Drinking at an international level
I did a test on the BBC website. Apparently Belarussians drink more than any other nationality, and I drink more than twice as much as them. I moved to the Netherlands to work, and started smoking a joint after work, and my alcohol consumption plummeted. I still drank, because I've developed a taste for certain beers and Islay malts, but nothing compared to what I'd been drinking. Back in the UK I don't know anyone who smokes so back to the booze. I'd suggest decriminalising cannabis is the easiest, cheapest method of reducing alcohol harm but you are all intelligent people and must already know this - presumably the alcohol industry would suffer.
I'm following the work of David Nutt and his non-damaging alcohol replacement with interest.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
