rather be drunk right now ;)
Jon
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