How Bad is Alcohol for Us? – Podcast

For the regular drinker, it’s a source of great comfort: the stack of studies showing that a daily drink is better for longevity than avoiding alcohol altogether. But a new analysis challenges that notion, saying it was based on flawed research comparing drinkers to sick, sober people. Madeleine Finlay hears from the study’s lead author, Tim Stockwell, a scientist at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria, to find out why scientists (including himself) were so convinced, and what the real risks of drinking are.

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