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ALCOHOL – THE STEALTH LEGAL DRUG

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What makes Alcohol legal and Pot illegal?

WHO released a report that shows that Alcohol kills 3.3 million people a year.

Alcohol not only lead to violence and injuries, it also increases the risk of more than 200 diseases, including liver cirrhosis and several types of cancers.

Approximately 25 per cent of deaths among those aged age group 20 to 39 can be attributed to alcohol.

Worldwide about 16 per cent of drinkers engage in heavy episodic drinking – often referred to as ‘binge-drinking’.

Ask a mother that has lost a child due to alcohol related health issue or due to drunk driving.

And yet we accept alcohol as natural and unquestionable.

Really?

See WHO’s chart on consumption.

WHAT CAN WE DO COLLECTIVELY?

· Make alcohol illegal for young people.

· enact very strict laws against drinking and driving

· reduce demand through taxation and pricing

· raise awareness of public health problems caused by harmful use of alcohol

· provide affordable treatment for people with alcohol-use disorders

Author: TxNaturalPediatrics

By training, I am a American Board Certified Pediatrician. But in my younger years I grew up with natural alternatives. As a mom I have tried to incorporate both for my kids and it has worked wonders. And finally, as I am studying natural & alternative medicines, I realize the beauty and wisdom of living closer to earth. Hence in my practice I integrate both...for acute ailments I follow American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation but for simple and/or chronic conditions I prefer natural alternatives. In western training we were raised to think that "health is the absence of symptoms and problems". But eastern sensibilities has educated me that "Health is state that allows one to use the full capabilities of their body, mind and intellect. Therefore, healthy living is a balanced state of well being: physically, mentally, socially and spiritually." This implies that healing is not a "one-pill-fits-all", but a personalized experience.

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