Let’s understand the relative danger of substances.
Alcohol’s toxicity ratio is about 10:1. If you consume 10 times the normal dose of alcohol, you risk a fatal overdose or alcohol poisoning. People die of alcohol poisoning every day! The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports 88,000 deaths every year in the United States.
Tobacco use is worse. According to the CDC, “cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United…
