The Ontario Public Health Association … cites multiple studies showing that increases in the number of places where alcohol can be bought in Ontario, and in other jurisdictions, have already led to more consumption and more of the harms that come with it, such as suicides, drunk driving, emergency-room visits and higher rates of cancer.

I enjoy booze, but I like that it’s hard to get. I don’t need any more encouragement to mess up my liver.

  • jerkface@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Simply living someplace doesn’t give you any special insight into such a complex topic, especially if you are not educated to be a researcher in the field and haven’t conducted any actual research. It’s just some rando’s opinion based on random stuff that happened to them.

    I know that from official data

    Perfect! Please cite the data you are using to make these remarkable claims.