tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post4577516231031220125..comments2024-03-19T07:10:27.303-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: "...you are in a trance"David Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-35848771989834108262012-12-15T17:45:49.932-08:002012-12-15T17:45:49.932-08:00So what? We shouldn't try to stop random massa...So what? We shouldn't try to stop random massacres of schoolchildren because some people drink to excess and cause problems? That's an utterly stupid, morally irresponsible argument. David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-66095650857648228402012-12-15T15:53:29.179-08:002012-12-15T15:53:29.179-08:00Another preventable tragic loss of life.
"Al...Another preventable tragic loss of life.<br /><br />"Alcohol abuse kills some 75,000 Americans each year and shortens the lives of these people by an average of 30 years, a U.S. government study suggested Thursday."<br /><br />"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which published the study, estimated that 34,833 people in 2001 died from cirrhosis of the liver, cancer and other diseases linked to drinking too much beer, wine and spirits."<br /><br />"Another 40,933 died from car crashes and other mishaps caused by excessive alcohol use."<br /><br />http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6089353/ns/health-addictions/t/alcohol-linked-us-deaths-year/#.UM0MfYM8CSocharlesHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798022842779057473noreply@blogger.com