Why I'm done with alcohol

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Please read: Drink? by Professor David Nutt.
Link(UK): https://amzn.to/3aCctEI

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Statistics!

- Worldwide, 3 million deaths every year result from harmful use of alcohol, this represents 5.3 % of all deaths. (WHO) https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/alcohol

- 12 to 15% of A&E attendances are alcohol-related and over 1.1m hospital admissions each year have alcohol as a causal factor in the patient’s diagnosis. https://www.england.nhs.uk/ltphimenu/prevention/alcohol-care-teams/

- In 2020, almost half (47%) of all violent crime (in the UK) was committed in a situation where the victim believed the offender was under the influence of alcohol. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/natureofcrimetablesviolence

- Alcohol is a really clever drug (David Nutt, Drink? London real - 33:50)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bASaIJMxMqI

Brain studies!

- Cerebral Cortex studies:
- frontal lobes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3593065/
- inhibitory control: https://www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S0006-3223(14)00015-8/pdf
- sensory impairment: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00213-005-0237-7

- Cerebellum:
- balance, speed and accuracy of motor movements impaired https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2002.tb02595.x

- Hypothalamus and Pituitary: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3767933/

- Medulla:
- Homeostasis is impaired under alcohol. https://arcr.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-organ-interactions-injury-and-repair/pathophysiology-effects-alcohol-abuse-endocrine-system

Reasons to go Teetotal!

1. Sobriety is trendy:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/add.14824

2. Natural GABA boosting drinks:
https://sentiaspirits.com
https://threespiritdrinks.com]

3. Loads of A list celebrities don't drink:
https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-who-don_t-drink-alcohol/celebrity-insider

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