Alcohol causes nearly 4 percent of deaths worldwide, more than AIDS

[Walt]

Alcohol causes nearly 4 percent of deaths worldwide, more than AIDS, tuberculosis or violence, the World Health Organization warned on Friday.

Rising incomes have triggered more drinking in heavily populated countries in Africa and Asia, including India and South Africa, and binge drinking is a problem in many developed countries, the United Nations agency said.

Yet alcohol control policies are weak and remain a low priority for most governments despite drinking's heavy toll on society from road accidents, violence, disease, child neglect and job absenteeism, it said.

Approximately 2.5 million people die each year from alcohol related causes, the WHO said in its "Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health."

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[Ann]

Alcohol kills more because AIDS is just a bunch of lies. A made up disease designed to make money selling lethal drugs.

 

[tjgml90]

You are drunk already aren't you?!!

If they wanted to make up a disease they would have made up something a lot simpler than Aids

 

[mystic_eye 1 of 3]

BEER you reading this :tongue:.

 

[Cruz C]

Ray Finkel?

ESCO!?

You guys reading this? :gasp:

 

[yadi yadi yadi]

It's too bad that we as a species trump the law of natural selection. Look at all the stupid people that get to survive, no less, procreate! How much stronger would we be if we could just let the weak ones go?

 

[Michael M]

Booze causes more births than deaths, so it all evens out. :

 

[Pompal 09.]

Terrible song, they should have disbanded after Keith Moon died.

 

[Lakota]

: good theory!

 

[Barcode]

The way I see it we're all gonna die anyways. Going out 20 years before you're 75 doesnt make much difference :

 

[Nibej]

It is scary how some people don't know how to enjoy life and not scared of dying. Apparently the best years are after 50 when you've been there done that paid your dues and all the is left is to enjoy the hard work you've sacrificed the first 50 years.

 

[Kristi Kreme]

There's nothing to fear in dying, it just ends.
Probably a relief for most alcoholics, and for many people around them as well.

 

[? k y k y ?]

I'll drink to that :