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Alcohol Kills 3 Million Annually: World Health Organization
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Farrukh
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Wow! that is a miracle, our God already know that it is bad for us, that is why He has forbidden it for us
psychoslice
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Oh well what a way to go, and 3 million world wide isn't that much considering how many do drink.
I'm patently unsurprised. It's legal in most places in the world, and it is commonly used and abused. I had to pull open the actual report to pull these data, but I think it's interesting:
In 2012, 5.9% of global deaths were attributed to alcohol. Within that percentage, 33.4% are from cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, followed by unintentional injuries at 17.0% and gastrointestinal diseases at 16.2%.
They also talk about the burden of disease and injury as attributed to alcohol (aka, non-fatal problems). In 2012, 5.1% of the global burden of disease and injury came from this source, with 24.6% of this being from neuropsychiatric disorders, 20.4% from unintentional injuries, and 15.5% cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.
In 2012, 5.9% of global deaths were attributed to alcohol. Within that percentage, 33.4% are from cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, followed by unintentional injuries at 17.0% and gastrointestinal diseases at 16.2%.
They also talk about the burden of disease and injury as attributed to alcohol (aka, non-fatal problems). In 2012, 5.1% of the global burden of disease and injury came from this source, with 24.6% of this being from neuropsychiatric disorders, 20.4% from unintentional injuries, and 15.5% cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.
psychoslice
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Tobacco kills nearly 6 million people each year. More than five million of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use while more than 600 000 are the result of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. Unless urgent action is taken, the annual death toll could rise to more than eight million by 2030. WHO
WHO | Tobacco
WHO | Tobacco
psychoslice
Veteran Member
Prescription Drugs are Leading Cause of Illness & Death - so keep enjoying your drinking.
Not a surprise. Just be responsible. I'm not stopping drinking and smoking any time soon.
kashmir
Well-Known Member
Not a surprise. Just be responsible. I'm not stopping drinking and smoking any time soon.
Kind of glad I am too poor to drink right now.
But you are right, if one is responsible, there really isnt anything wrong with drinking
psychoslice
Veteran Member
Not a surprise. Just be responsible. I'm not stopping drinking and smoking any time soon.
I agree, if you really do enjoy it why not, lets face it, if we stop we might end up being hit by a car or truck lol.
Not a surprise. Just be responsible. I'm not stopping drinking and smoking any time soon.
Your decadence is duly noted.
I agree, if you really do enjoy it why not, lets face it, if we stop we might end up being hit by a car or truck lol.
I know, right? You're going to die, anyway. If you get sick or whatever from smoking, it doesn't happen until you're old, anyway. I'm not a chain smoker as it is and I don't overdo the drinking. Personally, I think a lot of it is attitude towards life. Many of the people who have lived the longest have been smokers, drinkers and ate red meat. They seemed to enjoy their life. Stress will kill you faster than any of that stuff. You could drop dead of a heart attack or a brain aneurysm at any time. Life is random like that. Lol. So it's best not to worry.
psychoslice
Veteran Member
I know, right? You're going to die, anyway. If you get sick or whatever from smoking, it doesn't happen until you're old, anyway. I'm not a chain smoker as it is and I don't overdo the drinking. Personally, I think a lot of it is attitude towards life. Many of the people who have lived the longest have been smokers, drinkers and ate red meat. They seemed to enjoy their life. Stress will kill you faster than any of that stuff. You could drop dead of a heart attack or a brain aneurysm at any time. Life is random like that. Lol. So it's best not to worry.
I like that and it makes a lot of sense, I have mental illness and my few drinks does help me a lot, it sort of cuts the edge of, with of course my medication as I think you realize also ?.
I drink because I like alcohol and getting smashed. It usually makes me happy. Lmao.
psychoslice
Veteran Member
Yep, the same with me, I just love it, but I also can say no to it, so in that I'm glad that I'm not controlled by it. Sometimes I feel like going to the mental ward, so I let myself fall to pieces, and drinking can do that for me.....I love the mental ward, especially the pudding lol.
Yep, the same with me, I just love it, but I also can say no to it, so in that I'm glad that I'm not controlled by it. Sometimes I feel like going to the mental ward, so I let myself fall to pieces, and drinking can do that for me.....I love the mental ward, especially the pudding lol.
I can control myself, too. Sometimes I just don't feel like drinking, and I don't always drink all the beer when I have it. I get drunk easily so I don't have to.
I've never been to the mental ward.
psychoslice
Veteran Member
I'm sort of lucky, I make my own beer and spirits....no true its great in the mental ward, well for me it is lol.
psychoslice
Veteran Member
Gee I'm sorry to hear that, and no I'm not kidding, I live here in Australia which is a blessing, in such things as mental wards.
Wow. I'm sorry to hear that. That's not right.
psychoslice
Veteran Member
No, I haven't experienced that here, not saying it doesn't happen.....but that's terrible for you, you just don't need that crap when mental illness takes over, especially when in psychosis.
Don't feel bad. Pets are better companions than humans at times. Some people don't have anyone - human or otherwise. My pets keep me company and show me more love than most humans do.