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Is alcohol poison?
This summer a lot of science news bubbled up out of the quantum foam, but the one thing that really caught my attention was booze. And not Oregon’s world-famous craft beers. A study landed that allegedly found that any amount of alcohol—any—is bad for you. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't drink.
Sources:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31310-2/fulltext
https://science.howstuffworks.com/alcohol.htm
https://lifehacker.com/5684996/what-alcohol-actually-does-to-your-brain-and-body
https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh25-4/255-261.htm
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/alcohol-facts-and-statistics
https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa63/aa63.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4065474/
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/07/what_is_dopamine_love_lust_sex_addiction_gambling_motivation_reward.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/07/18/alcohol-related-liver-deaths-have-increased-sharply/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.23550826155d
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321731.php
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By Dustin Driver
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This summer a lot of science news bubbled up out of the quantum foam, but the one thing that really caught my attention was booze. And not Oregon’s world-famous craft beers. A study landed that allegedly found that any amount of alcohol—any—is bad for you. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't drink.
Sources:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31310-2/fulltext
https://science.howstuffworks.com/alcohol.htm
https://lifehacker.com/5684996/what-alcohol-actually-does-to-your-brain-and-body
https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh25-4/255-261.htm
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/alcohol-facts-and-statistics
https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa63/aa63.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4065474/
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/07/what_is_dopamine_love_lust_sex_addiction_gambling_motivation_reward.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/07/18/alcohol-related-liver-deaths-have-increased-sharply/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.23550826155d
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321731.php